The Quare Fellow

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Event The Quare Fellow
Venue Waterside Workers' Federation Hall, Sydney, NSW
First Date 18 July 1959
Opening Date 18 July 1959
Dates Estimated No
Status Pro-Am
World Premiere No
Description "The 'quare fellow', never seen on stage, is a condemned man in prison. His imminent execution touches the lives of the other prisoners, the warders and the hangman, and the play is in part a protest against capital punishment. More important, though, its blend of tragedy and comedy underlines the survival of the prisoners' humanity in their inhumane environment".
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Drama
Tragedy
Black Comedy
Subjects Human Rights
Organisations
Works
Text Nationality Ireland
Further Information All information for this production was taken from The New Years, 1932 - The Plays, People and Events of Six Decades of Sydney's Radical New Theatre, New Theatre, 1992. No cast or production list available (except Playwright, Director and Designer) and therefore not entered. Description from: www.irelandseye.com/irish/people/famous/behan.shtm
Event Status Completed
Event Identifier 21721