A Pair of Claws

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Event A Pair of Claws
Venue Athenaeum Theatre Two, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 20 July 1983
Opening Date 26 July 1983
Last Date 8 October 1983
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Revolves around a couple who have been married for more than thirty years. Although there is a great mutual warmth between them, they are both aware that a gulf exists between them. Their son, Simon, is involved in a scandal and to preserve his political career he must publicly denounce his father.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Drama
Subjects Corruption
Family
Politics
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Roy Baldwin Actor Joseph
Michael Duffield Actor Presley Swift
Wayne Jarratt Actor Simon Swift
Patricia Kennedy Actor Sylvia Swift
Carmel Millhouse Actor Frances
Tolis Papazoglou Designer
Ray Lawler Director
Philip Wadds Lighting Designer
Michael Gurr Playwright
Ian Cookesley Production Manager
Michael Morrell Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009
Australian Drama Project (UQ) PAIROFCMG
Programme Advertisement Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Cast List MTC Records
Event Identifier 25940
Dataset AusStage