The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea

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Event The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea
Venue Subiaco Theatre Centre, Subiaco, WA
Umbrella Event Festival of Perth
First Date 13 February 1997
Opening Date 15 February 1997
Last Date 5 March 1997
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description A wonderfully accurate, unsentimental and moving adaptation of West Australian writer Randolph Stow's autobiographical novel of his childhood in wartime Geraldton.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Autobiographical
Subjects Childhood
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Michael Angus Actor Hugh Mackay / Kevin / Patrick
Kim de Lury Actor Rick Maplestead
Murray Dowsett Actor Graham / Frank / Returned POW
Kathryn Hanlon Actor Margaret Coram
Trevor Jamieson Actor Mrs Vinegar / Les / Reg
Rachelle Lee Actor Mary Maplestead / Girl / Goldie the Horse
Caroline McKenzie Actor Auntie Kay MacRae / Teacher
Gemma Mylonas Actor Nan Coram
Brian Rooney Actor Rob Coram
Ingrid Ruz Actor Jane Wexford / Didi / Aunt Rosa / Mr Vinegar
Elizabeth Spencer Actor Aunt May / Grandma Maplestead
Dickon Oxenburgh Adaptor
Andrew Ross Adaptor
Cait Ryan Assistant Stage Manager
Iain Grandage Composer
Andrew Ross Director
Duncan Ord Lighting Designer
Roger Miller Lighting Operator/Technician
Anna Mercer Movement Director
Tanya Socorro Production Manager
Robert Juniper Set Designer
Kim Saunders Set Designer
Mandy Corunna Stage Manager
Catherine Ashton Wardrobe Master/Mistress
Dianna Girling Wigmaker
Randolph Stow Writer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme
Book John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009
Event Identifier 29551
Dataset AusStage