Damper and Tea

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Event Damper and Tea
Venue Pocket Playhouse, Sydenham, NSW
Umbrella Event Sydney Opera House Festival 1973
First Date 17 October 1973
Last Date 17 November 1973
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description A selection of "Dinky-di Aussie yarns, stories, songs, rhymes and ballads, gathered, arranged and retold by Norman McVicker."
17 November 1973 was the final performance by and at the Pocket Playhouse.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Drama
Folk
Historical
Subjects Australian National Identity
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Timothy Bennett Actor
Brendan Dunne Actor
Kevin Peatfield Actor
Helen de Paul Choreographer
Valerie Roye Costume Designer
Norman McVicker Director
Stephen Firkin Lighting Designer
Norman McVicker Playwright
Brendan Dunne Set Designer
Kevin Peatfield Stage Manager
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information This was the last production ever staged by Pocket Playhouse. May have also been performed at the Opera House itself. Musical group The Treble Clefs have not been entered.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Press Release PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Event Identifier 30510
Dataset AusStage