True West

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Event True West
Venue Playbox Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 19 August 1981
Last Date 6 September 1981
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Two brothers, seemingly worlds apart in lifestyle and demeanour, share an uncomfortable reunion in the suburban home of their mother. Austin is the intellectual one...Lee is the misfit...when a smarmy Hollywood producer takes an interest in Lee's - and not Austin's - story idea for a Western, a psychological battle of sibling rivalry unfolds.

Australian premiere.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
David Cameron Actor Austin
Peter Cummins Actor Lee
Eve Godly Actor Mom
Gus Mercurio Actor Saul
Eamon D'Arcy Designer
Rex Cramphorn Director
Derek Nicholson Lighting Designer
Sam Shepard Playwright
Yvonne Hockey Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Presented in Downstairs Theatre.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book Performing Arts Year Book of Australia 1981
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Event Identifier 30886