And the Big Men Fly

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Event And the Big Men Fly
Venue Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 3 August 1988
Opening Date 6 August 1988
Last Date 10 September 1988
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description This football fantasy of Alan Hopgood's first bounded on to the Melbourne stage in 1963. 'A tall story about football'. A young farmhand is asked to play barefoot with an Aussie Rules team.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Subjects Football
Sport
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Simon Chilvers Actor Harry Head
Shane Connor Actor Achilles Jones
Peter Cummins Actor Wally Sloss
Kevin Harrington Actor Les Williams
Alan Hopgood Actor J J Forbes
Lise Rodgers Actor TV Hostess
Elaine Smith Actor Lil
Ross Williams Actor Wobbly Coates
Lance Patterson Assistant Stage Manager
Richard Roberts Designer
Gary Down Director
Jamieson Lewis Lighting Designer
Julian Flanagan Lighting Operator/Technician
Alan Hopgood Playwright
Peter Roehlen Production Manager
Andrew Moon Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record August 1988
Cast List MTC Records
Programme
Data Reviewed By RobertTaylor on 19 November 2024
Event Identifier 677
Dataset AusStage