The Ladder

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Event The Ladder
Venue The Playhouse, Civic Square, ACT
Umbrella Event Briefs: a Series of Lunch-Time Plays
First Date 26 September 1983
Opening Date 26 September 1983
Last Date 7 October 1983
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description The second in a series of locally written plays.
"The Ladder" is based on an actual incident which the author witnessed. In the play Mark Berriman focuses on the exchanges between two university professors and a sign writer. Perched atop a ladder, the sign writer observes and becomes involved with two academics on the ground - indulging in shaky logic and showy verbal acrobatics. There is an ironic contrast between the two academics, proud not to be "practitioners" and the man who at least paints a sign.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre One Act Plays
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Denis Mackay Actor
Brian O'Brien Actor
Harry Schmidt Actor
Ralph Wilson Director
Mark Berriman Playwright
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme ACT Heritage Library
Event Identifier 67705