Love Letters

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Event Love Letters
Venue Wollongong Workshop Theatre, Wollongong, NSW
First Date 18 September 2004
Dates Estimated No
Status Community
World Premiere No
Description Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and Melissa Gardner, both born to wealth and position, are childhood friends whose lifelong correspondence begins with birthday party thank-you notes and summer camp postcards. Romantically attached, they continue to exchange letters through the boarding school and college years, where Andy goes on to excel at Yale and law school, while Melissa flunks out of a series of "good schools." While Andy is off at war Melissa marries, but her attachment to Andy remains strong and she continues to keep in touch as he marries, becomes a successful attorney, gets involved in politics...
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Susie Brown Actor
David Sharpe Actor
Lajos Hamers Director
A R Gurney Playwright
Gabi Harding Producer, Assistant
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality United States of America
Further Information Two performances only. Fundraiser.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web Theatre in Illawarra website/database
Event Identifier 74591