The Sick Room

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Event The Sick Room
Venue Merlyn Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC
First Date 5 March 1999
Opening Date 10 March 1999
Last Date 27 March 1999
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Brings together three generations of a family under one roof to car for a terminally ill teenager. Examines the state of the nation and the price we pay for success and affluence.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Subjects Australian National Identity
Death
Family
Illness
Money
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Peter Curtin Actor Paul Alexander
Celia de Burgh Actor Megan Alexander
Beverley Dunn Actor Cecilia
Asher Keddie Actor Kate Alexander
Gerald Lepkowski Actor Mr Hilbert / Priest
Rhys McConnochie Actor David Prentice
Oscar Redding Actor Jason Alexander
Nicol Morrow Assistant Stage Manager
Richard Roberts Designer
Kate Cherry Director
Jill Smith General Manager
Matt Scott Lighting Designer
Stephen Sewell Playwright
David Franzke Sound Designer
Alyson Brown Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Report Playbox Theatre Evaluation Report, 1999
Book John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009
Programme
Event Identifier 77517
Dataset AusStage