Event | 
					 The Young Wife 
						
						
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				| Venue | 
				Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, VIC | 
			
			
				
					| Umbrella Event | 
					
					A Season of International Plays | 
				
			
				
					| First Date | 
					
					12 April 1966 | 
				
			
				
					| Opening Date | 
					12 April 1966 | 
				
			
				
					| Last Date | 
					
					7 May 1966 | 
				
			
			
				| Dates Estimated | 
			
				No | 
			
			
				
					| Status | 
					
					Professional | 
				
			
			
				| World Premiere | 
				
				Yes | 
			
			
			
				
					| Description | 
  					Adapted from his own novel, Martin's play deals with the problems facing a hierarchical Greek family adapting to life in Australia. | 
				
			
				
					| Description Source | 
					
					Other | 
				
			
			
				| Primary Genre | 
				
				Theatre - Spoken Word
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					| Secondary Genre | 
					
					
					
						
						
							Adaptation
						
							
						 
						
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					| Subjects | 
					
					
					
						
							Australians
						 
						
						
							Family
						 
						
						
							Greeks
						 
						
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					| Organisations | 
					
					
						
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					| Contributors | 
					
					
						
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					        | Resources | 
					        
					        	
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				       Book:  Adrian Kiernander, Bruce Parr, Jonathan Bollen, Men At Play: Masculinities in Australian Theatre since the 1950s, Rodopi, Amsterdam & New York, 2008
 
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				       Report:  Phillip Adams, Tragedy, Melbourne-style, The Bulletin, 23 April 1966, 49
 
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				       Review:  David Martin, Australian novel makes fine play, The Sun (NSW), 13 April 1966, 46
 
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				       Review:  Geoffrey Hutton, Moving study of migrants, The Age, 13 April 1966
 
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				       Review:  H A Standish, It's got promise, The Herald, 13 April 1966, 6
 
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				       Review:  Roger Covell, Good, yes, but not quite right, Sydney Morning Herald, 14 April 1966, 11
 
				             
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						| Text Nationality | 
						
						Australia
					
					
				
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						| Production Nationality | 
						
						Australia
				
				
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					| Event Status | 
					
					
					Completed
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					| Data Source | 
					
					
						
							
								| Source | 
								
								Description | 
								
								
							 
							
								
									| Newspaper | 
									
									Sydney Morning Herald, 14 April 1966, 11 | 
									
									
								 
							
								
									| Australian Drama Project (UQ) | 
									
									Key YOUNGWIDM | 
									
									
								 
							
								
									| Cast List | 
									
									MTC records | 
									
									
								 
							
								
									| Magazine | 
									
									The Bulletin, 23 April 1966, 49 | 
									
									
								 
							
						 
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					| Data Set | 
					AusStage | 
				
			
			
				
					| Event Identifier | 
					
					77942 | 
				
			
			
				
			
			
			
			
			
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