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A play by Australian playwright Ray Lawler. First performed at the Union Theatre in Melbourne, Australia, on 28 November 1955, it is almost unanimously considered by scholars of literature to be the most historically significant play in Australian theatre history, openly and authentically portraying distinctly Australian life and characters. It was later filmed.  
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''Summer of the Seventeenth Doll'' is a play by Australian playwright Ray Lawler. First performed at the Union Theatre in Melbourne, Australia, on 28 November 1955, it is almost unanimously considered by scholars of literature to be the most historically significant play in Australian theatre history, openly and authentically portraying distinctly Australian life and characters.
  
First presented in South Africa in 1958 by [[NTO]], produced by [[Leonard Schach]]. [[Bill Brewer]], [[Marjorie Gordon]], [[Edward Ogden]]. With décor  by [[Frank Graves]], costumes by [[Doreen Graves]].  Later changes:  [[Fiona Fraser]], [[Joan Blake]], [[Jane Fenn]], [[Elspeth Bryce]], [[Nigel Hawthorne]], [[Eveline Garratt]], [[Robert Cheetham]], [[Joyce Bradley]].  
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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Directed by [[Leonard Schach]] for the [[National Theatre Organisation]] (N.T.O). Decor by [[Frank Graves]]. It opened on New Year's Day of 1958 at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]], after which it went on a national tour and was the N.T.O's first real commercial success. Cast members included [[Joan Blake]], [[Bill Brewer]], [[Jane Fenn]], [[Marjorie Gordon]], [[Nigel Hawthorne]], [[Michael Turner]]. On tour: [[Joyce Bradley]], [[Fiona Fraser]], [[Eveline Garrett]], [[Ted Ogden]]. Décor  by [[Frank Graves]], costumes by [[Doreen Graves]].
  
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[[Marjorie Gordon]], [[Edward Ogden]]. With  Later changes:[[Elspeth Bryce]] [[Robert Cheetham]],
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==Translations and adaptations==
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Filmed
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_of_the_Seventeenth_Doll
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Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_of_the_Seventeenth_Doll].
  
 
''Lantern'', 7(4):375-383. June 1958.
 
''Lantern'', 7(4):375-383. June 1958.
  
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[[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1977. p 120.
  
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
 
  
 
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Revision as of 16:52, 16 April 2016

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll is a play by Australian playwright Ray Lawler. First performed at the Union Theatre in Melbourne, Australia, on 28 November 1955, it is almost unanimously considered by scholars of literature to be the most historically significant play in Australian theatre history, openly and authentically portraying distinctly Australian life and characters.

Performance history in South Africa

Directed by Leonard Schach for the National Theatre Organisation (N.T.O). Decor by Frank Graves. It opened on New Year's Day of 1958 at the Hofmeyr Theatre, after which it went on a national tour and was the N.T.O's first real commercial success. Cast members included Joan Blake, Bill Brewer, Jane Fenn, Marjorie Gordon, Nigel Hawthorne, Michael Turner. On tour: Joyce Bradley, Fiona Fraser, Eveline Garrett, Ted Ogden. Décor by Frank Graves, costumes by Doreen Graves.

Marjorie Gordon, Edward Ogden. With   Later changes:Elspeth Bryce Robert Cheetham,

Translations and adaptations

Filmed

Sources

Wikipedia [1].

Lantern, 7(4):375-383. June 1958.

Inskip, 1977. p 120.


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