Production still for "Away". L-R: Cliff Ellen as Jim, Sally Cooper as Meg. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Away (1990)
By Michael Gow
04 October 1990 – 27 October 1990 Merlyn Theatre
Playbox Theatre Company,
Theatre Remount
Set in 1967-68, the play opens with a school performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream and the great Shakespearean themes of suffering, regeneration and reconciliation persist. It's Christmas 1967 and time to re-enact the rituals of the summer holiday. Three Australian families set out separately but are driven together by a storm.
The production first premiered in 1986 and then toured around Victoria and to Shanghai, China in 1987. It returned to Melbourne in 1990.
Cast
Creatives
Playwright
Director
Designer
Stage Manager, Production Manager
Composer
Lighting Designer
Costume Co-ordinator
Assistant Stage Manager
Scenic Artist
Stage Manager
Mechanist
Set and/or Property Maker, Carpenter, Cooper
Set and/or Property Maker, Carpenter, Cooper
General Manager