Away (1990)

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.

Production still for "Away". L-R: John Wood, Ross Williams, Jillian Murray, Evelyn Krape. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Production still for "Away". L-R: Evelyn Krape, Cliff Ellen, Sally Cooper. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Production still for "Away". L-R: Cliff Ellen as Jim, Sally Cooper as Meg. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Production still for "Away". L-R: Evelyn Krape, Cliff Ellen. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Production still for "Away". L-R: Jillian Murray, Ross Williams. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Production still for "Away". L-R: John Wood, Helen Morse. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Production still for "Away". L-R: Ross Williams, Jillian Murray, Michael Allen. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Production still for "Away". L-R: Michael Allen, Helen Morse. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Production still for "Away". L-R: Ross Williams, Sally Cooper, Cliff Ellen. Photographer: Jeff Busby
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Production still for "Away". L-R: John Wood, Ross Williams, Jillian Murray, Evelyn Krape. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Away". L-R: Evelyn Krape, Cliff Ellen, Sally Cooper. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Away". L-R: Cliff Ellen as Jim, Sally Cooper as Meg. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Away". L-R: Evelyn Krape, Cliff Ellen. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Away". L-R: Jillian Murray, Ross Williams. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Away". L-R: John Wood, Helen Morse. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Away". L-R: Ross Williams, Jillian Murray, Michael Allen. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Away". L-R: Michael Allen, Helen Morse. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Away". L-R: Ross Williams, Sally Cooper, Cliff Ellen. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Creatives

Michael Gow

Michael Gow

Playwright

Neil Armfield

Neil Armfield

Director

Stephen Curtis

Stephen Curtis

Designer

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Stage Manager, Production Manager

Richard Vella

Composer

Liz Pain

Liz Pain

Lighting Designer

Cordula Albrecht

Costume Co-ordinator

Grant Davis

Assistant Stage Manager

Karen Trott

Scenic Artist

Ross Murray

Stage Manager

Anthea Parsons

Mechanist

Colin Orchard

Colin Orchard

Set and/or Property Maker, Carpenter, Cooper

Platon Paxinos

Set and/or Property Maker, Carpenter, Cooper

Jill Smith

Jill Smith

General Manager