Gentlemen Only

Production still for "Gentlemen Only". Photographer: Tony Watts

Gentlemen Only

16 March 1979 – 09 June 1979 Playbox Theatre

Hoopla Theatre Foundation,

Theatre - Spoken Word

Set in an exclusive New York men's club in 1903. The club members rehearse a music hall variety show. All the songs and jokes are about women. All the men on stage are played by women. Writer Eve Merriam explained:

"All the joking and the songs are related to male stereotyping of women. If some of these old wheezes [routines] are still in existence on television and nightclubs and in personal relationships, well the point is made without hitting the audience over the head."

Part of contact sheet from photo shoot for "Gentlemen Only". Photographer: Tony Watts
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Part of contact sheet from photo shoot for "Gentlemen Only". Photographer: Tony Watts

Cast

Anne Phelan

Anne Phelan

Actor

Evelyn Krape

Evelyn Krape

Actor

Aurora Muratti

Musical Director, Actor

Creatives

Graeme Blundell

Graeme Blundell

Director

Nancye Hayes

Nancye Hayes

Choreographer

Peter Corrigan

Peter Corrigan

Designer

John Beckett

John Beckett

Lighting Designer

Terry Ryan

Costume Designer

Sandra Matlock

Production Manager

Neale Warrington

Set and/or Property Maker, Carpenter, Cooper

Karen Trott

Scenic Artist

Yvonne Hockey

Stage Manager

Eve Merriam

Playwright

Alexandra Ivanoff

Musical Arranger