Spookhouse

Production still for "Spook House". Paul English as Sam. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Spookhouse

By Harvey Fierstein

01 August 1986 – 23 August 1986 St Martins Theatre

Playbox Theatre Company,

Theatre

From the press release:

"You are invited to entre the world of Spookhouse. Not just a thriller set amidst monsters and horror and not just a drama about the family who live upstairs, but a surreal and disturbing combination of the two.

"Here the Spookhouse becomes a metaphor for the problems and fears of a family in a modern world where the facts of life are hard and ugly and even humour becomes a sharp edged tool for survival. This is a world which demands courage and determination form its inhabitants and Connie stakes everything on what she believes is the only way to provide any hope for her children's future.

"Sam, an inexperienced social worker, stumbles into Connie's life believing he can show her a better way but first he must learn to understand the rules of life in the Spookhouse.

"Welcome to the Spookhouse...Come on inside...If you dare."

Production still for "Spook House". Jon Sidney, Debra Moon. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Production still for "Spook House". Myra de Groot as Connie, Paul English as Sam. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Production still for "Spook House". Debra Moon, Paul English as Sam. Photographer: Jeff Busby
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Production still for "Spook House". Jon Sidney, Debra Moon. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Spook House". Myra de Groot as Connie, Paul English as Sam. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Spook House". Debra Moon, Paul English as Sam. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Cast

Creatives

Barry Conyngham

Barry Conyngham

Composer

Richard Jeziorny

Richard Jeziorny

Designer

Murray Copland

Murray Copland

Director

Harvey Fierstein

Playwright

Sue Hunt

Stage Manager

Beverley Boyd

Costume Assistant

Frances Farmer

Costume Co-ordinator

John McDowall

Lighting Designer

Jane Anstead

Assistant Stage Manager