Noosa Arts Theatre are very proud to present this highly anticipated production of a true Australian classic, opening in just two weeks’ time.
Beautifully crafted and unmissable, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll is a pioneering Australian play written by Ray Lawler and unanimously considered to be amongst the most historically significant in Australian theatre history, openly and authentically portraying distinctly Australian life and characters.
The play is set in Australia, in the Melbourne suburb of Carlton and it details the events of the summer of 1953, in the lives of seven central characters.
This summer is different from others; it is full of tensions, strains to recreate lost youth and from what is said of previous years, not a fraction of the fun that others have been.
Lawler’s much-loved tale of Queensland cane cutters and Melbourne barmaids has endured the test of time, not through nostalgia, nor because it spawned a new age in Australia writing, but because the characters and their dilemmas are so true, so beautifully observed, so humorous and so poignant.
The stella cast includes; Alison Venning, Glen Miller, Oriana Packman, Tom Middleton, Alex Cox, Margaret Courtney and Tenai Quinn.
Directed by Ian Mackellar.
EVENT DETAILS:
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll previews 2 November and runs from 3 November until 18 November.
Tickets – www.noosaartstheatre.org.au
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