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"For her one-woman stage performance of "The Pea Pickers" Joyce Goodes plays 23 characters as well as the author Eve Langleyherself, and has memorised eleven and a half thousand words from the book. Though this is the first time an Australian novel has ever been arranged and presented as a solo dramatic performance for the stage, she considers other Australian material could be handled in this way." (From the Society of Australian Writers flyer for the 5 November, 1964 event at Australia House in London.
Production Details
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One-woman show adapted from the novel and performed by Joyce Goodes. First produced by the Canberra Theatre Players, date unknown. Subsequently produced at St James' Hall, Sydney 8 May 1964.
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Also produced at the Unity Theatre and at the Cinema Hall, Australia House, London, 1964. The latter was a special event on 5 November for The Society of Australian Writers.
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'In The Pea Pickers, a novel based on Eve Langley's own experiences, Steve and Blue are two girls who, dressed as men, are taken on as itinerant workers for the farmers of Gippsland. They pack apples and pick peas. But their disguise is partial - and their quest is for love. For Blue the novel ends in marriage; but not for Steve. For her, desire is never straightforward, and love - for men, for women, for country - leaves her confused, but independent. ' (Publication summary)
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One-Man Show
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single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 25 April vol. 86 no. 4392 1964; (p. 9)
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One-Man Show
1964
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 25 April vol. 86 no. 4392 1964; (p. 9)
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