Mr Melancholy | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories

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y Mr Melancholy single work drama

Author:agent Matt Cameron

Issue Details: First known date: 1995... 1995 Mr Melancholy

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'An absurd comedy of solitude and sorrow.

'Three hermits, living in a lighthouse without a light, discover a runaway circus clown washed ashore.'

Source: Australian Plays (https://australianplays.org/script/CP-2551). (Sighted: 25/6/2018)

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Production Details

Originally produced by Griffin Theatre Company at Stables Theatre, Darlinghurst, 6 April to 7 May 1995.

Director: Ros Horin.

Designer: Michael Wilkinson.

Produced in New York by New York Stage & Film in 1996.

Produced by Chameleon Theatre at Beckett Theatre, Southbank, Melbourne, 29 November to 14 December 1996.

Director: Matt Cameron.

Designer: Anna Tregloan.

Composer: Johnna Doty [sic].

Lighting Designer: Andrew Livingston.

Cast: Maude Davey, Suzi Dougherty, Ernie Gray, and Wayne Hope.

Produced by La Boite Theatre Company at La Boite, ending 15 March 1997.

Director: Sue Rider.

Cast: John Batchelor, Delene Butland, Irena Haze, and Scott Witt.