Minor Murder (1969)
by Reginald Denham & Mary Oss
Directed & Designed by Lillian Frith
Performances: Sun 1st – Sat 7th June 1969, Theatre
Contents
Introduction
The action of the play passes in the living room at Carrawongs, a cattle station in north-western Victoria, Australia. The play is based on a true incident where two girls with lesbian tendencies murder the mother of one of them, because she intends on separating them Time: the present. The same incident was used by Peter Jackson for the film "Heavenly Creatures" in 1994, featuring Kate Winslet.
Cast
- Carla Ebinger - Maggie Burrows
- Margaret Field - Valerie Armstrong
- Shirley Field - Valerie Westbey
- Jack Doyle - Stan Westbey
- Mrs Doyle - Anne Rumsey
- Beekeeper - Eric Twelftree
- Patricia Pounder - Jean Firminger
- Claude MacAllen - Michael Martin
Crew
- Stage Manager - Ray Seaton
- Assistant Stage Managers - Val Youngman, Tony Talbot, Colin Smith
- Lighting - Colin Stokes
- Sound - Ken Evans
- Set Construction - Alan Firminger
- Wardrobe - Brenda Johnson
- Assistant to the director - Katherine Stratton
- F.O.H. Manager - Frank Howcutt
- Box Office Manager - Ralph Wade
Reviews
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Gallery
- Photo by Bim Harding
Reminiscences and Anecdotes
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See Also
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References
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External Links
- [1] Heavenly Creatures on IMDB
- This play on the web
