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| Title | The Ballad of the Sad Cafe |
| Start Date | 08/09/1988 |
| End Date | 19/08/0988 |
| Abstract | The TB funding application described this production as “a grotesque ‘fairy tale’ about love and loneliness” using “physical characterization and various forms of stylization”. |
| Director | Lawrence Strangio |
| Designer | Jon Curtis (lighting designer) and Rachel Nolan (set designer) |
| Company | Newman College Dramatic Society |
| Venue | Guild Theatre and special college night at the Prince Philip Theatre. |
| Extra Notes | Carson McCullers, adapted by Edward Albee |
| Cast | Marieanne Trinder, Simone Lourey, Gabrielle Cummins, Sam Laurence, Amos Hee, John Hammond, Marcia Ward, Emma Sutton, Emma reidman, Andrew Rice, Anthony Woodcock, Eliza Kenedy, Christina Neri, Michael Brasier (stage manager). |
| Notes | The production report includes financial details and notes that Lawrence’s tripartite role as director, LX and set designer was problematic. Mentioned in 3/1989 funding application to TB for “Joan”. The TB funding application includes a detailed CV for Lawrence Strangio, but does not list any other Melbourne University shows. |
| References | TB minutes 4/88, 9/88, 3/89 |