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Notes
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Written to be performed by the author and fellow actor, Noeline Browne.
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Also translated into Dutch, French, German, Portuguese and Swedish.
Production Details
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First produced by the Ensemble Theatre Co., Sydney, 19 September 1987 and then toured Australian 1988. Also produced in Belgium, Canada, Germany and New Zealand.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Barry Creyton Show
2016
single work
biography
— Appears in: Players : Australian Actors on Stage, Television and Film 2016; 'Barry Creyton is an actor, writer, director and composer who has succeeded as a theatre maker on three continents. He was a much adored television personality early in his career in Australia, when he was catapaulted to stardom as part of the satirical television phenomenon that was The Mavis Bramston Show. Soon afterwards he hosted his own variety show. He has written three highly successful stage plays and appeared on stage and television throughout his career. Creyton has distinguished himself playing and writing comic roles although he has also played dramatic roles, and in recent years he has focused on adapting and directing classic plays. Barry Creyton is a purist who prefers live performance to television, and cautions against a tendency in directors to ‘do a concept production rather than a production which reflects the value of the play’. He has constantly challenged himself throughout his career. As soon as he achieved national celebrity status in the 1960s he decided to leave Australia in order to work where nobody knew him, and test himself in a new environment as a working actor.' (Introduction) -
Untitled
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 26 May 1995; (p. 48)
— Review of Double Act 1988 single work drama -
Fine Comic Pair Rises Above Script Artifice
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 22 May 1995; (p. 5)
— Review of Double Act 1988 single work drama -
Accident Provides a Lucky Break for Actor
1995
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The West Australian , 17 May 1995; (p. 5) -
Making a Play for a Real Tough Town
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 6 October 1990; (p. wkd 2)
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Fine Comic Pair Rises Above Script Artifice
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 22 May 1995; (p. 5)
— Review of Double Act 1988 single work drama -
Untitled
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 26 May 1995; (p. 48)
— Review of Double Act 1988 single work drama -
Barry Creyton on Broadway : `Thinking Follows Laughter'
Hilary Irvin
(interviewer),
1989
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interview
— Appears in: The Writer's News , December vol. 4 no. 6 1989; (p. 16-17) -
Making a Play for a Real Tough Town
1990
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criticism
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 6 October 1990; (p. wkd 2) -
There's Just One Worm in Creyton's Big Apple
1990
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criticism
— Appears in: The West Australian , 13 October 1990; (p. 8) -
Accident Provides a Lucky Break for Actor
1995
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The West Australian , 17 May 1995; (p. 5) -
If He Can Make it Here He'll make it Anywhere
1990
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Saturday Mercury , 27 October 1990; (p. 32)
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