The Knacker's ABC

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Event The Knacker's ABC
Venue Rusden State College, Clayton, VIC
First Date 1976
Opening Date 1976
Last Date 1976
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Training Schools/Colleges
World Premiere No
Description This "Paramilitary Vaudeville" takes place on June 6, 1944 during the landing of Anglo-America forces at Arromanches in Normandy. In the midst of WWII exploding outside their front door, the only worry of a father (the horse knacker), and his bizarre family, is deciding whether they should marry off their daughter to a German who has been sharing her bed for four years.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Farce
Student Theatre
Subjects War
World War 2
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Paul Adkin Actor
Ian Campbell Actor
Carmelina di Guglielmo Actor
Meredith Greenaway Actor
Lee Hudson Actor
Robyn Hyde Actor
Carol Jones Actor
Stephen Kearney Actor
Martin Shaw Actor
Linda Tenenbaum Director
Boris Vian Playwright
Text Nationality France
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Incomplete record?
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web http://rusdendramadancemedia.wikispaces.com/
Event Identifier 108240