Middle-Age Spread
| Middle-Age Spread | |
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| Original language | English |
| Written by | Roger Hall |
| Subject | as a conventional dinner proceeds a series of flashbacks to the preceding weeks shows hidden links and stresses among all three couples |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 1977 |
| Place | Circa Theatre Wellington, New Zealand |
Middle-Age Spread is a 1977 play written by New Zealand playwright Roger Hall that premiered at the Circa Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand.[1] The play was later staged at the London West End Lyric Theatre in 1978, winning the Laurence Olivier Award Comedy of the Year.
Film adaptation
[edit]The play was adapted by Keith Aberdein, released in 16 mm film format in 1979, directed by John Reid, with Grant Tilly, Donna Akersten, Dorothy McKegg, and Bridget Armstrong.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Thomson, John E. P. (1984). New Zealand Drama, 1930-1980: An Illustrated History. Auckland: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558107-5.
- ↑ "Middle Age Spread". The New Zealand Film Archive. 2008. Archived from the original on 3 November 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
Further reading
[edit]- Hall, Roger (1978). Middle-Age Spread (First ed.). Wellington, New Zealand: Price Milburn for Victoria University Press. ISBN 0-7055-0664-9.
External links
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