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The Trouble with Gillian
21 Jun – 13 Jul 1974
The Trouble With Gillian cast. Back row: Andrew Peate, John Spooner, June Lynch, Tom Solly. Front Row: Monica Gilfedder, Mark Doherty.
Courtesy Rikki Burke
Venue
La Boite Theatre, Brisbane
Producer
La Boite Theatre
Director
Rikki Burke
Playwright
Jill Shearer
Cast
Mark Doherty
June Lynch
John Spooner
Lorna Bol
Tom Solly
Andrew Peate
Monica Gilfedder
Set Designer
Ingrid Hansen
Sound Designer
Mark Doherty
This production of Brisbane writer Jill Shearer’s The Trouble with Gillian directed by Rikki Burke was the first time a new, full-length work by a Queensland writer had been premiered in the new La Boite theatre.
Writer: Christine Comans
#Gallery
Courtesy QPAC Museum.
Director Rikki Burke in action
Courtesy Rikki Burke
Brisbane playwright Jill Shearer, 1974
Courtesy Rikki Burke
The Trouble With Gillian cast. Back row: Andrew Peate, John Spooner, June Lynch, Tom Solly. Front Row: Monica Gilfedder, Mark Doherty.
Courtesy Rikki Burke
Courtesy Rikki Burke
La Boite Newsletter No 5, 1974
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