Big Toys

Big Toys
Written by Patrick White
Characters Ritchie Bosanquet, a wealthy and successful lawyer
Meg Bosanquet, socialite
Terry Legge, a well-connected trade union leader based on Jack Mundey
Date premiered 27 July 1977
Place premiered Parade Theatre, Kensington, Sydney
Original language English
Subject A satire on Sydney high society
Genre satire
Setting Sydney

Big Toys is a 1977 Australian play by Patrick White.

The original production was by the Old Tote Theatre Company. The cast was Max Cullen, Arthur Dignam and Kate Fitzpatrick and it was directed by Jim Sharman.[1]

Film version

Big Toys
Directed by Chris Thomson
Produced by Alan Burke
Based on play by Patrick White
Starring Diane Cilento
John Gaden
Max Cullen
Colin Friels
Production
company
ABC
Distributed by ABC
Release dates
 24 August 1980
Running time
 90 mins
Country Australia
Language English

It was adapted into a 1980 TV film by Patrick White. The film was part of the Australian Theatre Festival.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Details of premiere production at AusStage
  2. ↑ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p14
  3. ↑ "WHY IS KATE FITZPATRICK WEARING A MOUSTACHE?.". The Australian Women's Weekly (National Library of Australia). 24 October 1979. p. 41. Retrieved 7 August 2013.

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