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| Author | Andrew Bovell |
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| Cover artist | Emma Vine |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Play |
| Publisher | Currency Press |
| Publication date | 1988 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-86819-518-6 |
After Dinner is a play by Australian playwright Andrew Bovell. It was Bovell's first play, written in 1984, when he lived in Carlton, Melbourne.1
After Dinner was first performed at La Mama Theatre in 1988,2 and went on to be performed throughout Australia.
It is still regularly performed.34
Plot
An acutely observed but tender-hearted account of relationships and behaviour in a suburban pub bistro on a Friday night.
First Production
After Dinner was first performed at La Mama Theatre, Melbourne, on 20 April 19882 with the following cast and crew:
Cast
- Tom Gutteridge as Gordon
- Kim Trengove as Dympie
- Eugenia Fragos as Paula
- Leigh Morgan as Monika
- Peter Murphy as Stephen
Crew
- Director: Kim Durban
- Designer: Amanda Johnson
- Stage Manager: Jane Allen
- Music: Tom Gillick and The Heartbreaks
References
References
- Andrew Bovell (9 January 2015). "Black comedy served up 'After Dinner'". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- "After Dinner (photograph)". unimelb.edu.au. University of Melbourne Library. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- "What's On: After Dinner (15 Jan — 7 Mar 2015)". sydneytheatre.com.au. Sydney Theatre Company. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- "After Dinner By Andrew Bovell (Sat 7th April, 2018 – Sun 29th April, 2018)". broadsheet.com.au. Broadsheet Media. Retrieved 3 May 2020.