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GRAHAM WHITE / BRUCE FITZGERALD: Russell Kiefel
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MR CAREW / GREG: [[Robert Grubb]]
MR CAREW / GREG: [[Robert Grubb]]

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The Blind Giant is Dancing
Cover image shows Hugo Weaving (left) and Catherine McClements (right)
AuthorStephen Sewell
LanguageEnglish
GenrePlay
PublisherCurrency Press
Publication date
1983
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint (Paperback)
ISBN978-0-86819-492-9

The Blind Giant is Dancing is a play by Australian playwright Stephen Sewell. It went on to win the 1985 New South Wales Premier's Literary Award.[1]

Plot

A passionate examination of the way political power can corrupt the individual and society at large[2]

First Production

The Blind Giant is Dancing was first produced by the State Theatre Company of South Australia on 15 October 1983 with the following cast:[3]

GRAHAM WHITE / BRUCE FITZGERALD: Russell Kiefel

MR CAREW / GREG: Robert Grubb

MICHAEL WELLS: Stuart McCreery

ALLEN FITZGERALD: Geoffrey Rush

LOUISE KRAUS: Jacqy Phillips

JANE: Robynne Bourne

ROSE DRAPER: Gillian Jones

JANICE LANG / ROBIN: Melita Jurisic

BOB LANG / SIR LESLIE HARRIS: John Wood

RAMON GRIS: Igor Sas

DOUG FITZGERALD: Peter Cummins

EILEEN FITZGERALD: Kerry Walker

Director, Neil Armfield

Designer, Stephen Curtis

Composer, Alan John

Lighting Designer, Nigel Levings

References

  1. ^ "The Blind Giant is Dancing". Belvoir St Theatre. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  2. ^ Staff, Guardian (2015-11-12). "The Blind Giant is Dancing | Event listing". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  3. ^ Blake, Jason (2016-02-18). "The Blind Giant is Dancing review: Tale of corruption a House of Cards for the stage". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2019-12-18.