y separately published work icon A Happy and Holy Occasion single work   drama   - Two acts
Issue Details: First known date: 1974... 1974 A Happy and Holy Occasion
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Notes

  • Dedication: To my Mother and Father.

Production Details

  • First produced by the Hunter Valley Theatre Co. at the Arts/Drama Theatre, University of Newcastle, NSW, 1 October 1976. Has also been produced in Adelaide (1977 & 86), in Perth (1978 & 87) and Sydney (1981 & 85) and at the Playbox Theatre in Melbourne (1993).

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Currency Press , 1987 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Life and Death in Mayfield West, Terence Clarke , single work criticism (p. ix-xv)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

      1974 .
      Extent: 72 leavesp.
      Description: Typescript (photocopy) signed.
      (Manuscript) assertion
      Note/s:
      • Holograph notes on final leaf: Completed May 31st 1974.
      • 1st draft - won N.C.A.E. Hunter Valley Award Dec. 1974.

      Holdings

      Held at: University of Queensland University of Queensland Library Fryer Library
      Local Id: H1302A
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Theatre Australia vol. 2 no. 8 February 1978 Z621208 1978 periodical issue 1978 pg. 21-33
    Note:

    Act 1.
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Theatre Australia vol. 2 no. 9 April 1978 Z868631 1978 periodical issue 1978 pg. 28-37
    Note:

    Act 2.
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Currency Press ; Playbox Theatre , 1993 .
      Extent: 77p.
      Edition info: Revised edition.
      ISBN: 0868193399
      Series: Current Theatre Series Currency Press (publisher), 1983- series - publisher 'Current Theatre Series consists of Australian plays published with the program inserted and sold during theatre seasons. The aim of the series is to promote and encourage new dramatic writing and make it accessible to theatregoers and the public. The text is presented at the first day of rehearsal and does not contain changes which the author may choose to make after the play has commenced its present season - these will be incorporated into any new edition published by Currency.' Currency Press.
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Plays of the 70s [Volume 3] Katharine Brisbane (editor), Sydney : Currency Press , 1998 Z868625 1998 anthology drama (taught in 2 units) Sydney : Currency Press , 1998
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Works about this Work

Play Has Not Travelled Well Ken Healey , single work review
— Review of A Happy and Holy Occasion John O'Donoghue , 1974 single work drama
It's a Long Way from Home : Irish Exiles in Australian Drama Maureen Strugnell , 1994 single work criticism
— Appears in: Irish-Australian Studies : Papers Delivered at the Seventh Irish-Australian Conference, July 1993 1994; (p. 111-119)
Like a Good Irish Stew, Irresistible Wal Eastman , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Mercury , 26 March 1993; (p. 8)
— Review of A Happy and Holy Occasion John O'Donoghue , 1974 single work drama
A Wartime Night to Remember Peter Kohn , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Jewish News (Life/Style) , 12 March vol. 59 no. 24 1993; (p. 7)
— Review of A Happy and Holy Occasion John O'Donoghue , 1974 single work drama
A Happy, but Not Wholly Engaging Occasion Leonard Radic , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 1 March 1993; (p. 4)
— Review of A Happy and Holy Occasion John O'Donoghue , 1974 single work drama
A Happy and Holy Occasion Lucy Wagner , 1976 single work review
— Appears in: Theatre Australia , October-November vol. 1 no. 3 1976; (p. 20)
— Review of A Happy and Holy Occasion John O'Donoghue , 1974 single work drama
A Happy, but Not Wholly Engaging Occasion Leonard Radic , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 1 March 1993; (p. 4)
— Review of A Happy and Holy Occasion John O'Donoghue , 1974 single work drama
A Wartime Night to Remember Peter Kohn , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Jewish News (Life/Style) , 12 March vol. 59 no. 24 1993; (p. 7)
— Review of A Happy and Holy Occasion John O'Donoghue , 1974 single work drama
Like a Good Irish Stew, Irresistible Wal Eastman , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Mercury , 26 March 1993; (p. 8)
— Review of A Happy and Holy Occasion John O'Donoghue , 1974 single work drama
Play Has Not Travelled Well Ken Healey , single work review
— Review of A Happy and Holy Occasion John O'Donoghue , 1974 single work drama
A Happy and Holy Occasion Veronica Brady , 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: Playing Catholic : Essays on Four Catholic Plays 1991; (p. 33-46)
Private Pain, Public Crisis Steven Carroll , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Age , 19 February 1993; (p. 8)
Steeltown Leaves its Mark Mark Daly , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Age , 26 February 1993; (p. 12)
Life and Death in Mayfield West Terence Clarke , 1987 single work criticism
— Appears in: A Happy and Holy Occasion 1987; (p. ix-xv)
About the Best Play I Have Ever Seen Barry Dickins , 1993 single work correspondence
— Appears in: The Age , 10 March 1993; (p. 12)
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Subjects:
  • Urban,
  • Newcastle, Newcastle - Hunter Valley area, New South Wales,
Settings:
  • 1940s
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