Play with music
Set initially in Greece and then Australia (the family shop and home), Greek dialogue is used throughout the play. The production calls for an on-stage musician to provide both a live soundtrack to various parts of the production and to support the singing and dancing. Much of the music is Greek in origin, and includes a Byzantine Hymn. The script further suggests, if possible, the inclusion of a bouzouki musician.
A White Sports Coat, Blood Moon and The Forty Lounge Cafe 'form a loose trilogy dealing with the rituals of Greek family life in Australia' (A White Sports Coat and Other Plays, 1996) that was produced for the stage under the title 'Home - A Trilogy' at La Mama Theatre, June / July 1998.
First produced by the Playbox Theatre Centre at the Beckett Theatre, CUB Malthouse, Melbourne, 16 March 1990,as part of the Antipodes Festival in Melbourne. Director: Robert Draffin.
Also performed at : Figtree Theatre, Kensington, NSW 20 January 1993
La Mama, Carlton, VIC 24 June 1998
