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The original production was by the [[Old Tote Theatre Company]] in Sydney. The cast was [[Max Cullen]], [[Arthur Dignam]] and [[Kate Fitzpatrick]] and it was directed by [[Jim Sharman]].<ref>[http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/5860 Details of premiere production] at [[AusStage]]</ref> The play was specifically written for the three lead actors.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110874626 |title=Charity opening for play |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=52 |issue=14,915 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=26 October 1977 |accessdate=5 March 2016 |page=19 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
The original production was by the [[Old Tote Theatre Company]] in Sydney. The cast was [[Max Cullen]], [[Arthur Dignam]] and [[Kate Fitzpatrick]] and it was directed by [[Jim Sharman]].<ref>[http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/5860 Details of premiere production] at [[AusStage]]</ref> The play was specifically written for the three lead actors.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110874626 |title=Charity opening for play |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=52 |issue=14,915 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=26 October 1977 |accessdate=5 March 2016 |page=19 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


==Film version==
==TV adaptation==
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{{Infobox television episode
| name = Big Toys
| series = [[Australian Theatre Festival]]
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| director = Chris Thomson
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| producer = Alan Burke
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| based_on = play by Patrick White
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| producer = Alan Burke
| starring = [[Diane Cilento]]<br>[[John Gaden]]<br>[[Max Cullen]]<br>[[Colin Friels]]
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It was adapted into a 1980 TV film by Patrick White. The film was part of the [[Australian Theatre Festival]].<ref name="scott">Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p14</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46079984 |title=WHY IS KATE FITZPATRICK WEARING A MOUSTACHE?. |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] | date=24 October 1979 |accessdate=7 August 2013 |page=41 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110603387 |title=TIMESTYLE RADIO TELEVISION CHESS CROSSWORDS 'Churchill' TV film raises veterans' ire |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=54 |issue=16,084 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=7 October 1979 |accessdate=5 March 2016 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
It was adapted into a 1980 TV film by Patrick White. The film was part of the ''[[Australian Theatre Festival]]''.<ref name="scott">Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p14</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=24 October 1979 |title=WHY IS KATE FITZPATRICK WEARING A MOUSTACHE?. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46079984 |access-date=7 August 2013 |work=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |publisher=National Library of Australia |page=41}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=7 October 1979 |title=TIMESTYLE RADIO TELEVISION CHESS CROSSWORDS 'Churchill' TV film raises veterans' ire |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110603387 |access-date=5 March 2016 |work=[[The Canberra Times]] |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=54 |issue=16,084}}</ref>


===Cast===
===Cast===

Revision as of 08:00, 12 May 2024

Big Toys
Written byPatrick White
CharactersRitchie Bosanquet, a wealthy and successful lawyer
Meg Bosanquet, socialite
Terry Legge, a well-connected trade union leader based on Jack Mundey
Date premiered27 July 1977
Place premieredParade Theatre, Kensington, Sydney
Original languageEnglish
SubjectA satire on Sydney high society
Genresatire
SettingSydney

Big Toys is a 1977 Australian play by Patrick White. It was his first play in 14 years.

Stage productions

The original production was by the Old Tote Theatre Company in Sydney. The cast was Max Cullen, Arthur Dignam and Kate Fitzpatrick and it was directed by Jim Sharman.[1] The play was specifically written for the three lead actors.[2]

TV adaptation

"Big Toys"
Australian Theatre Festival episode
Directed byChris Thomson
Based onplay by Patrick White
Produced byAlan Burke
Original air date
  • 24 August 1980 (1980-08-24)
Running time90 mins

It was adapted into a 1980 TV film by Patrick White. The film was part of the Australian Theatre Festival.[3][4][5]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Details of premiere production at AusStage
  2. ^ "Charity opening for play". The Canberra Times. Vol. 52, no. 14, 915. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 26 October 1977. p. 19. Retrieved 5 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p14
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "TIMESTYLE RADIO TELEVISION CHESS CROSSWORDS 'Churchill' TV film raises veterans' ire". The Canberra Times. Vol. 54, no. 16, 084. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 October 1979. p. 13. Retrieved 5 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

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