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Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

Four friends grapple with aging and the march of time in this opera based on Ray Lawler's iconic Australian play. For years, cane cutters Roo and Barney (Gary Rowley and Barry Ryan) have bunked with barmaids Olive (Gillian Sullivan) and Nancy in the summer. But Nancy's moved on, replaced by newcomer Pearl (Elizabeth Campbell). Vacation's no longer the unending party it once was as each member of the quartet arrives at a new understanding of life.

Top Cast

  • Rowena Wallace

    Rowena Wallace

    Self - Host

  • Christine Amor

    Christine Amor

    Kathy 'Bubba' Ryan

  • Sandy Gore

    Sandy Gore

    Pearl Cunningham

  • Carole Skinner

    Carole Skinner

    Olive Leech

  • Bruce Myles

    Bruce Myles

    Barney Ibbot

  • Irene Inescort

    Irene Inescort

    Emma Leech

  • Peter Curtin

    Peter Curtin

    Roo Webber

  • David Downer

    David Downer

    Johnnie Dowd

Overview

Four friends grapple with aging and the march of time in this opera based on Ray Lawler's iconic Australian play. For years, cane cutters Roo and Barney (Gary Rowley and Barry Ryan) have bunked with barmaids Olive (Gillian Sullivan) and Nancy in the summer. But Nancy's moved on, replaced by newcomer Pearl (Elizabeth Campbell). Vacation's no longer the unending party it once was as each member of the quartet arrives at a new understanding of life.

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