Major Performances
The play was first performed in Australia in 1987 by the Sydney Theatre Company
It was premiered in the United States off-Broadway by the New York Theatre Workshop at the Perry Street Theatre in Greenwich Village in 1988.
The cast was as follows:
- Colin: Daniel Gerroll
- Elaine: Doris Black
- Kate: Gates McFadden
- Mike: Dan Butler
- Helen: Alice Haining
- Malcolm: Jerry Manning
The other characters do not appear on-stage.
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