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On the eve of her beloved son's society wedding, the highly respected Alicia
Christie makes one defiant criminal gesture - a cry for help - when she steals a black chiffon nightdress from a reputable department store. This play is a psychological study of a woman driven finally to the edge due to the
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Edward Howell had played the role on stage and he travelled from Sydney to
Melbourne to appear in the production. It was Howell's seventh television production but his first in Melbourne – all the others had been in Sydney.
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cumulative stresses and strains placed upon her by her demanding and divided family. The results are absorbing and deeply moving to witness.
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905:Il Tabarro
683:The Rivals
563:Dark Brown
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