''Middle-Age Spread'' is a 1977 play written by New Zealand playwright
Roger Hall that premiered at the
Circa Theatre
Circa Theatre is a professional theatre company in Wellington, New Zealand, that was established in 1976. They present a number of plays each year in their two auditoriums, and have a unique partnership and funding model with incoming shows unde ...
in
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island ...
, New Zealand. The play was later staged at the London
West End Lyric Theatre in 1978, winning the
Laurence Olivier Award Comedy of the Year.
Film adaptation
The play was adapted by
Keith Aberdein, released in
16 mm film
16 mm film is a historically popular and economical Film gauge, gauge of Photographic film, film. 16 mm refers to the width of the film (about inch); other common film gauges include 8 mm film, 8 mm and 35mm movie film, 35 mm. It ...
format in 1979, directed by
John Reid, with
Grant Tilly, Donna Akersten, Dorothy McKegg, and
Bridget Armstrong
Bridget Armstrong (born 1937, Dunedin) is a New Zealand actress. She was educated at St Patrick's Dominican College, Teschemakers, Oamaru. She appeared on stage, film and TV several times, including '' The Lost Tribe (The Goodies)''; as Nurse Ros ...
.
References
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1977 plays
Comedy plays
Laurence Olivier Award–winning plays
Plays by Roger Hall
West End plays
New Zealand plays
New Zealand plays adapted into films
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