Big Toys

Big Toys
Written by	Patrick White
Characters	Ritchie Bosanquet, a wealthy and successful lawyer Meg Bosanquet, socialite Terry Legge, a well-connected trade union leader based on Jack Mundey
Date premiered	27 July 1977
Place premiered	Parade Theatre, Kensington, Sydney
Original language	English
Subject	A satire on Sydney high society
Genre	satire
Setting	Sydney

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. 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]

Film version

Big Toys
Directed by	Chris Thomson
Produced by	Alan Burke
Based on	play by Patrick White
Starring	Diane Cilento John Gaden Max Cullen Colin Friels
Production company	ABC
Distributed by	ABC
Release dates	24 August 1980
Running time	90 mins
Country	Australia
Language	English

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

References

1. Details of premiere production at AusStage
2. "Charity opening for play". The Canberra Times 52, (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 54, (16,084) (Australian Capital Territory, Australia). 7 October 1979. p. 13. Retrieved 5 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

• Big Toys at the Internet Movie Database
• Big Toys Australian performances at AusStage
• Big Toys at Why Bother With Patrick White
• Big Toys at Screen Australia