Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

Plot Summary

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 Self - Host

Christine Amor Kathy 'Bubba' Ryan

Sandy Gore Pearl Cunningham

Carole Skinner Olive Leech

Bruce Myles Barney Ibbot