Three Months Gone
The Program cover Courtesy QPAC Museum.

Three Months Gone

April 13th, 1973 — May 19th, 1973

Venue

La Boite Theatre, Brisbane

Producer

La Boite Theatre

Director

Jane Atkins

Playwright

Donald Howarth

Cast

Kaye Stevenson
Garry Renshaw
Mark Doherty
Margaret Hickey
Edward Thompson

Set Designer

Peter Copeman

Lighting Designer

Chris Johnson
Jane Atkins

Sound Designer

Brian Pickering
Alan Ball

The English play Three Months Gone by David Howarth, directed by Jane Atkins, attracted media attention for its sexual content.

Sunday Sun writer Brian Johnston (April 22, 1973) wondered why “our usually vigilant moral guardians” had allowed “two men to go through embraces – kissing each other openly right on the mouth”, but nevertheless praised it as “an hilarious, delightful, touching and truly entertaining evening of adult theatre that earns a much better audience than it is getting at La Boite”.

Writer: Christine Comans

 

Tell us your story

Well, well, well,,,,, here I am, many years later - what a wonderful experience it was doing that play in theatre in the round , a new concept of an historic system......I was in 'Three Months Gone' and when I kissed my fellow actor on the lips, in reach of the audience, it was a first for Brisbane - if not Australia.... for part of the play I wore only a bikini bottom...(nice to be thin)...from memory it was a great run, with good houses every night, and, I think, a return season some weeks later..... pity I couldn't afford to stay in theatre and become famous on stage like my fellow cast members..... Garry Renshaw

garry renshaw

Gallery

Three Months Gone program list of cast and crew, 1973.
Three Months Gone program list of cast and crew, 1973. Courtesy QPAC Museum.

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