Smokin in da house
Sat, 20 Feb 2010, 03:40 pmJohn Grim3 posts in thread
Smokin in da house
Sat, 20 Feb 2010, 03:40 pmSome time ago there was a thread running on the ITA concerning smoking on stage. Unfortuately at the time, I didn't get to read into it, however, as we're currently in rehearsal for a play set (partly) in a public bar in an Australian country town in 1976, authenticity would surely see our characters smoking. This of course raises a number of issues, not least smoking isn't all owed in the building (bloddy right it shouldn't be) and this was probably well covered in the thread that in hindsight, I wish I'd have jumped on.
At present time, I'm considering just leaving the fags out, in the belief that everyone knows that they would have smoked back then, but they shouldn't have anyway, and coupled with the fact that our set / props will be sort of close as we can get to being authentic, yet missing a few letters so we end up with... slitly athentc.
Any advice on which way to go with the 'Winnies' is welcomed.
PS: If there's anyone out there with a good memory of 1970's culture, in particular, what beverages were popular back then, and if said beverages are still around dressed in similar clothing. I can see it now... coke cans with flared bottoms.
PPS: Remind me to write a play set in 1654 next time, ha!
cheers
Johnny Griim
A lad in sane productions
Smokin in da house
Sat, 20 Feb 2010, 05:51 pmhttp://www.theatre.asn.au/green_room_gossip/smoking
Here's the previous discussion John, so you can read for yourself.
As to what brew they would be drinking, that all depends on where the play is set, as beers were very local in those days.
If you lived in Cairns in North Queensland, You would have drunk Cairns Draught, or NQ Lager, or maybe XXXX. You would have been unlikely to get these beers outside of QLD.
If you are in a country town in Victoria, probably VB, or Melbourne Bitter.
Of course, all the cans would be steel - not aluminium, and would have rip off tops.
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