After the Ball is a play by Australian playwright David Williamson, published by Currency Press in 1997. Williamson wrote the play in response to his mother's death.Bryce Hallett, "Elegy for two generations gets clear, forceful staging at last", Sydney Morning Herald, 25 March 2002 accessed 29 November 2012
Plot The play is about Stephen, who has, with ill grace, returned home to his mother's deathbed. As he and his sister rake through the family photographs and childhood memories, they find conflicting versions of their parents’ unhappy marriage.
Background The play was partly inspired by the death of Williamson's mother in 1995.
First Production After the Ball was first produced by Queensland Theatre Company at the Suncorp Theatre, Brisbane, on 3 July 1997.
Cast Kate Macrae (older): Penny Everingham Judy Macrae (older): Jennifer Flowers Stephen Macrae (older): Bille Brown Ron Macrae: Max Gillies Kate Macrae (younger): Carol Burns Judy Macrae (younger) / nurse: Melissa McMahon Stephen Macrae (younger): Anthony Weigh Claire Cummins: Gael Ballantyne Maureen Donahue: Sally McKenzie
Crew Director: Robyn Nevin Designer: Bill Haycock Lighting Designer: David Walters Music: Max Lambert
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