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Production still for "The Hope". L-R: Helen Trenos as Bet, Jacek Koman as Boss, Jillian Murray as Charlie, Geoff Paine as Michael. Photographer: Jeff Busby
The Hope
25 April 1987 – 16 May 1987 Studio Theatre
Playbox Theatre Company, Western Australian Theatre Company,
New Writing Theatre
Bet and Michael are newly married and their hearts are set on the Australian Dream - to own their own home. Like generations before them they have crossed the Nullarbor to seek their fortune, joining a rush spurred on by rising gold prices and the declining dollar. 'The Hope' is a corrugated-iron mining town where few fortunes are made and few marriages survive. Bet and Michael are innocents among The Hope's hardy inhabitants: Mrs G - fourth generation goldfields; Charlie - the topless barmaid; Boss - the enigmatic boss man, and the eerie presence of generations of previous occupants.
Playwright Heather Nimmo lived in Kalgoorlie, where she worked as a writer, researcher and tin miner.
The production subsequently toured to Western Australia (Kalgoorlie, Esperance, Albany, Kojonup, Katanning and Perth) from 22 May to 27 June.
Cast
Creatives
![Heather Nimmo](/media/dzob3y4w/nimmo-heather.jpeg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132941120348470000)
Playwright
![Andrew Ross](/media/bmypszbe/ross-andrew.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763242073130000)
Director
Assistant to the Designer
![Robert Taylor](/media/ba3fycdb/taylor-robert.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132870217803930000)
Production Manager
Composer
Designer
Lighting Designer
Technical Director
Stage Manager, Sound Operator/Engineer
Assistant Designer
Assistant Designer
![Jill Smith](/media/cbrjuf3b/smith-jill.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763242647630000)
General Manager