The House of Blue Leaves

by John Guare

The House of Blue Leaves is a play by American playwright John Guare which premiered Off-Broadway in 1971, and was revived in 1986, both Off-Broadway and on Broadway, and was again revived on Broadway in 2011. The play won the Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best American Play and the Obie Award for Best American Play in 1971. The play is set in 1965, when Pope Paul VI visited New York City.

The play is set in Sunnyside, Queens in 1965, on the day Pope Paul VI visited New York City. The black comedy focuses on Artie Shaughnessy, a zookeeper who dreams of making it big in Hollywood as a songwriter. Artie wants to take his girlfriend Bunny with him to Hollywood. His wife Bananas is a schizophrenic destined for the institution that provides the play's title. Their son Ronnie is a GI headed for Vietnam who has gone AWOL. Three nuns are eager to see the pope and end up in Artie's apartment. A political bombing mistakenly occurs in the apartment.

Melbourne Theatre Production 1990

The Playhouse - Victorian Arts Centre

Cast: Bruce Myles, Leigh Russell, Robyn Nevin, Jan Friedi, Nicki Wendt, Joy Westmore, Merridy Eastman, Sioban Tuke, Roger Oakley, Richard Moss

Size: 140 x 215 mm 
Condition: Used Good 8 - 10
 
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