DORA: A CASE OF HYSTERIA ISBN: 1-85459-295-5
Nick Hern Books

DORA:
A CASE OF HYSTERIA

by Kim Morrissey

cast of characters: Dora, Freud, Papa

Introduction by Lizbeth Goodman
(book includes chronology and selected reading list)

"a powerful piece of theatre" -- Michael Palin
"very funny" -- Robert Hanks, The Independent.

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Production history and cast list

original  stage production, February 27-March 15, 1987
cast: Kim Nedoborski, Jim Timmins, Greg Morley
directed by Steven Gregg at Wheatland  Theatre, Regina

BBC Radio 3 production, aired on November 19th, 1991
cast: Lesley Sharp, Clive Merrison, Edward De Souza
produced by Cherry Cookson
commissioning producer: Ned Chaillot

opening night cast: London, England, March 17, 1993
cast: Joanne (Jo) McInnes, Barry Shannon, Simon Hewitt
directed by Christine Hoodith for the Hen & Chickens Theatre
set design: Maddy Morris

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workshopped by the Saskatchewan Playwrights Centre
dramaturge: Steven Gregg 1985-1986

workshopped by Canadian Rep Theatre, Toronto
dramaturge: Ken Gass spring 1986

performed reading U of S Drama Department
Henry Woolf, 1986

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Comparative Themes
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