Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

Four friends grapple with aging and the march of time in this opera based on Ray Lawler's iconic Australian play. For years, cane cutters Roo and Barney (Gary Rowley and Barry Ryan) have bunked with barmaids Olive (Gillian Sullivan) and Nancy in the summer. But Nancy's moved on, replaced by newcomer Pearl (Elizabeth Campbell). Vacation's no longer the unending party it once was as each member of the quartet arrives at a new understanding of life.

Rowena Wallace

Self - Host

Christine Amor

Kathy 'Bubba' Ryan

Sandy Gore

Pearl Cunningham

Carole Skinner

Olive Leech

Bruce Myles

Barney Ibbot

Irene Inescort

Emma Leech

Peter Curtin

Roo Webber

David Downer

Johnnie Dowd

• Rod KinnearDirector
• Ray LawlerWriter

Release date

January 28, 1979

Status

Released

Original language

English

Genres

Drama, TV Movie

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