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Don's Party is a 1976 Australian film version of the play Don's Party by David Williamson with a screenplay by Williamson, directed by Bruce Beresford. John Hargreaves plays Don Henderson with Jeanie Drynan as Don's wife Kath. Ray Barrett plays Mal, Don's mentor, and Pat Bishop is his wife.
Don Henderson (John Hargreaves) and his wife, Kath (Jeanie Drynan), invite their friends over for drinks to celebrate the impending victory of Don's political affiliation, the Australian Labor...
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- John Hargreaves
- Bruce Beresford
- Comedy, Drama
Synopsis. On the night of the 1969 federal election, Don Henderson invites a group of friends to celebrate a predicted Labor Party victory, much to the dismay of his wife, Kath. The Hendersons and their nine guests drink, joke, make love, and fight, all while coming to terms with their individual struggles in life.
- Don Henderson; Mack; Mal
- Bruce Beresford
- 1976
- 8
Plot. Film version. References. Don's Party is a 1971 play by David Williamson set during the 1969 Australian federal election. The play opened on 11 August 1971 at The Pram Factory theatre in Carlton. [1] Plot. Don Henderson is a schoolteacher living with his wife Kath and baby son in the Melbourne suburb of Lower Plenty. [2] .
- David Williamson
- 1971
- 1971
- English
Don is a schoolteacher living with his wife Kath and baby son in suburban Melbourne. On the night of the 1969 federal election he invites a small group of friends to celebrate a predicted Australian Labor Party (ALP) election victory, much to the dismay of his wife.
As a drunken election-night party wears on, the disillusionment of the attendees rises to the fore in Bruce Beresford’s accomplished film version of David Williamson’s corrosively satirical play.Print courtesy of the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia’s Kodak/Atlab Collection.
Overview. On the night of the 1969 federal election, Don Henderson invites a group of friends to celebrate a predicted Labor Party victory, much to the dismay of his wife, Kath. The Hendersons and their nine guests drink, joke, make love, and fight, all while coming to terms with their individual struggles in life. Bruce Beresford. Director.
