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Women and War
Jack Hilton Cunningham
Waiting For The Parade
by John Murrell
Synopsis
Waiting for the Parade is John Murrell’s play, set in Calgary during World War II, in which five women gather to work for the war effort while their men are away.
Waiting for the Parade was first performed by Alberta Theatre Projects, Calgary.
Subsequently, it has been performed by Northern Light Theatre, Edmonton; Bastion Theatre, Victoria; Tarragon Theatre, Toronto; the National Art Centre, Ottawa; Centaur Theatre, Montreal; and at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre in London, England.
Cast of 5 women
Press Reviews
"A small masterpiece."
— The Ottawa Citizen
"An honest play that captures precisely the texture of ordinary hopes and despair."
— The London Guardian
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Waiting for the Parade
Publication
Publisher Talon Books
Year 1980
Binding Paperback
Pages 112
Place Vancouver, B.C
Language English
ISBN-13 9780889221833
ISBN-10 0889221839
eISBN-13 9780889229952
LCCN 81131496
LCC PS8476'U77'W3
Waiting For The Parade is a Canadian comedy play written by John Murrell and published by Talon Books in Vancouver, B.C (1980).
Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle, Apple Books (eISBN 9780889229952).
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