About
In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyner, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Dorothea will save him. Dorothea hires Lawrence Hayes, a rough but handsome Argonaut, to bribe Fraser with jewels and to marry Rose; Hayes desperately loves Dorothea and may marry Rose to stay close to her. But Dorothea has a lover, the ravishing Anne Cooper, who encourages the match with Poyser to give the lovers cover. Are these remedies, each desperate in its turn, going to make anyone happy?
Theatrical
Apr 26, 1994
Directors
Producers
Music
Studio
James Wallace Productions, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air, Avalon/NFU Studios
Keywords
Cast
Full credits →J
Jennifer Ward-Lealand
Dorothea Brook
K
Kevin Smith
Lawrence Hayes
L
Lisa Chappell
Anne Cooper
C
Cliff Curtis
Fraser
M
Michael Hurst
Willam Poyser
H
Helen Steemson
Gnits
B
Bridget Armstrong
Mary Anne
T
Timothy Raby
Mr. Weedle
G
Geeling Ng
Su Lim
M
Maya Dalziel
Chorus #4
R
Richard Hanna
Chorus #7
B
Bruce Hopkins
Chorus #8
I
Ian Hughes
Chorus #8
M
Murray Keane
Chorus #10
A
Andrew Kovacevich
Chorus #12
M
Matthew Sunderland
Chorus #15
P
Peter Tait
Chorus #16
G
Gordon Toi Hatfield
Maori Warrior
M
Martyn Sanderson
Maori Warrior
