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Big Toys
Big Toys
Written by	Patrick White
Characters	Ritchie Bosanquet, a wealthy and successful lawyer; Meg Bosanquet, socialite; Terry Legge, a well-connected trade union leader based on Jack Mundey
Date premiered	27 July 1977
Place premiered	Parade Theatre, Kensington, Sydney
Original language	English
Subject	A satire on Sydney high society
Genre	satire
Setting	Sydney

Big Toys is a 1977 Australian play by Patrick White. It was his first play in 14 years.

Stage productions

The original production was by the Old Tote Theatre Company in Sydney. The cast was Max Cullen, Arthur Dignam and Kate Fitzpatrick and it was directed by Jim Sharman.^[1] The play was specifically written for the three lead actors.^[2]

It was adapted into a 1980 TV film by Patrick White. The film was part of the Australian Theatre Festival.^[3]^[4]^[5] The cast included Diane Cilento as Mag, Max Cullen as Terry, Colin Friels, and John Gaden as Ritchie.

^ Details of premiere production at AusStage
^ "Charity opening for play". The Canberra Times. Vol. 52, no. 14, 915. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 26 October 1977. p. 19. Retrieved 5 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p14
^ "WHY IS KATE FITZPATRICK WEARING A MOUSTACHE?". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 24 October 1979. p. 41. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
^ "TIMESTYLE RADIO TELEVISION CHESS CROSSWORDS 'Churchill' TV film raises veterans' ire". The Canberra Times. Vol. 54, no. 16, 084. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 October 1979. p. 13. Retrieved 5 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.