Theatre. The cast was: Lyn Ashley as Bubba Ryan Madge Ryan as Pearl Cunningham Sheila Hancock as Olive Leech Ewen Solon as Barney Ibbot Grant Taylor as Roo Webber Hazel Coppen as Emma Leech George Roubicek as Johnny Dowd 1979 Australian TV adaptation A version of the play was filmed in 1979, directed by Rod Kinnear. | Christine Amor as Bubba Ryan Sandy Gore as Pearl Cunningham Carole Skinner as Olive Leech Bruce Myles as Barney Ibbot Peter Curtin as Roo Webber Irene Inescourt as Emma Leech David Downer as Johnny Dowd Rowena Wallace as Presenter Most recent productions Notable productions include: 1965: Sydney's Q Theatre staged a production of The Doll, in which Ethel Gabriel, a member of the cast for nearly a decade, gave her last performance as Emma 1973: Sydney's Nimrod Theatre Company staged a production with Bill Hunter 1974: Queensland Theatre Company staged a production 1977: Melbourne Theatre Company revived the play as part of The Doll Trilogy (featuring prequels Kid Stakes and Other Times) August 1988: Brisbane's La Boite Theatre Company staged play, directed by Don Batchelor. 1983: Melbourne's Australian Nouveau Theatre (Antill) directed by Jean-Pierre Mignon 1985: Sydney Theatre Company revived the play as part of The Doll Trilogy directed by Rodney Fisher (which also played in Melbourne) 1988: Sydney Theatre Company production travelled overseas to New York 1990: Birmingham Repertory Theatre in the UK directed by John Adams 1995: Melbourne Theatre Company directed by Robyn Nevin, which also played a national tour through 1995 and 1996 2008: Brisbane's La Boite Theatre Company directed by Sean Mee. 2011: Belvoir production directed by Neil Armfield which toured Sydney, Melbourne (for Melbourne Theatre Company), Brisbane (for Queensland Theatre Company), Wollongong and Canberra through 2011 and 2012 2015: State Theatre Company of South Australia at the Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre directed by Georgie Brookman 2020: Upcoming production by State Opera of South Australia in Her Majesty's Theatre, directed by Joseph Mitchell The iPad app In 2013 Currency Press released an iPad app which charts the 57-year history of Summer of the Seventeenth Doll. The app collates archival material from the first production on 28 November 1955 up until the most recent Belvoir production, which toured the east coast of Australia in 2011/12. Material was sourced from a range of archives and institutions along the east coast of Australia. The app features interviews with - Ray Lawler