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Backstage 1988 Directed by Jonathan Hardy

The plot centred on American pop singer Kate Lawrence (Branigan) wanting to embark on a career as an actress. The only job she can find is playing the lead role in an Australian theatre production of The Green Year Passes. The hiring of an American causes conflict with her Australian cast and crew, and the chagrin of theatre critic Robert Landau with whom she has an affair.

Country Australia
Language English
Release Date 29 March 1988
94 mins
Cast
Laura Branigan Kate Lawrence
Michael Aitkens Robert Landau
Rowena Wallace Evelyn Hough
Kim Gyngell Paarvo
Graham Duckett Shamreyev