Death of a Salesman parody shut down after legal threats

‘Cease and desist’ letters from the Arthur Miller Estate have forced the early closure of the Melbourne Fringe production.
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Cast members of Loman Empire: The Sitcom, with writer Danny McGinlay at left. Image supplied

The City of Darebin has cancelled the four remaining performances of a Melbourne Fringe comedy after the production received legal warnings from Arthur Miller’s Estate.

Presented as part of Darebin Arts’ Speakeasy program at Northcote Town Hall, Danny McGinlay’s meta-theatrical parody was originally entitled Death of a Salesman: The Sitcom and was a loose adaptation of Miller’s classic play re-imagined as a long running television situation comedy.

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Richard Watts is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM, and serves as the Chair of La Mama Theatre's volunteer Committee of Management. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and was awarded the status of Melbourne Fringe Living Legend in 2017. In 2020 he was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. Most recently, Richard was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green Room Awards Association in June 2021. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts