The Bushrangers

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Event The Bushrangers
Venue State Theatre Company Rehearsal Room 2, Adelaide, SA
Umbrella Event Australian Drama Festival
First Date 4 December 1979
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description "David Burn based The Bushrangers, the first Australia drama performed on stage, on the exploits of the notorious Tasmanian bushranger Matthew Brady, who was hanged in May 1826". Companion to the Australian Theatre. Play reading.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Melodrama
Subjects Australian National Identity
Colonial
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Kevin Palmer Director
David Burn Playwright
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book Currency Press "Companion to the Theatre in Australia"
Australian Drama Project (UQ) Key BUSHRANDB
Programme South Australian Performing Arts Collection
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 117124