The Battler

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Event The Battler
Venue Adelaide, Adelaide, SA
First Date 1974
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description The Battler-Oglive-has returned after striking it rich in Western Australia. He discovers gold in an old abandoned working and the Digger's Rest community has wealth and life for a short while. But the mine folds and the prosperity is gone, though not for the Battler-his Southern Cross mine in Western Australia comes good. He sets off for the West, and the Digger's Rest community sinks back into torpitude.
Setting: An old deserted gold field.
Characters:
TERRIBLE MICK, an old fossicker
ANDREW, an old fossicker
JACK CONROY, estate agent and auctioneer
SAM CLARKE, a bullock driver
WATTY
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Louis Esson Playwright
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Aka Digger's Rest: A Comedy in Three Acts.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian Drama Project (UQ) Key BATTLERLE
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 117578