The Night We Blitzed The Bridge

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Event The Night We Blitzed The Bridge
Venue NIDA Parade Theatre 1 (1982-1999), Kensington, NSW
Umbrella Event Festival of Sydney 1985
First Date 11 January 1985
Last Date 26 January 1985
Dates Estimated Yes
Status Youth Theatre
World Premiere Yes
Description It is the night of May 31, 1942. Sydney at war, the city blacked out. Camouflaged buses, trams still. A few lucky girls on the last ferry to Manly caress their silk stockings, purchased on the black market; The ferry feels its way across the gloom of the Heads within the protection of the Harbour 'boom', Sydney's anti-invasion water net. But already the enemy is within. Two miniature Japanese submarines nose up the Harbour preparing their suicidal assault on the city.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Youth Theatre
Musical
Subjects Australian National Identity
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Graham Johnson Designer
Simon Hopkinson Director
Michael Tyack Musical Director
David Allen Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Programme Sydney Festival
Event Identifier 12563