The Burning of Bentley's Hotel

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Event The Burning of Bentley's Hotel
Venue The Mill Theatre, Newtown, VIC
First Date 23 October 1979
Last Date 27 October 1979
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description The play was set during the Gold Rush of the 1850s, and formed part of a trilogy of "history plays" together with "The Wool Game" and "The Clyde Company Station". The piece was directed by James McCaughey, designed by Barbara Ciszewska, and performed by Tom Considine, William Henderson, Diana Stewart, Steven Taylor, Karen Paton, Rosalind Hill, Paul Chapple, Rosan Chakir, Weston Bate, and 22 additional Deakin students and Geelong community members.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Iris Barton Actor
Weston Bate Actor
Sharon Bennett Actor
Harry Blackley Actor
Lauren Bradley Actor
John Burrum Actor
Rosan Chakir Actor
Paul Chapple Actor
Cecilia Cheek Actor
Tom Considine Actor
Leanne Eames Actor
Richard Everist Actor
Sally Fisher Actor
Simone Hall Actor
Marilyn Hanson Actor
Rosalind Hill Actor
Kathryn Johns Actor
Duncan MacRae Actor
Vicki Mendes Actor
Ann Miller Actor
Anna Moore Actor
Glenys Nall Actor
Steve O'Connor Actor
Karen Paton Actor
Adrian Robb Actor
Diana Stewart Actor
Dorinda Talbot Actor
Steven Taylor Actor
Yan The Actor
Marion Webb Actor
Ken Hemmens Associate Director
Barbara Ciszewska Designer
James McCaughey Director
Weston Bate Historian
David Porter Production Manager
Meredith Rogers Production Manager
Rosan Chakir Scriptwriter
Richard Everist Scriptwriter
Ann Miller Scriptwriter
Glenys Nall Scriptwriter
Steve O'Connor Scriptwriter
Diana Stewart Scriptwriter
David Porter Stage Manager
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 128399