Rusty Bugles

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Event Rusty Bugles
Venue King's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 1950
Opening Date 1950
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Australian wartime comedy set in a Darwin ordinance dump during the closing stages of World War II. Outside the military mainstream, the camp is the source of constantly fluctuating moods and relationships.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Subjects Australian National Identity
Masculinity
Northern Territory
War
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Deryck Barnes Actor
Ivor Bromley Actor
Ken Carroll Actor
Sidney Chambers Actor
Kenneth Colbert Actor
Anthony Coyne Actor
John Craig Actor
John Gray Actor
Ray Kelly Actor
Ken Kennedy Actor
Colin Kenyon Actor
John Kingsmill Actor
Frank O'Donnell Actor
Alan Rankin Actor
Des Rolfe Actor
Sumner Locke Elliott Playwright
Doris Fitton Producer
Rupert Brown Set Designer
Ray Kelly Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information This was a very successful production by the Independent Theatre Company, and toured to all the major capital cities, also Kalgoorlie, Bendigo, Ballarat, Launceston, Northern New South Wales and Queensland.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 16911