Rusty Bugles

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Event Rusty Bugles
Venue Ipswich, Ipswich, QLD
First Date 14 August 1952
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Australian wartime comedy.
"4th Record-Breaking Year of Australia's Most Famous Play."
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.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Subjects Australian National Identity
Masculinity
Northern Territory
War
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Doris Fitton Director
Sumner Locke Elliott Playwright
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 (programme contains photographs of the cast).
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian Drama Project (UQ) Key RUSTYBUSL
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 16925