Private Yuk Objects

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Event Private Yuk Objects
Venue Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 6 September 1966
Opening Date 6 September 1966
Last Date 1 October 1966
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Part of a Tour Yes
Description First play commissioned by the Australian Elizabethan Theatre trust. Deals with Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War, moving from a Vietcong camp to an Australian middle class home
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Subjects Australian National Identity
Family
Politics
Vietnam War
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Julia Blake Actor
Graeme Blundell Actor
John Derum Actor
Michael Duffield Actor
Alan Hopgood Actor
Amanda Irving Actor
Brian James Actor
Bryn Lloyd Actor
Dennis Miller Actor
John Paton Actor
Malcolm Robertson Actor Daddy Yuk (final 3 performances)
Kitty Titman Actor
David Turnbull Actor
George Whaley Actor Daddy Yuk
Clive Winmill Actor
Bryn Lloyd Assistant Stage Manager
Geof Rumney Assistant Stage Manager
John Sumner Director
Robert Anderson Electrician
Alan Hopgood Playwright
Kristian Fredrikson Set Designer
Arthur Hynes Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Advertisement Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Book John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009
Cast List MTC records
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 18234