Event | 
					 Ginger: A Musical Diversion 
						
						
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				| Venue | 
				Beaconsfield Community Centre, Beaconsfield, TAS | 
			
			
				
					| First Date | 
					
					15 July 1993 | 
				
			
				
					| Opening Date | 
					15 July 1993 | 
				
			
				
					| Last Date | 
					
					15 July 1993 | 
				
			
			
				| Dates Estimated | 
			
				Yes | 
			
			
				
					| Status | 
					
					Professional | 
				
			
			
				| World Premiere | 
				
				No | 
			
			
			
			
				| Part of a Tour | 
				
				Yes | 
			
			
				
					| Description | 
  					Ginger celebrates larrikinism through Australian history from the First Fleet to the 'recession we had to have'. Meg and Mick are the Ginger Pops who take us on a journey to discover what it is about our past that has produced the land of sickies and smokos, ratbags and underdogs. On the Ballarat goldfields, Lola Montez strikes the first blow against wowserism with her spider dance and horse whip. We see our march to Federation, the White Australia Policy becomes law, relish a vaudeville routime by George Wallace - the natural lair - and remember culinary delights like well-cooked vegies and  | 
				
			
				
					| Description Source | 
					
					Programme | 
				
			
			
				| Primary Genre | 
				
				Music Theatre
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					| Secondary Genre | 
					
					
					
						
						
							Vaudeville
						
							
						 
						
						
						
							Musical
						
							
						 
						
						
						
							Music Hall
						
							
						 
						
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					| Subjects | 
					
					
					
						
							Australian National Identity
						 
						
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						| Text Nationality | 
						
						Australia
					
					
				
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						| Production Nationality | 
						
						Australia
				
				
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					| Further Information | 
					
					
					Tour went to Lilydale, Deloraine, St Helens, Bichend, Howrah, Orford, Beaconsfield, Wynyard, Smithton & Devonport
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					| Event Status | 
					
					
					Completed
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					| Data Source | 
					
					
						
							
								| Source | 
								
								Description | 
								
								
							 
							
								
									| Contact / Friend | 
									
									Diary Robert Taylor | 
									
									
								 
							
						 
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					| Data Reviewed By
					
					
						 | RobertTaylor on 21 January 2025 | 
						
				
				
			
			
				
					| Data Set | 
					AusStage | 
				
			
			
				
					| Event Identifier | 
					
					207970 | 
				
			
			
				
			
			
			
			
			
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