Events While Guarding the Bofors Gun

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Event Events While Guarding the Bofors Gun
Venue New Theatre, Sydney (1973-), Newtown, NSW
First Date 6 June 1979
Opening Date 6 June 1979
Dates Estimated No
Status Pro-Am
World Premiere No
Description This play is based on John McGrath's own national service experience and deals with a group of British soldiers engaged in the futile exercise of guarding an obsolete weapon.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Tragedy
Subjects War
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Ray Bale Actor
Brett Keren Actor
Stan Ross Actor
Greg Saunders Actor
Wayne Van Heekeren Designer
Wayne Van Heekeren Director
John McGrath Playwright
Further Information All information for this production was taken from The New Years, 1932 - The Plays, People and Events of Six Decades of Sydney's Radical New Theatre, New Theatre, 1992, and programme. Title is misspelt in the above publication, reading: 'Events While Guarding the Bofors Gin'.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 21587