Event | 
					 A Bunch of Ratbags 
						
						
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				| Venue | 
				Emerald Hill Theatre, South Melbourne, VIC | 
			
			
				
					| First Date | 
					
					14 May 1966 | 
				
			
				
					| Opening Date | 
					14 May 1966 | 
				
			
				
					| Last Date | 
					
					18 June 1966 | 
				
			
			
				| Dates Estimated | 
			
				No | 
			
			
				
					| Status | 
					
					Professional | 
				
			
			
				| World Premiere | 
				
				Yes | 
			
			
			
				
					| Description | 
  					Based on the novel by William Dick. A story about low life in the suburbs. It follows a young man's rise to fame and glory as the leader of a teenage gang in the 1950s, his downfall and his eventual escape from his environment. | 
				
			
				
					| Description Source | 
					
					Article | 
				
			
			
				| Primary Genre | 
				
				Music Theatre
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					| Secondary Genre | 
					
					
					
						
						
							Musical
						
							
						 
						
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					| Subjects | 
					
					
					
						
							Youth Issues
						 
						
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					| Contributors | 
					
					
						
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					        | Resources | 
					        
					        	
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				       Article:  Police report on play, The Age, 24 May 1966, 3
 
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				       Book:  Margaret Marshall, Simon Plant, Making a Song and Dance, Victorian Arts Centre Trust, Melbourne, 2004
 
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				       Review:  Leonard Radic, Local novel set to music, The Age, 16 May 1966, 5
 
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				       Review:  The Herald, 16 May 1966, 7
 
				             
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						| Works | 
						
						
							
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						| Text Nationality | 
						
						Australia
					
					
				
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						| Production Nationality | 
						
						Australia
				
				
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					| Further Information | 
					
					
					31 performances.
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					| Event Status | 
					
					
					Completed
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					| Data Source | 
					
					
						
							
								| Source | 
								
								Description | 
								
								
							 
							
								
									| Programme | 
									
									PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia | 
									
									
								 
							
								
									| Programme | 
									
									Theatre Programmes Collection. State Library of Victoria | 
									
									
								 
							
								
									| Australian Drama Project (UQ) | 
									
									BUNCHOFDB | 
									
									
								 
							
								
									| Newspaper | 
									
									Bulletin 28 May 1966, 48 | 
									
									
								 
							
						 
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					| Data Set | 
					AusStage | 
				
			
			
				
					| Event Identifier | 
					
					25573 | 
				
			
			
				
			
			
			
			
			
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