Crushed by Desire

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Event Crushed by Desire
Venue SGIO Theatre, Brisbane, QLD
First Date 21 November 1980
Last Date 6 December 1980
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description "A rollicking musical melodrama set in the Queensland goldfields."
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Musical
Subjects Australian National Identity
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Michael Boughen Actor Frank Manley
Geoffrey Cartwright Actor Inspector Corcoran
Michael Cummings Actor Townsperson / Trooper
Brett Davidson Actor Townsperson / Fred Miller
Raymond Duparc Actor Peter Peccadillo
Margery Forde Actor Biddy Carroll
Rodney Horton Actor Townsperson / Michael Carroll
Alison Lingard Actor Townsperson / Milie
Gaye MacFarlane Actor Sally Lightfoot
Geoffrey Naumann Actor Harold Carver
Errol O'Neill Actor Trooper Dogood
Meg Simpson Actor Townsperson / Understudy
Duncan Wass Actor Garfield Squeeze
Gaynor Wensley Actor Townsperson / Tilly / Maid
Jenny McNae Choreographer
Peter Casey Composer
Graham Maclean Designer
John Milson Director
James Henson Lighting Designer and Mechanist
Brian Stacey Musical Director
Michael Boddy Playwright
Arthur Frame Production Manager
Ellen Kennedy Stage Manager
Kristin Reuter Stage Manager, Assistant
Gary Cameron Technician
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Billed as '...entirely new and original' but may have previously been produced at Sydney's Music Hall.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Book Performing Arts Year Book of Australia 1980
Australian Drama Project (UQ) CRUSHEDMB
Event Identifier 29493