General MacArthur in Australia

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Event General MacArthur in Australia
Venue Playbox Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 21 October 1981
Last Date 8 November 1981
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description A puppet play based on US General Douglas Macarthur's experiences in Australian during World War Two. While the author did a great deal of research into Macarthur's exploits in Australian, Japan and America, he admitted that he had "taken a few liberties with the facts, strictly in the interests of reality".

In 1982 this production toured to the ANU Arts Centre in Canberra (3-13 March) and the Sydney Opera House (11-22 May).
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Puppetry
Subjects War
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
John Black Actor General MacArthur
Ross Browning Actor Native Boatmen / Soldier
Peter Cowan Actor General Brett / John Curtin
Benjamin Franklin Actor Mayor of Darwin / General Blaney
Marguerite Pepper Choreographer
John Shortis Composer
Patrick Cook Designer Character design
Richard Bradshaw Director
Neil Simpson Lighting Designer
Peter Deane-Butcher Musician
Roger Pulvers Playwright
Kim Royle Puppet Designer Puppet costume designer
Janet Ashelford Puppet Maker
David Collins Puppet Maker
Ross Hill Puppet Maker
Kevin Scanlon Puppet Maker
Frank Phillips Set and/or Property Maker
Robert Dein Set Designer Stage and Projections
Michael Manuell Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian Drama Project (UQ) GENERALRP
Programme Advertisement Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Book Performing Arts Year Book of Australia 1981
Event Identifier 30891
Dataset AusStage