1841

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Event 1841
Venue Drama Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW
Umbrella Event Australian Bicentennial
First Date 31 March 1988
Opening Date 6 April 1988
Last Date 14 May 1988
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description 1841 is the year the last convicts were transported to Sydney from Britain.
Set in Sydney with the arrival of the last convict transport - the play concerns a group of people who do not appear in the history books. A thoroughly Australian and boldly conceived work.
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Historical
Subjects Colonial
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Don Barker Actor Williams/Passenger/Revolutionary/Chorus/Actor
Patrick Frost Actor Pioneer/Gordon Trooper/Green/Actor
John Gaden Actor Sullivan/Passenger/Chorus
Gillian Jones Actor Aurora
Gregory Jones Actor Revolutionary/Pioneer/Trooper/Priest/actor/Passenger/Fight onlooker/Guest/Quinnell's Fighter
Tim Maddock Actor Soldier/Guest/Revolutionary/Pioneer/Trooper/Chorus/actor
Heather Mitchell Actor Mercy/Fight Onlooker/Chorus
Tara Morice Actor Revolutionary/Passenger/Fight Onlooker/Woman at Pub/Kylie/Chorus/Actor
Michael O'Neill Actor Passenger/Guest/Quinnell/Revolutionary/Doyle/Chorus/Actor
Christopher Stollery Actor Knowles/Fight Onlooker/Revolutionary/Pioneer/Trooper/Chorus
Steven Vidler Actor Lynch
Barbara West Actor Mrs Gray/Fight Onlooker/Revolutionary/Chorus/Pam
Julie Lester Assistant Stage Manager
Brett Guerin Composer
Robert Kemp Designer
John Gaden Director
Michael Gow Director
John Comeadow Lighting Designer
Michael Gow Playwright
Steven Ford Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Marion Roubos-Bennett Collection Sydney Theatre Company programs
Brochure Sydney Opera House Diary Feb/Mar 1988
Australian Theatre Record March 1988
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 489