Seven Pirates

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Event Seven Pirates
Venue Riverside Theatres, Parramatta, NSW
First Date 11 April 2007
Opening Date 11 April 2007
Last Date 22 April 2007
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description In the summer of 1827, British authorities arrest seven young Greek sailors off the coast of Crete and charge them with piracy. During their trial on Malta - before a jury of English, Maltese, Sicilian, French and Spanish - the Greeks admit they seized a British ship. They claim they were engaged in a patriotic act, since the ship and its cargo of tin plates were bound for the Ottoman held port of Alexandria. Convicted - three men receive the death sentence while the remaining four are given life sentences. With the aid of their Maltese lawyer they appeal to King George IV for celemency. Within a year all seven find themselves on a boat bound for Botany Bay.
Description Source Flyer/Poster
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Drama
Historical
Courtroom Drama
Subjects Colonial
Convicts
Historical
Multicultural
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Ben Adam Actor
Alex Blias Actor
Adam Hatzimanolis Actor
Don Mamouney Actor
Chris Pickard Actor
Russell Smith Actor
Jason Stojanovswki Actor
Ben Wood Actor
Sue Liolio Costume Designer
Don Mamouney Director
Jocelyn Speight Lighting Designer
Don Mamouney Playwright
Nick Dallas Production Manager
Assad Abdi Video Designer
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Sidetrack Archive Box 22
Flyer
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 70859