Prisoners' Country

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Event Prisoners' Country
Venue University of Melbourne, Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC
First Date 18 January 1960
Opening Date 18 January 1960
Last Date 6 February 1960
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Set in the Northern Territory, explores father/son and black/white relationships.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Subjects Family
Indigenous People
Race relations
Rural areas
Rural communities
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Dorothy Bradley Actor
Lloyd Cunnington Actor
Marion Edward Actor
Lewis Fiander Actor Cunningham
Mary Hardy Actor
Joan Harris Actor
Alan Harvey Actor
Graeme Hughes Actor
George Ogilvie Actor Duggan
Lyndel Rowe Actor
Marion Edward Assistant Stage Manager
Lyndel Rowe Assistant Stage Manager
Anne Fraser Costume Designer
John Sumner Director
Rodger Richardson Electrician
Vance Palmer Playwright
Anne Fraser Set Designer
Alan Harvey Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009
Cast List MTC records
Marking Masculinity Project
Australian Drama Project (UQ) Key PRISONEVP
Newspaper The Age, 23 January 1960, 19
Event Identifier 77718
Dataset AusStage