The Night of the Ding Dong

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Event The Night of the Ding Dong
Venue Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Interstate Theatre Season
First Date 9 August 1966
Opening Date 9 August 1966
Last Date 20 August 1966
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Comedy about the anticipated invasion of South Australia in the 1870s, set in Adelaide at the time of the Crimean War when the locals feared a Russian invasion.

Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Subjects Adelaide
Historical
Russia
South Australia
War
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Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Allen Bickford Actor
Hedley Cullen Actor
Ron Graham Actor
Jennifer Hagan Actor
Meta McCaffrey Actor
Gordon McDougall Actor
Anne O'Shaughnessy Actor
Dennis Olsen Actor
Loriel Smart Actor
John Tasker Director
Ralph Peterson Playwright
Gordon French Set Designer
Anne McLeod Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper The Age, 6 August 1966, 10
Australian Drama Project (UQ) Key NIGHTOFRP
Cast List MTC records
Programme La Trobe
Newspaper The Age, 13 August 1966, 9
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 77949