Day of Glory

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Event Day of Glory
Venue Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date August 1970
Opening Date August 1970
Last Date September 1970
Dates Estimated Yes
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Set in New South Wales in the 1830s, the play revolves around the shooting of an Aborigine, and the battle of an idealistic young attorney-general for British legal principles in a corrupt and land-grabbing society.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Historical
Subjects Australian National Identity
Colonial
Indigenous People
Law
Race relations
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
John Allen Actor
Jeff Ashby Actor
Helmut Bakaitis Actor
Matthew Burton Actor
Simon Chilvers Actor
William de Goode Actor
Michael Duffield Actor
Neil Fitzpatrick Actor
Strafford Matthews Actor
Joanna McCallum Actor
Peter Morris Actor
David Murray Actor
John Orcsik Actor
Frederick Parslow Actor
Michael Pearce Actor
Malcolm Phillips Actor
Robin Ramsay Actor
Deidre Rubenstein Actor
John Smythe Actor
Frank Thring Actor
Gary Wastell Actor
Strafford Matthews Assistant Stage Manager
David Murray Assistant Stage Manager
Michael Pearce Assistant Stage Manager
Anne Fraser Costume Designer
Michael Fisher Deputy Stage Manager
John Sumner Director
Geoffrey Milne Electrician
Phillip Grenville Mann Playwright
Hugh Rule Production Manager
Richard Prins Set Designer
Laurie Lane Stage Manager
Arthur Hynes Technical Director
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information This play received its first reading courtesy of The Old Tote Theatre Company in 1964 (cast and details entered in database). One week revival of earlier production.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Cast List MTC records
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 78237