Victoria Bitter

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Event Victoria Bitter
Venue Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 19 September 1985
Last Date 26 October 1985
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Pits excerpts from English playwright Lawrence Housman's 'Palace Plays', about the life of Queen Victoria, against the turbulence of events in the early history of the state of Victoria.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Comedy
Drama
Adaptation
Subjects British people
Class Issues
Colonial
Colonisation
Royal families
Victoria
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Roy Baldwin Actor
Michael Bishop Actor
Don Bridges Actor
Nick Carrafa Actor
Marcus Eyre Actor
Bill Fox Actor
Jackie Kelleher Actor
Andrew Martin Actor
Leigh Morgan Actor
John Murphy Actor
Helen Noonan Actor
Lise Rodgers Actor
Gary Samolin Actor
Anne Scott Pendlebury Actor
Jenny Seedsman Actor
Elly Varrenti Actor
Andrew Barker Assistant Stage Manager
Greg Diamantis Assistant Stage Manager
Martin Friedl Composer
Tony Tripp Designer
Ray Lawler Director
Jamieson Lewis Lighting Designer
Michael Gurr Lyricist
Martin Friedl Musical Director
Michael Christoforidis Musician
Daniel Drenic Musician
Jane Hammond Musician
James Harper Musician
Jennifer Turner Musician
Michael Gurr Playwright
Laurence Housman Playwright
Ian Cookesley Production Manager
Peter Morrell Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Cast List MTC Records
Data Reviewed By Jenny Fewster (JennyFewster) on 8 April 2016
Event Identifier 79237
Dataset AusStage