Event |
The Trapper
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Venue |
Ipswich, Ipswich, QLD |
Umbrella Event |
Club Night |
First Date |
October 1958 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Amateur |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
We meet old Sam Craddock, a widower, trying to eke out an existence on a farm in the low rainfall area. This has made him cunning, tight-fisted to the point of meanness, but always hoping that perhaps two good seasons in succession will straighten things out. Martha, whose mother died when she was fourteen, is the mainstay of the farm and has had no time for the more gentle and feminine things in life. When love or pity is shown her it is an alien emotion and she has no idea how to handle it and so reacts violently. Johnny, the dingo-trapper, becomes the trapped and cannot escape. |
Description Source |
Programme |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Secondary Genre |
Drama
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Subjects |
Australians
Farmers
Relationships
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Text Nationality |
Australia
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Further Information |
Although Thornton Morrow was born in England, he lived in Western Australia from five years old.
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Newspaper |
The Queensland Times, 11 July 1958, 10 |
Australian Drama Project (UQ) |
Key TRAPPERTM |
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Event Identifier
| 114567 |
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