The Bushrangers

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Event The Bushrangers
Venue Barker College, Hornsby, NSW
First Date August 1971
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description "David Burn based The Bushrangers, the first Australia drama performed on stage, on the exploits of the notorious Tasmanian bushranger Matthew Brady, who was hanged in May 1826". Companion to the Australian Theatre.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Melodrama
Subjects Australian National Identity
Colonial
Contributors
Name Function Notes
David Burn Playwright
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian Drama Project (UQ) Key BUSHRANDB
Book Currency Press "Companion to the Theatre in Australia"
Event Identifier 117123