The Twilight Series

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Event The Twilight Series
Venue Collins Street Baptist Church, Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Centenary of Federation Festival
First Date 21 May 2001
Opening Date 21 May 2001
Last Date 26 May 2001
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A series of readings showing the history of the rise of the Australian play, with a focus on Melbourne's contribution. 21 May: New Arrivals - Shaping the Unknown; 22 May - A Nation's Tragedy - At War with the First Australians; 23 May: Gold - Money from God; 24 May: Migrant Characters - A New Mix for a New Future; 25 May: Town and Country - An Uneasy Dependency; 26 May: Federation - The View from Marvelous. The event included music, song and special guests.
Description Source Production Company
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Reading
Subjects Australia
History
Literature
Playwrights
Theatre
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Tammy Anderson Actor
Peter Curtin Actor Ensemble
Paul English Actor Ensemble
George Harlem Actor
Laura Lattuada Actor
Lisa Maza Actor
Rachael Maza Long Actor
Mandy McElhinney Actor Ensemble
Rajendra Moodley Actor
Helen Morse Actor Ensemble
David Ngoombujarra Actor
Malcolm Robertson Actor
Maryanne Sam Actor
Justine Saunders Actor
Joseph Spano Actor
Greg Stone Actor
Lucas de Jong Conductor
Tania Leong Coordinator
Allan Maguire Coordinator
Rohan Meddings Coordinator
Ailsa Piper Coordinator
Richard Divall Curator
Rodney Hall Curator
Aubrey Mellor Curator
Aubrey Mellor Director
Stephen McIntyre Musician: Pianist
Vivien Hamilton Singer
Roxane Hislop Singer
David Hobson Singer
Michael Leighton Jones Singer
David McSkimming Singer
Merlyn Quaife Singer
Angus Wood Singer
John Bolton Wood Singer
Caroline Briggs Special Guest
Helene Chung Special Guest
Carrillo Gantner Special Guest
Patricia Kennedy Special Guest
Ray Lawler Special Guest
Campbell McComas Special Guest
Mirka Mora Special Guest
Elizabeth Murdoch Special Guest
Joy Murphy Wandin Special Guest
Rod Quantock Special Guest
David Wenham Special Guest
Further Information Described by Aubrey Mellor in the Company's 2001 evaluation report as "one of the most enjoyable events of my life".
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Report Playbox Theatre Company Evaluation Report, 2001
Event Identifier 155795
Dataset AusStage