Essington Lewis: I Am Work

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Event Essington Lewis: I Am Work
Venue Church Theatre, Hawthorn, VIC
First Date 26 April 1989
Opening Date 26 April 1989
Last Date 3 June 1989
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description "Paints a fascinating picture of life in Australia during and after the Depression", focussed on the life and work of Essington Lewis, founder of BHP and mastermind of Australia's industrial war effort. Epic style production.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Historical
Biographical
Subjects Biography
Engineering
Industry
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Geoffrey Baird Actor Baker/Judge/Pianist
Tom Considine Actor Meuke/McKay/Hoskins
Ernie Gray Actor Mad Prophet/James Kinla/King O'Malley
Peter Hosking Actor Harold Darling
Bruce Kerr Actor John Lewis/Delprat
Denis Moore Actor Essington Lewis
Geoff Revell Actor Taffy Williams
Julie Tompson Actor Madge Elliott/ Bloodwyn Jones/Mrs Lewis
Kate Cherry Assistant Director
Joanne Canning Choreographer
Allan McFadden Composer
Janei Anderson Costume Designer
Dale Jones-Evans Designer
John Ellis Director
Robert Gebert Lighting Designer
Allan McFadden Musical Director
John O'Donoghue Playwright
Sally Beck Production Assistant
Sue Hunt Production Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Church Theatre season
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record April 1989
Data Reviewed By RobertTaylor on 7 October 2025
Event Identifier 1763
Dataset AusStage