The Colonial Experience

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Event The Colonial Experience
Venue New Theatre, Sydney (1973-), Newtown, NSW
Umbrella Event Festival of Sydney 1981
First Date 24 January 1981
Opening Date 24 January 1981
Last Date 8 March 1981
Dates Estimated No
Status Pro-Am
World Premiere No
Description A 'comedy of Australian manners' in three acts by Australian playwright, Walter Cooper. Set during the 1860's.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Subjects Australian National Identity
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Elwyn Edwards Actor
Chris Howell Actor
Tricia Jones Actor
Peter Talmacs Actor
Warren Field Designer
Frank McNamara Director
Walter Cooper Playwright
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information All information for this production was taken from The New Years, 1932 - The Plays, People and Events of Six Decades of Sydney's Radical New Theatre, New Theatre, 1992, and programme.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Australian Drama Project (UQ) COLONIAWC
Programme Sydney Festival
Event Identifier 21540
Dataset AusStage