A Rum Do!

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Event A Rum Do!
Venue SGIO Theatre, Brisbane, QLD
First Date 10 April 1970
Last Date 2 May 1970
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description "Set in Simeon Lord's warehouse in Sydney in 1825, where a group of Emancipists gather to perform a play as a memorial to Governor Lachlan Macquarie."
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Historical
Musical
Subjects Australian National Identity
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Terry Bader Actor Lieut. MacNaughton, William Charles Wentworth
Brian Barrie Actor Commissioner Bigge
Eileen Clelland Actor The Exclusive's Wife
Eileen Clelland Actor The Exclusive's Wife
John Craig Actor John Thomas Campbell (Macquarie's Secretary)
Elaine Cusick Actor Elizabeth Campbell (subsequently, married to Lachlan)
Raymond Duparc Actor Lachlan Macquarie
Murray Foy Actor John Macarthur
Margery Jones Actor Dora, a serving wench
Ken Kennett Actor Micael Massey Robinson (Macquarie's Poet Laureate)
Peter Lavery Actor Convict
John Llewellyn Actor Simeon Lord (Owner of the Warehouse)
Brian Moll Actor The Rev. Samual Marsden
Terence Porter Actor Dr. William Redfern
Joyce Rogers Actor Mrs. Macquarie Senior
Ron Shand Actor Justice Bent
Tony Short Actor Convict
Ian Thomson Actor Colnel Foveaux
Geraldine Turner Actor Sadie
Brent Verdon Actor Eager (a Lawyer who subsequently plays Marsden)
Gillian Coar Administrator
Brian Horton Administrator Assistant, SGIO staff
Ron Litchfield Administrator SGIO staff
Peter Lavery Assistant Stage Manager
Keith Bain Choreographer
Robin Wood Composer
Robby Nason Costume Designer
Alan Edwards Director
Ian Tinney Head Electrician SGIO staff
Ken Clarke Head Mechanist SGIO staff
John Watson Lighting Designer
Rob Inglis Lyricist
Robert Boughen Musical Director
Tom Pommerel Musician: Pianist Rehearsal
Raymond Cray Orchestrator
Ivan Pierce Photographer
Bart Hosking Publicist
Ken Clarke Set and/or Property Maker
Fred Driver Set and/or Property Maker
Cliff Simcox Set Designer
Elaine Cusick Unknown
Norma Knight Voice Coach and Repetiteur
Lorraine Hillard Wardrobe Master/Mistress Assistant
Rob Inglis Writer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Toured to regional Queensland - Stanthorpe, Toowoomba, Roma, Longreach, Innisfail, Cairns, Ingham, Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton, Bundaberg, Nambour 04/05/1970 - 30/05/1970. Special performance 13/04/1970 in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II, The Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Anne.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Poster Pictures. National Library of Australia
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Programme Queensland Performing Arts Museum
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Event Identifier 24287
Dataset AusStage