Burke's Company

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Event Burke's Company
Venue Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 7 May 1968
Opening Date 1 June 1968
Last Date 1 June 1968
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description A recreation of the disastrous Burke and Wills' expedition.
Description Source Production Company
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Historical
Subjects Australian National Identity
Exploration
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Helmut Bakaitis Actor Wills
Graeme Blundell Actor Patton
Simon Chilvers Actor Wright
Dennis Olsen Actor Brahe
John Paton Actor Dost Mahomet
Sean Scully Actor King
Martin Vaughan Actor McDonough
Gary Wastell Actor Dr Wheeler
George Whaley Actor Burke
Hugh Rule Assistant Stage Manager
Gary Wastell Assistant Stage Manager
Peter Sculthorpe Composer
Kristian Fredrikson Costume Designer
George Ogilvie Director
Geoffrey Milne Electrician
Bill Reed Playwright
Kristian Fredrikson Set Designer
Sandra McKenzie Stage Manager
Peter Taylor Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information This play had "...a successful Sunday night reading at the Emerald Hill Theatre, sponsored by the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust and the Union Theatre Repertory Company".
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Cast List MTC records
Marking Masculinity Project
Book John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009
Event Identifier 24438
Dataset AusStage