Remember Ronald Ryan

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Event Remember Ronald Ryan
Venue Merlyn Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC
First Date 17 September 1994
Opening Date 21 September 1994
Last Date 8 October 1994
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Introduces us to the last felon to be executed on Australian soil. Dickins portrays the man behind the legend as lovable, cheeky, wretched, despicable and, above all, courageous. After nearly thirty years, his guilt in the shooting of a prison warder remains in doubt. A victim of his times, himself and political pressure, Ryan never stood a chance. He is a man who has never been forgotten by those who met him.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Documentary Drama
Subjects Historical
Justice
Prisoners
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Melanie Beddie Actor Betty Bradford/Mrs George & others
Robynne Bourne Actor Dorothy George/Partygoer
Don Bridges Actor Henderson/Det Slater & others
John Brumpton Actor Peter Walker / Hangman
Tom Considine Actor Lance/John Fisher/Gov Fraser & others
Cliff Ellen Actor Governor Ian Grindlay/Gough & others
Luke Elliot Actor Hodson/Mr Drummond & others
Ross Thompson Actor Father Brosnan/Justice Starke & others
Fred Whitlock Actor Ronald Ryan
Robert Taylor Administrator
Kim Gelvin-Melville Assistant Director
Peter Labza Assistant Stage Manager
Laura Doheny Costume Designer
Malcolm Robertson Director
Jill Smith General Manager
John Beckett Lighting Designer
Barry Dickins Playwright
Linda Aitken Production Manager
John Beckett Set Designer
Stuart McKenzie Sound Designer
Deb Munn Stage Manager
Stuart McKenzie Technician
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information This play won the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Drama in 1995.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme
AusStage Submit Form
Flyer Merlyn Theatre season
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record October 1994
Event Identifier 26375
Dataset AusStage