On the Whipping Side

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Event On the Whipping Side
Venue Pilbeam Theatre, Rockhampton, QLD
First Date 16 August 1991
Opening Date 16 August 1991
Last Date 1991
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Part of a Tour Yes
Description A story of the 1891 Queensland Shearers' Strike.

Gough Whitlam was in attendance at the show opening in Rockhampton.

Following the Rockhampton performances, the show toured west to towns that had participated in the 1891 Shearers' strike and eventually wound up at the Cremorne Theatre in Brisbane (Event 16570, October 1991). Western rural towns in the tour included Clermont, Blackall, Blackbutt, Barcaldine, Longreach, Winton, Tambo , Muttaburra and Aramac.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Australian National Identity
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Elspeth Ballantyne Actor Helen Watson
Simon Burvill-Holmes Actor Frederick Fairburn
Sue Dwyer Actor Evelyn Barry
Kevin Hides Actor William Lane
Joss McWilliam Actor Frank Connolly
Veronica Neave Actor Moira Maguire
Vic Rooney Actor Horace Tozer
Leo Wockner Actor Cook/Vincent Porter
Bruce Bolton Assistant Stage Manager
Greg Clarke Designer
Aubrey Mellor Director
Elise Greig Dramaturg/e
David Walters Lighting Designer
Donald Hall Musical Director
Errol O'Neill Playwright
Stafford Mortensen Stage Manager
Jeff Street Technician
Kelvin Martin Tour Manager
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information The programme in the Wolanski collection is a photocopy only. More information on the Shearers' Strike is available at https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/shearers-strike-1891.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Book John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009
Contact / Friend Aubrey Mellor
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 31798