Black Rabbit

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Event Black Rabbit
Venue Studio Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 8 March 1988
Last Date 26 March 1988
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Black Rabbit is a story about white man's colonisation of Australia, told through the story of an Aboriginal tribal couple, and their fate at the bounty hunter's hands.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Historical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Kylie Belling Actor Djala
David Bradshaw Actor Archie
Matt Day Actor Stanley
Gnarnayarrahe Inmurry Waitairie Actor Jala Jala
Kathryn Sproul Designer
Peter Oyston Director
Jill Smith General Manager
John Beckett Lighting Designer
Greg Sneddon Musical Arranger
Gnarnayarrahe Inmurry Waitairie Musical Arranger
Ray Mooney Playwright
Robert Taylor Production Manager
Ross Murray Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information "This was set in the red heart of Australia & the set was basically a sandy billabong. It followed Serpents Fall in the Studio where the desert sand was yellow. We spent tech week dying the sand red every night and then repairing the colour during the season. " Correspondence to the AusStage Production Manager from Robert Taylor.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian Theatre Record March 1988
Correspondence from Robert Taylor
Magazine New Theatre: Australia No. 5 May – June 1988
Book John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009
Event Identifier 509
Dataset AusStage