Basically Black

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Event Basically Black
Venue Nimrod Street Theatre, Darlinghurst, NSW
First Date 27 October 1972
Opening Date 1972
Last Date 1972
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Satire
Subjects Class Issues
Conflict
Family
Indigenous Australia
Indigenous Peoples
Racism
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Aileen Louisa Corpus III Actor
Gary Foley Actor
Zac Martin Actor
Bob Maza Actor
Bindi Williams Actor
Jane McLennan Costume Designer
Ken Horler Designer
Ken Horler Director
Kevin Brooks Programme Administrator/Researcher
Nick Enright Publicist
Larry Eastwood Stage Director
Michael Hill Stage Manager
Alynn Pratt Stage Manager
Ron Blair Writer
Jim Crawford Writer
Gary Foley Writer
Ken Horler Writer
John Huston Writer
Bob Maza Writer
Bill Reed Writer
Resources
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Indigenous cast. The complete cast list has been entered.(There is also a programme for 'Basically Black', annotated 1974 but with the same cast, in the Wolanski Collection under 'AG2 National A - National H'. Some of the sketches included in "Basically Black" were based on those from a preious production "Jack Charles is Up and Fighting" Nindethana Theatre Melbourne. See Casey, Maryrose. Creatin
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme National Library of Australia, Ephemera Collection
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Event Identifier 6012
Dataset AusStage