Drought Breaker

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Event Drought Breaker
Venue Riverside Theatres, Parramatta, NSW
First Date 20 September 2006
Opening Date 20 September 2006
Last Date 30 September 2006
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description The play is set during the notorious Broken Hill water famine of 1903. A young couple tries to cope as the town goes dry and the mines close: one by devotion to the bottle, the other by devotion to God.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Historical
Subjects Australian National Identity
Relationships
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Brett Jeffers Actor
Clare Pickering Actor
Maggie Scott Actor
Elizabeth Ward Director
Linda Stainton Playwright
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper SMH Metro 15 - 21 Spetember 2006
Event Identifier 69899
Dataset AusStage