On Our Selection

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Event On Our Selection
Venue Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 1 December 1982
Last Date 29 January 1983
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Bert Bailey's dramatization of Steele Rudd's Dad and Dave stories, adapted by George Whaley.
This became possibly the greatest stage success Australia has known and was adapted into a silent and a sound movie. Edited by Helen Musa and published with extensive historical notes including a film note by Andrew Pike.

Set in a shingle hut, on the selection, Darling Downs, soon after federation.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Adaptation
Play with Music
Subjects Australian National Identity
Family
Farmers
Farming
Rural areas
Rural communities
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Michael Carman Actor
Stephen Clarke Actor
Tommy Dysart Actor
Robert Essex Actor
Wayne Jarratt Actor
Valentina Levkowicz Actor
Colette Mann Actor
Garry McDonald Actor
Denis Moore Actor
Frederick Parslow Actor
Anne Phelan Actor
Yoni Prior Actor
George Whaley Adaptor
Suzannah Conway Assistant Director Assistant to the Director
Justin Fitzpatrick Assistant Stage Manager
Jon Jackson Assistant Stage Manager
Steele Rudd Author
Joan Brockenshire Choreographer
Peter Matthews Choreographer
Nora Spitzer Deputy Stage Manager
Tony Tripp Designer
Graeme Blundell Director
Jamieson Lewis Lighting Designer
Andrew Moon Lighting Operator/Technician
David Gray Musical Director
David Gray Musician: Pianist
Bert Bailey Playwright
Ian Cookesley Production Manager
Michael Morrell Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Cast List MTC Records
Australian Drama Project (UQ) ONOURSEBB
Event Identifier 78902
Dataset AusStage