The Bastard Country

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Event The Bastard Country
Venue Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW
First Date 6 May 1959
Opening Date 6 May 1959
Last Date 30 May 1959
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Neva Carr Glyn Actor Connie Naismith
Patricia Conolly Actor May Willy
Neil Fitzpatrick Actor Possum Willy
Ron Haddrick Actor Doctor Gorman
Rodney Milgate Actor Billy Willy
Des Rolfe Actor Jim Richards
Grant Taylor Actor Nick Diargos
Frank Waters Actor John Willy
Bruce Hay Assistant Stage Manager
Robin Lovejoy Director
Anthony J Coburn Playwright
Frank Hinder Set Designer
Ronald Denson Stage Manager
Joan Holcombe Wardrobe Master/Mistress
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Toured Australia throughout 1959 under the title 'Fire on the Wind'. Adapted into an opera by Colin Brumby in 1990.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book Australian Drama Productions 1950 - 1969, Fryer Memorial Library, Occasional Publication No. 4
Marking Masculinity Project
Book John McCallum, Belonging, Currency Press, Sydney, 2009
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 83693