Buffaloes Can't Fly

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Event Buffaloes Can't Fly
Venue University of Adelaide, Little Theatre, North Adelaide, SA
Umbrella Event Australian Drama Festival
First Date 2 April 1981
Last Date 11 April 1981
Dates Estimated No
Status Pro-Am
World Premiere Yes
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Set in the early 1920s, the play is about the heroic, if impractical dream of one man to establish an air service to link the communities of the Northern Territory.
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Aircraft
Australian National Identity
Historical
Northern Territory
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Marilynne Hanigan Actor Laura Hargrave
Colin Jacobus Actor Jack Glover
Peter McGlone Actor Reginald Hargrave
Sandy Williams Composer
Robyn Ratahai Costume Co-ordinator
Phil Harris Designer
Adrian Welke Designer
Simon Hopkinson Director
Ken Foster Graphic Designer
Sandy Williams Musician
Simon Hopkinson Playwright
Gael Morris Production Manager
Peter Jaensch Set and/or Property Maker
Sandy Williams Singer
Adrian Welke Stage Manager
John Renfrew Tour Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Won the Critics' Award for the Most Innovative Play of the Festival.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian Drama Project (UQ) BUFFALOSH
Book Performing Arts Year Book of Australia 1981
Book John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009
Event Identifier 92783