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Dead Men Talking : Henry Lawson & Banjo Patterson : A Two-Man Show of Verse, Yarns & Song single work   drama   - 2 hours
Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 Dead Men Talking : Henry Lawson & Banjo Patterson : A Two-Man Show of Verse, Yarns & Song
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'Australia's two favourite bards, Banjo Paterson and Henry lawson, meet at the Leviticus Bar & Grill, Heaven's Gate, to yarn about old times, changing circumstance, literary legacies and their infamous 'war of words' in The Bulletin magazine. It's enough to make the angels weep.'

Production Details

  • Performed at Teacher's Federation Theatre, Surry Hills 13-16 August 2015.

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First known date: 2015
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Dead Men Talking Features Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson at Belconnen Arts Centre Ron Cerabona , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 3 May 2016;
— Review of Dead Men Talking : Henry Lawson & Banjo Patterson : A Two-Man Show of Verse, Yarns & Song Max Cullen , Warren Fahey , 2015 single work drama 'A couple of years ago, veteran actor Max Cullen had an idea for a show about two of Australia's literary legends. "I reckoned I could do Henry Lawson, I'd had a one-man show on him, and I realised how difficult I was to work with," he says. ...'
Yarns from Days of Yore Andrew Taylor , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8-9 August 2015; (p. 6)
— Review of Dead Men Talking : Henry Lawson & Banjo Patterson : A Two-Man Show of Verse, Yarns & Song Max Cullen , Warren Fahey , 2015 single work drama
Yarns from Days of Yore Andrew Taylor , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8-9 August 2015; (p. 6)
— Review of Dead Men Talking : Henry Lawson & Banjo Patterson : A Two-Man Show of Verse, Yarns & Song Max Cullen , Warren Fahey , 2015 single work drama
Dead Men Talking Features Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson at Belconnen Arts Centre Ron Cerabona , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 3 May 2016;
— Review of Dead Men Talking : Henry Lawson & Banjo Patterson : A Two-Man Show of Verse, Yarns & Song Max Cullen , Warren Fahey , 2015 single work drama 'A couple of years ago, veteran actor Max Cullen had an idea for a show about two of Australia's literary legends. "I reckoned I could do Henry Lawson, I'd had a one-man show on him, and I realised how difficult I was to work with," he says. ...'
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