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Notes
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In 1964, Bandicoot on a Burnt Ridge won first prize in the competition for an Australian stage play organised by the Journalists' Club, Sydney, and judged by Leslie Rees. The second prize was awarded to The Professor : A Play in Three Acts under the title Toda-San) by Hal Porter.
Source:
'Woman Wins Big Play Prize', Canberra Times, 5 May 1964, p.6.
Production Details
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Melbourne:
Premiered in Melbourne, at the Russell Street Theatre, on 5 June 1965 and closed on 26 June 1965.
Director: Richard Campion.
Set Designer: Richard Prins.
Stage Manager: Arthur Hynes.
Assistant Stage Manager: Judy Varga.
Cast including Alan Hopgood and Roma Johnston.
(Source: AusStage.)
Sydney
Performed in Sydney on unknown dates in 1966, by Studio 228.
Producer: Allan Penney.
Designer: Allan Penney.
Cast including Allan Penney and Suzanne Roux.
(Source: AusStage.)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Australian Drama : The Outlook in 1967
1967
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 37 1967; (p. 39-44) -
Commitment
1966
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 19 November vol. 88 no. 4524 1966; (p. 49)
— Review of Bandicoot on a Burnt Ridge 1962 single work drama -
Rough Ridge
1965
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 12 June vol. 87 no. 4450 1965; (p. 52-53)
— Review of Bandicoot on a Burnt Ridge 1962 single work drama -
'Bandicoot'
1964
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 16 May vol. 86 no. 4395 1964; (p. 9-10)
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Rough Ridge
1965
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 12 June vol. 87 no. 4450 1965; (p. 52-53)
— Review of Bandicoot on a Burnt Ridge 1962 single work drama -
Commitment
1966
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 19 November vol. 88 no. 4524 1966; (p. 49)
— Review of Bandicoot on a Burnt Ridge 1962 single work drama -
Australian Drama : The Outlook in 1967
1967
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 37 1967; (p. 39-44) -
'Bandicoot'
1964
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 16 May vol. 86 no. 4395 1964; (p. 9-10)
Awards
- 1964 winner Sydney Journalists' Club Competition Competition for an Australian stage play.
- Urban,
- Kings Cross, Kings Cross area, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,
- Kings Cross, Kings Cross area, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,
