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Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 The Young Tycoons
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

This play examines the lives of two media mogul families as the two eldest sons of each family are being groomed to take over their empires.

Production Details

  • Play reading presented by Darlinghurst Theatre Company, Sydney, 7 April 2005.


    World Premiere produced by Darlinghurst Theatre Company, 7 September - 1 October 2005.


    Revived by Darlinghurst Theatre Company and Spooky Duck Productions, 16 May to 15 June 2014.

    Director: Michael Pigott.

    Production Designer: Katja Handt.

    Music: Murray Jackson.

    Cast: Briallen Clarke, Andrew Cutcliffe, Nicholas Hammond, and James Lugton.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Media Barons and Their Sons Ripe for Satire in The Young Tycoons Jason Blake , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 May 2014; (p. Entertainment/Stage) The Age , 21 May 2014;

— Review of The Young Tycoons Christopher Johnson , 2005 single work drama
Young Tycoons : Australia's Media Moguls Hit the Stage Again Darryn King , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18 May 2014; The Age , 18 May 2014;
Dogs to Tycoons Rhys Holden , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: Artlook , October no. 16 2005; (p. 16)
So Tough Being a Mogul's Son Colin Rose , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 18 September 2005; (p. 27)

— Review of The Young Tycoons Christopher Johnson , 2005 single work drama
So Tough Being a Mogul's Son Colin Rose , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 18 September 2005; (p. 27)

— Review of The Young Tycoons Christopher Johnson , 2005 single work drama
Media Barons and Their Sons Ripe for Satire in The Young Tycoons Jason Blake , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 May 2014; (p. Entertainment/Stage) The Age , 21 May 2014;

— Review of The Young Tycoons Christopher Johnson , 2005 single work drama
Dogs to Tycoons Rhys Holden , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: Artlook , October no. 16 2005; (p. 16)
Young Tycoons : Australia's Media Moguls Hit the Stage Again Darryn King , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18 May 2014; The Age , 18 May 2014;
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