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'Jack Power, an ex-seaman, is a lightkeeper at an unnamed lighthouse on the south-east coast (the 'shipwreck coast') of South Australia. The play covers his midnight-to-dawn watch on a stormy night with a struggling ship in the near distance. Jack revisits the major events of his turbulent life and, in particular, his love for and loss of the widow, Agnes Mary Taylor and her six-year-old son, Henry.' (Source: Australian Script Centre website).
Production Details
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Toured South Australia and Victoria January 2003.
Produced by Black Swan Theatre Company and Heytesbury in conjunction with Deckchair Theatre, 16-26 March (Dolphin Theatre) and 29 March - 2 April (Maritime Museum) in Fremantle.
Produced on ABC Radio National's Airplay on 12 August 2006.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Yo Ho Ho and a Play Full of Fun
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 24 April 2005; (p. 26)
— Review of The Lightkeeper 2003 single work drama -
Untitled
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 April 2005; (p. 12)
— Review of The Lightkeeper 2003 single work drama -
Calm After the Storm
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9-10 April 2005; (p. 35) Angela Bennie talks with actor Ian Scott about his acting career, particularly his role in Verity Laugton's The Lightkeeper. -
A Walk Threw Light on the Story
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 April 2005; (p. 12) -
Masterly Performance Does Justice to Gripping Tale
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 30 January 2003; (p. 4)
— Review of The Lightkeeper 2003 single work drama
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Masterly Performance Does Justice to Gripping Tale
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 30 January 2003; (p. 4)
— Review of The Lightkeeper 2003 single work drama -
Untitled
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 April 2005; (p. 12)
— Review of The Lightkeeper 2003 single work drama -
Yo Ho Ho and a Play Full of Fun
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 24 April 2005; (p. 26)
— Review of The Lightkeeper 2003 single work drama -
A Walk Threw Light on the Story
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 April 2005; (p. 12) -
Calm After the Storm
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9-10 April 2005; (p. 35) Angela Bennie talks with actor Ian Scott about his acting career, particularly his role in Verity Laugton's The Lightkeeper.
Awards
- 2004 winner AWGIE Awards — Stage Award — Community Theatre
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