Down Under (play)

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Down Under
Written by Bob Ellis
Anne Brooksbank
Date premieredSeptember 4, 1975 (1975-09-04) [1]
Place premieredStables Theatre, Sydney
Original languageEnglish
SubjectAustralian life
Genrecomedy
SettingSydney, Australia

Down Under is a 1975 Australian play by Bob Ellis and Anne Brooksbank.

The original production had a cast that included Carmen Duncan and Bill Hunter. [2] [3] [4]

The Sydney Morning Herald critic said "this may be the best and bitchiest play since Don's Party ." [5] The Bulletin said the writers "have skilfully constructed a good solid three-acter which accurately and entertainingly reflects -the times, yet in its emotional sterility goes no further." [6]

Towards the end of the play's run at the Nimrod, Ellis and Brooksbank bought the theatre. [7] Ellis later said they bought it when Down Under was "under threat of eviction". [8]

The play was published by Currency Press. [9]

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References

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  2. "DOWN UNDER". Tharunka . Vol. 21, no. 22. New South Wales, Australia. 17 September 1975. p. 17. Retrieved 3 July 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "'Down Under'". The Australian Jewish Times . Vol. 83, no. 28. New South Wales, Australia. 25 March 1976. p. 23. Retrieved 3 July 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Advertising". Tharunka . Vol. 21, no. 23. New South Wales, Australia. 24 September 1975. p. 20. Retrieved 3 July 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  5. Walford, Leslie (14 September 1975). "A cry of failure in the suburbs". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 122.
  6. "THEATRE A voyage of POW trauma", The Bulletin, John Ryan Comic Collection (Specific issues)., 097 (4976), Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald (published 1880), 27 Sep 1975, ISSN   0007-4039, nla.obj-1647225908, retrieved 3 July 2023 via Trove
  7. "Authors buy own theatre for $45,000". The Age. 1 April 1976. p. 10.
  8. "Characters in audience". Sydney Morning Herald. 9 December 1980. p. 8.
  9. "AUSTRALIAN GODOT AWAITED". The Canberra Times . Vol. 52, no. 15, 686. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 September 1978. p. 15. Retrieved 3 July 2023 via National Library of Australia.