Night on Bald Mountain (play)

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Night on Bald Mountain is a play by Australian writer Patrick White.

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The action takes place during twenty-four hours on isolated Bald Mountain beyond Sydney. White had called it the first true Australian tragedy. [1]

It premiered in March 1964 by the University of Adelaide Theatre Guild for the as yet unestablished "Fringe" alongside the Adelaide Festival of the Arts that year. [2]

Later major productions include a 1996 Company B Belvoir (Sydney) & State Theatre Company of South Australia production directed by Neil Armfield, and a 2014 Malthouse Theatre (Melbourne) production directed by Matthew Lutton. [3] [4]

Original cast

The cast for the premiere consisted of: [5]

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References

  1. Kermond, Clare (26 April 2014). "New light cast on Patrick White's Night on Bald Mountain". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. "1964: Introduction". Fringe Vault. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  3. "Theatre review: Night on Bald Mountain (Malthouse Theatre)". www.limelightmagazine.com.au. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  4. "AusStage - Night on Bald Mountain". www.ausstage.edu.au. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  5. "Night on Bald Mountain". The Australian Live Performance Database. Retrieved 9 September 2021.