The Convict Theatres of New South Wales 1788-1840
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The Convict Theatres of New South Wales 1788-1840

by Robert Jordan

Publisher
Currency House
Pages
448
Language
English
Published
2002

Overview

The first 40 years of European theatre in Australia have never until now been the subject of intensive inquiry. The author brings to life the shadowy figures that created the colony's first entertainment. These theatres were actually the intitiative of the convicts, and turned into a huge social battleground against authority.

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