Oh What a Lovely War!
By arrangement with Dominie Pty Ltd
Season April-May 1998
Venue Belconnen Theatre
BattlePlan
In 1914 when the Army came to town they wanted just one thing - YOU! By 1918, millions of new recruits had left their homes and families and never returned. Eighty years later, a battalion of actors and musicians tell their story.
From within a custom-made big top, a cast of colourful characters swap hats, helmets and sides to give a vibrant and touching account of the four years that shaped the twentieth Century Gothic.
Featuring the songs Keep the Home Fires Burning, It's a Long Way to Tipperary and Goodbye-ee.
BattleCo-ordination
| Commander in Chief | Barbara Denham |
| Band Master | Paul Belsham |
| Drill Sergeant | Belynda Buck |
| Regimental Sergeant Major | Andrew Thomson |
| Assistant Regimental Sergeant Major | Diana Antanaitis |
| Quartermaster | Melissa Lee |
| Charge of the Light Brigade | David Cannell |
| Munitions Effects | Toby Stow |
| Camping Clerk | Berin Denham |
| Search Light | Eun Bowen |
| Hand Stores | Pam and George Reed |
| Rifle Sergeant | John Cooke |
| Drill | Phil Perman |
| Training Sergeant | Nola Russell |
| Manoeuvers | Jonathan Miller |
| Regimental “Historian” | Thea Van Os |
| Regimental Artist | Ian Croker |
| Regimental Photographers | Patrick Gallagher and David Chatwick |
| Foot Sloggers | Leanne Crammond, Dereck Crook, Rhys Holden, Mark Rodenbach and Monica Uil |
RollCall
Rik Allen
Anne Beard
Lyn Benn
Katrina Blight
Andrea Davis
Frank Farrell
Michelle Klemke
Margaret Franks
Sue Lake-Harris
Bill Lord
Robert Macaulay
Derryth Nash
Katy Newmarch
Richard Niven
Peter Rodda
Judy Satrapa
Barbara Sekuless
Jeffery Sim
Garrick Smith
Amy Sydney
Libby Warren
Jeremy Witchalls
MilitaryBand
Peter MacDonald
Ron Tito
Jenni Mersiades
Awards
Canberra Area Theatre AwardsNominations |
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| Best Director of a Musical | Barbara Denham |