The convict theatres of early Australia, 1788-1840
By: Robert Jordan.
Publisher: Currency House
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Strawberry Hills, NSW
Language: eng
Number of pages: 369
Subjects: Theater -- Australia -- History -- 19th century.; Theater -- Australia -- History -- 18th century.; Prison theater -- Australia -- History -- 19th century.; Prison theater -- Australia -- History -- 18th century.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-350) and index.