The Bunyip and the Satellite is a 1957 Australian stage musical written by Barry Humphries and Peter O'Shaughnessy. It was based on Frank Dalby Davison's children's novel Children of the Dark People.[1]
| The Bunyip and the Satellite | |
|---|---|
| Music | Val Fawcett |
| Lyrics | Barry Humphries Jeff Underhill |
| Book | Barry Humphries Peter O'Shaughnessy |
| Basis | novel Children of the Dark People by Frank Dalby Davison |
| Premiere | 27 December 1957: National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC |
The Bulletin called it "well formed, well and sometimes wittily written."[2]
There was a sequel Mumba Jumba and the Bunyip.
References
edit- ^ Stone, R. (2003). Bunyippy traits: Peter O’Shaughnessy, Barry Humphries and bunyips on stage. National Library of Australia News, 13(4), 11–13. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/ielapa.200303737
- ^ "SUNDRY SHOWS TALKIES THEATRE MUSIC ART Stage and Music", 105 volumes : illustrations (chiefly coloured), portraits (chiefly coloured); 30-40 cm., The Bulletin, John Ryan Comic Collection (Specific issues)., 79 (4067), Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 22 Jan 1958 [1880], ISSN 0007-4039, nla.obj-695309270, retrieved 4 August 2023 – via Trove
External links
edit- The Bunyip and the Satellite at Austlit
- Program
- Poster
- Bunyip and Satellite at Ausstage