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'''''The Man Who Shot the Albatross''''' is a 1972 television film based on the play by [[Ray Lawler]] about the [[Rum Rebellion]]. It featured the same cast that were in the 1971 stage production.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110687306 |title=A chance to set record straight' |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=46 |issue=12,965 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=12 November 1971 |accessdate=28 February 2016 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102203950 |title=Leo McKem as Captain Bligh. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=46 |issue=13,074 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=20 March 1972 |accessdate=1 September 2017 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
'''''The Man Who Shot the Albatross''''' is a play by [[Ray Lawler]] about the [[Rum Rebellion]], first performed in 1971. A 1972 television film featured the stage cast.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110687306 |title=A chance to set record straight' |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=46 |issue=12,965 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=12 November 1971 |accessdate=28 February 2016 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102203950 |title=Leo McKem as Captain Bligh. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=46 |issue=13,074 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=20 March 1972 |accessdate=1 September 2017 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
*Leo McKern as [[Captain Bligh]]
*Leo McKern as [[Captain Bligh]]
*Michael Aitkens
*[[Michael Aitkens]]
*John Ewart
*[[John Ewart]]
*[[Gary Day (actor)|Gary Day]]
*[[Gary Day (actor)|Gary Day]]
*Peter Norton
*Peter Norton
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*[[Frank Thring]]
*[[Frank Thring]]
*[[Simon Chilvers]]
*[[Simon Chilvers]]
*Patricia Kennedy
*[[Patricia Kennedy (actress)|Patricia Kennedy]]
*Malcolm Phillips
*Malcolm Phillips


==Production==
==Production==
Ray Lawler's play premiered at the MTC in 1971 and was directed by [[John Sumner (director)|John Sumner]]. It marked Leo McKern's return to Australia after a number of years away.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110685892 |title='Ryan's Daughter' star for Canberra stage |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=46 |issue=12,960 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=6 November 1971 |accessdate=1 September 2017 |page=19 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> It was Lawler's first play produced in Australia for a number of years.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127051186 |title=Top author says he is really an actor |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=55 |issue=16,725 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=12 July 1981 |accessdate=1 September 2017 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}
Ray Lawler's play premiered at the [[Princess Theatre (Melbourne)|Princess Theatre]] for the [[Melbourne Theatre Company]] in 1971 and was directed by [[John Sumner (director)|John Sumner]]. It marked Leo McKern's return to Australia after a number of years away.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110685892 |title='Ryan's Daughter' star for Canberra stage |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=46 |issue=12,960 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=6 November 1971 |accessdate=1 September 2017 |page=19 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> It was Lawler's first play produced in Australia for a number of years.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127051186 |title=Top author says he is really an actor |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=55 |issue=16,725 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=12 July 1981 |accessdate=1 September 2017 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}
</ref> The production toured around Australia.
</ref> The production toured around Australia.


Revision as of 23:35, 28 January 2023

The Man Who Shot the Albatross
Directed byDavid Zweck
Written byRay Lawler
StarringLeo McKern
Production
company
ABC
Release date
  • 1972 (1972)
Running time
100 minutes[1]
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

The Man Who Shot the Albatross is a play by Ray Lawler about the Rum Rebellion, first performed in 1971. A 1972 television film featured the stage cast.[2][3]

Cast

Production

Ray Lawler's play premiered at the Princess Theatre for the Melbourne Theatre Company in 1971 and was directed by John Sumner. It marked Leo McKern's return to Australia after a number of years away.[4] It was Lawler's first play produced in Australia for a number of years.[5] The production toured around Australia.

References

  1. ^ "CHANNEL 3". The Canberra Times. Vol. 46, no. 13, 079. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 25 March 1972. p. 16. Retrieved 1 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "A chance to set record straight'". The Canberra Times. Vol. 46, no. 12, 965. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 12 November 1971. p. 3. Retrieved 28 February 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Leo McKem as Captain Bligh". The Canberra Times. Vol. 46, no. 13, 074. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 March 1972. p. 15. Retrieved 1 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "'Ryan's Daughter' star for Canberra stage". The Canberra Times. Vol. 46, no. 12, 960. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 November 1971. p. 19. Retrieved 1 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Top author says he is really an actor". The Canberra Times. Vol. 55, no. 16, 725. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 12 July 1981. p. 8. Retrieved 1 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.


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