CENTENARY - the Yarra Valley Remembers
November 2018
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Synopsis
A beautifully presented tribute by ARK Theatre, in conjunction with the Lilydale RSL Sub-branch, to the men and women of the Yarra Valley who served our nation during the First World War both overseas and on the home front. Through songs, poems and sketches we share local stories of the times - including those of Madam Nellie Melba, Ralph Goode, Mrs Aeneas Gunn, J D Burns and C J Dennis. All funds go to the Seville War Memorial. Cast J.K. McDougall - Robert Trott Madame Nellie Melba - Fiona Carter Enlistment Army Officer - Mark Crowe Enlistment Candidate - Andrew Hardiman Ralph Goode - Mason Frost Kath Phillips - Lorna Rens Miss Taylor - Evelyn Devitt Mrs Lloyd Jenkins - Julie Cunningham Mrs Aeneas Gunn - Rosey Cullinan Ladies Ensemble - Prue Edwards-Subotsch, Ann Quinn, Alison Jones & Sonia Agjee James Drummond Burns - Anderson Rousseaux Reverend Hugh Burns - Gary Rens Soldiers - Braydon Edward-Batten & Anderson Rousseaux Postman - Andrew Hardiman Mr W.S Littlejohn - Mark Crowe Mrs H.R. Legge - Sonia Agjee Piper - Iain Douglas Townsley Poet - Robert Trott Lilydale Football Team - Braydon Edward-Batten, Mark Crowe, Anderson Rousseaux, Gary Rens, Ian Carter, Andrew Hardiman Curlew - Alison Jones British Soldier - Gary Rens Australian Soldier - Mark Crowe Mrs Hilda Lane - Ann Quinn Woman - Julie Cunningham Richard Bowman - Braydon Edward-Batten ‘Ode To The Fallen’ - Don Parsons Last Post - Tom Steele Poet - Jim Brown Production Team Director - Ann O'Connor Production Coordinator - Rosey Cullinan Assistant Director & Research - Lucy Morris Scriptwriters - Rosey Cullinan, Ann O’Connor & Lucy Morris Historian - Anthony McAleer, OAM Stage Manager & Lighting Design - Kate Deavin Wardrobe - Shelly Goss Lighting Operator - Stuart Morrow Sound Operator - Josh Daly Audio Visual Research - Rosey Cullinan Audio Visual Operator - Ann O’Connor Backstage Crew - Angela McCulloch & Lucy Morris Set Design & Construction - Denise & Stuart Rash Front Of House Manager - Merrell Harris Program Design - Lucy Morris |
Date: Sunday 11 November at 2:00pm
Venue: Lilydale High School Performing Arts Centre Melba Avenue, Lilydale |