Our History
This Story of Yours
24 May – 15 Jun 1974
Venue
La Boite Theatre, Brisbane
Producer
La Boite Theatre
Director
Jennifer Blocksidge
Playwright
John Hopkins
Cast
Les McWilliams
Kaye Stevenson
Paul Day
Murray Cullen
George Roberts
Dick Freeland
Sound Designer
Mark Doherty
Courtesy QPAC Museum.
John Hopkins’ This Story of Yours was directed by Jennifer Blocksidge.
An English play, its theme is police violence and the climactic scene involves a police officer beating to death a suspect brought in for questioning. After attending opening night, the Queensland Commissioner of Police cancelled the Queensland Police Academy’s group booking despite Blocksidge’s letter to him explaining why this play might raise important issues for the cadets. The cadets weren’t the only ones to stay away – it was a box office disaster, described by Blocksidge as “definitely a 10 per center”.[i]
Writer: Christine Comans
[i] 1974 Director’s Report, Fryer Library La Boite Collection..
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