Our History
The Queensland Game
16 Sep – 9 Oct 1982
The Queensland Game poster, 1982.
Venue
La Boite Theatre, Brisbane
Producer
La Boite Theatre
Director
Errol O'Neill
Playwright
Chris Burns
Kym Lynch
Sean Mee
Tony Phelan
David Pyle
Cast
Di Ball
Chris Burns
Kym Lynch
Narelle McCoy
Glenn Perry
Tony Phelan
Gil Woodley
Set Designer
Chris Burns
Errol O'Neill
Lighting Designer
Bob Skidmore
Wendy Johnson
Sound Designer
Bob Sorich
Such a hit in early 1982 that it had a return season later in the year, was The Queensland Game, devised by the director Sean Mee and the cast (Chris Burns, Kym Lynch, Maggie Nevins, Tony Phelan and David Pyle with band members Sean Mee, David Pyle and Chris Willems). Critic Jeremy Ridgman commented in his March 1982 review : “If Malcolm Blaylock, La Boite’s Artistic Director, is committed to steering the company in the direction of community theatre then The Queensland Game might well be a taste of future delights”. [i]
Writer: Christine Comans
[i] Theatre Australia, March 1982 p.30.
#Gallery
The Queensland Game with L to R: Kym Lynch, Chris Burns, Tony Phelan, David Pyle. Kneeling in front is Sean Mee.
Courtesy Fryer Library, University of Queensland.
Chris Burns & David Pyle
Courtesy Sean Mee
Courtesy Sean Mee
Courtesy Sean Mee
Courtesy Sean Mee
The Queensland Game poster, 1982.
Tony Phelan as 'Mother'!
Courtesy Tony Phelan
L to R: Tony Phelan, Kym Lynch, Chris Burns
Courtesy Tony Phelan
Theatre Australia, March 1982. Review by Jeremy Ridgman
Courtesy Sean Mee
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Designed the poster for this one...in fact I think I did most of the 1982 ones (under the name of The Rough & Ready ART Co.) I have them all if you need images of any.