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'An extraordinary musical event weaving together drama, story telling and song,Vandemonian Lags is inspired by true stories from Australia’s convict past. Narrated by Brian Nankervis and Tim Rogers, Vandemonian Lags presents a suite of powerful new songs and stories performed by seminal Australian artists Mick Thomas, Tim Rogers, Ben Salter, Van Walker, Sal Kimber, Darren Hanlon and Liz Stringer. Backing them is an all-star band featuring Weddings Parties Anything’s Jen Anderson, Mark Wallace and Michael Barclay with Craig Pilkington.
'This event re-imagines the ‘rum, sodomy and the lash’ stereotypes with historic and contemporary relevance. Written, composed and produced by Mick Thomas and Steve Thomas, Vandemonian Lags was the centrepiece of the inaugural DARK MOFO festival at Hobart’s Theatre Royal.' (Production summary)
Production Details
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Performed at the Port Fairy Folk Festival 2019.
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Convict Past Explored and Myths Busted in All-star Musical Vandemonian Lags
2019
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— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , March 2019;'An Australian musical-theatre production is shining a light on Tasmania's convict past, and busting a few myths along the way.' (Article summary)
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Convict Past Explored and Myths Busted in All-star Musical Vandemonian Lags
2019
single work
column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , March 2019;'An Australian musical-theatre production is shining a light on Tasmania's convict past, and busting a few myths along the way.' (Article summary)