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The Bunyip and the Satellite

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The Bunyip and the Satellite
MusicVal Fawcett
LyricsBarry Humphries
Jeff Underhill
BookBarry Humphries
Peter O'Shaughnessy
Basisnovel Children of the Dark People by Frank Dalby Davison
Premiere27 December 1957: National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC

The Bunyip and the Satellite is a 1957 Australian stage musical written by Barry Humphries and Peter O'Shaughnessy. It was based on Frank Dalby Davison's children's novel Children of the Dark People.[1]

The Bulletin called it "well formed, well and sometimes wittily written."[2]

There was a sequel Mumba Jumba and the Bunyip.

References

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  1. ^ Stone, R. (2003). Bunyippy traits: Peter O’Shaughnessy, Barry Humphries and bunyips on stage. National Library of Australia News, 13(4), 11–13. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/ielapa.200303737
  2. ^ "SUNDRY SHOWS TALKIES THEATRE MUSIC ART Stage and Music", 105 volumes : illustrations (chiefly coloured), portraits (chiefly coloured); 30-40 cm., The Bulletin, John Ryan Comic Collection (Specific issues)., 79 (4067), Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 22 Jan 1958 [1880], ISSN 0007-4039, nla.obj-695309270, retrieved 4 August 2023 – via Trove
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