'Meet Barbara and her band the Camp Dogs. Barbara’s been trying to make it in Sydney but maybe this just isn’t her town. In all the relentless demands of city life, where’s the sense of belonging she craves? It’s time to take a break with her cousin René.
With Ursula Yovich as Barbara and Casey Donovan as her redoubtable cousin, Barbara and the Camp Dogs is a rock-gig musical about love and home.' (Production summary)
Additional Awards:
2019 Helpmann Awards:
Best Female Actor in a Musical (winner).
Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical (winner).
Produced in association with Vicki Gordon Music Productions Pty Ltd. Performed at Belvoir Upstairs Theatre, Surrey Hills, New South Wales, 2 - 24 December 2017.
Director: Leticia Cáceres.
Cast: Casey Donovan and Ursula Yovich.
Songs by Alana Valentine, Ursula Yovich, and Adam Ventoura.
Presented at Queensland Theatre Company's 2019 season (a Belvoir production in association with Vicki Gordon Music Productions), 4-28 April 2019 (Upstairs Theatre, Belvoir Street Theatre) and 1-25 May 2019 (Bille Brown Theatre, Queensland Theatre).
Director: Leticia Cáceres.
Cast: Ursula Yovich, Elaine Crombie, and Troy Brady.
Set Designer: Stephen Curtis.
Costume Designer: Chloe Greaves.
Lighting Designer: Karen Norris.
Sound Designer: Steve Toulmin.
Musical Rehearsal: Director Adam Ventoura.
Musicians: Sorsha Albuquerque (Guitar), Jessica Dunn (Bass Guitar), Michelle Vincent (Drums).
Also presented as part of Malthouse Theatre's 2019 season, 7 February to 3 March 2019 (cast and crew as in 2019 QTC presentation).
Also presented at the Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre, 30 May - 1 June 2019 (cast and crew as in 2019 QTC presentation).
Also presented by Merrigong Theatre Company at IMB Theatre, Illawarra Performing Arts Centre (IPAC), 5 - 8 June 2019 (cast and crew as in 2019 QTC presentation).
'While Australian artists face challenging times, brilliant work is still being staged.'
(Introduction)
'Barbara and the Camp Dogs begins the way most pub gigs do — with a sound check. The audio engineer skips onto the raised stage, tests a microphone, and then hurries back to his desk. The three members of the band stand around, casually surveying the room. Behind them a blackboard announces their name, the menu ($5 sliders), the drinks (50% off house wines and selected beer) and the happy hour (4-7pm).' (Introduction)
'Rock musical Barbara and the Camp Dogs will bring Indigenous performer Ursula Yovich to the Belvoir Theatre stage.'
'Alana Valentine and Ursula Yovich have created a show that defies categorisation: a buddy comedy and a family tragedy, all backed up by an electrifying soundtrack.'
'Barbara and the Camp Dogs is coming back to Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney as part of its national tour. '
'Diversity has finally triumphed in Australian live entertainment, with key categories of the 19th Helpmann Awards going to a Sri Lankan immigrant family saga and a rollicking Indigenous musical.' (Introduction)
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