Illusion single work   musical theatre  
Issue Details: First known date: 1986... 1986 Illusion
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Production Details

  • Performed at Regent Cinema 1, Adelaide, South Australia as part of the Umbrella Event 1986 Adelaide Festival of Arts : 7-22 March 1986.

    Contributors

    John Baylis Actor

    Elizabeth Burton Actor

    Stephen Champion Actor

    Ludmilla Doneman Actor

    Nikki Heywood Actor

    Bruce Keller Actor

    Arthur King Actor

    Glenda Lum Actor

    Robert Perrier Actor

    Jan Simmons Actor

    Mark Ford Assistant Stage Manager

    Malcolm White Assistant Stage Manager

    Martin Armiger Composer

    Peter Carey Devisor

    Mike Mullins Devisor

    Mike Mullins Director

    Derek Nicholson Lighting Designer

    Nigel Kellaway Movement Director

    Oliver Strewe Photographer

    Christine Dunstan Production Manager

    Marguerite Pepper Production Supervisor

    Glenn Heaton Sound Operator/Engineer

    Ruth Catlin Stage Manager

    David Caesar Video Artist

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

This Unedited Life Thornton McCamish , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: The Monthly , March no. 131 2017; (p. 13-15)

'It was 30 years ago, but you can still feel the anger rising off the page. Writer Peter Carey and theatre producer Mike Mullins were working together on a big-budget musical for the 1986 Adelaide Festival of the Arts, a “political, surrealistic rock pantomime”, in one critic’s description, called Illusion. The show would prove to be a famous flop. But Carey and Mullins’ collaboration was clearly unravelling, letter by typewritten letter, well before Illusion opened. “You accussed [sic] me of trying to blackmail you,” Carey protests, “… blackmail is so wide of the point as to be an insult.” “Now to the severity of your attack on my artistic integrity,” begins Mullins, in his fierce reply. Things only get worse when they start talking about each other’s wives.' (Introduction)

This Unedited Life Thornton McCamish , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: The Monthly , March no. 131 2017; (p. 13-15)

'It was 30 years ago, but you can still feel the anger rising off the page. Writer Peter Carey and theatre producer Mike Mullins were working together on a big-budget musical for the 1986 Adelaide Festival of the Arts, a “political, surrealistic rock pantomime”, in one critic’s description, called Illusion. The show would prove to be a famous flop. But Carey and Mullins’ collaboration was clearly unravelling, letter by typewritten letter, well before Illusion opened. “You accussed [sic] me of trying to blackmail you,” Carey protests, “… blackmail is so wide of the point as to be an insult.” “Now to the severity of your attack on my artistic integrity,” begins Mullins, in his fierce reply. Things only get worse when they start talking about each other’s wives.' (Introduction)

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