Vic Roberts Vic Roberts i(A94312 works by) (a.k.a. Victor Roberts)
Gender: Male
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English-born theatre, film, and radio scriptwriter.

Vic Roberts's first association with Australian theatre is believed to have been in the mid-to-late 1920s, when Sir Benjamin Fuller invited him to contribute some scripts to Nat Phillips' Stiffy and Mo Revue Company. Until then, Nat Phillips had been writing the shows, but his commitments as both director and star, as well as his annual involvement as writer/producer for the Fullers' pantomimes, may have meant that he could not keep up with the workload.

Although Roberts returned to England after his relatively brief visit, he soon afterwards made the decision to establish himself in Australia, and by the early 1930s was engaged in writing numerous scripts for Australian theatre, film, and radio productions. One of his earliest film scripts was a collaboration with George D. Parker on Roy Rene's 1934 film Strike Me Lucky.

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Notes

  • Exactly how many Stiffy and Mo scripts Roberts wrote, or indeed when he was first engaged to write material for them, has not yet been established. It is also unclear as to how much he contributed to the scripts, whether this comprised an entire scenario, including dialogue (except for improvised sections), or just some of the jokes. The first established association between the Roberts and Phillips was as co-directors of the Fullers' 1925 Christmas pantomime, Robinson Crusoe.

  • Entries connected with this record have been sourced from on-going historical research into Australian-written music theatre and film being conducted by Dr Clay Djubal.
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