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'Popular Front is about two decades of Queensland’s political history (1930-1950), including the story of Fred Paterson, the first and only member of the Communist Party to be elected to a parliament in Australia.' (Production summary)
Production Details
First produced by the Brisbane Repertory Theatre, La Boite Theatre, Brisbane, 2 April 1986. Director: Therese Collie.
The second production wasdirected by Rob Meldrum for Theatre Works, Melbourne, February, 1987.
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Foreword by Patsy McCarthy: 'The political playwrights of the 1980s such as Stephen Sewell, Caryl Churchill and Errol O'Neill have shown us that the conventions of the theatre know no boundaries, especially those of 'time' and 'place'....It is the unique ethos of our own time and place in history that Errol O'Neill has explored for Queensland and Australian audiences.'
Introduction by Errol O'neill, Brisbane, March, 1988.
