News

Steve Oppes receives
the prestigious
2023 Historian of
the Year Award

Congratulations, Steve !
This fabulous achievement has reinvigorated our desire to stage the show again in 2024, probably in May to coincide with History Week…   Watch this space!
Here’s Steve’s acceptance speech…

Highlights from Fringe 22

★★★★1/2 “compellingly moving theatre piece”

Gillian Hunter, Arts Garden, Three D Radio
Clare Mansfield and Nic Conway
Wartime images on the hi-tech screens at the Lab stir the emotions

“It is great theatre”

Christina Hagger, 101.5 Radio Adelaide
Jasmine Ferguson, with the trio Minnie Little, sings powerful French songs on the impact of war on women

“A very important story told masterfully…It’s a pleasure to all the senses, moves the heart and inspires the thoughts”

Roshanak Amrein, poet activist, Facebook
Director Lisa Harper Campbell with playwright/co-producer Steven Oppes

“Brilliant play, brilliant production – the realities of WW1 through the writing of Australian Nurses and CJ Dennis”

Richard Lea, Facebook
The creative team of Of Auburn. Stu Nankivell of Blue Goanna Studios (2nd from RHS) produced the amazing digitally enhanced images used during the show. Special thanks go to the fabulous production crew at The Lab, especially Oscar Lewis. Missing: Co-producer Jean-Marc Spiler


Of AUBURN at
FRINGE 2022!

Don’t miss it! ★★★★1/2 

Juliet E. Weekend Notes

“A real treat …..a clear hit to the packed audience”  

Stage Whispers


Balaklava
Town Hall
Sunday February 20
1:30pm


Adelaide
The Lab @ West Village
Tue Feb 22 – Wed Feb 23
6pm & 8pm


Stirling
Stirling Community Theatre
Sunday February 27
1pm


Gawler
Civic Centre – Institute Hall
Sunday March 6
1pm

All bookings here…

https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/of-auburn-af2022


Reviews of Of Auburn
at the inaugural Auburn Frenchfest
in the Clare Valley, September 2021

https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/reviews/auburn-untold-stories-women-war

https://www.weekendnotes.com/of-auburn-by-steven-oppes-review/

“I am many women”.
Clare Mansfield as Madge Yeatman.
Funny, poignant and entrancing to watch.
Nick Conway as C.J. Dennis.
Beautiful vocals in French from ‘Minnie Little’.
(Jasmine Ferguson, vocals, Ciara Ferguson, piano
and Jack Overall, cello).
Director Lisa Lisa Harper Campbell and writer Steven Oppes.

This fascinating and well constructed play
will be featured next at the 2022 Adelaide Fringe – Don’t miss it!

Juliet E – Week-end Notes