“A Mad World, My Masters”, a musical written by English playwright Barrie Keeffe in 1977, was staged by the Australian Performing Group from January to March 1978.
Director: Wilfred Last. Cast: David Kendall, Bruce Spence, Kerry Dwyer, Phil Motherwell, Bill Garner, Peter Green, Alison Richards, Tim Robertson and Fay Mokotow. Producers: John Timlin, Fay Mokotow. Designed: Peter Corrigan & cast.
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The scenes at the wedding reception in the APG movie “Dimboola” were filmed in a hall in Melbourne. They were the last to be shot. At the end of filming the cast and crew were assembled for a photograph by stills photographer, Ponch Hawkes.
To the best of my knowledge this website is the only place where this photo has been published. Several years after the making of the movie the print was purchased from Ponch Hawkes by my wife and given to me as a birthday present.
From 14 March to 19 March, 1978 the Australian Performing Group (APG) offshoot Circus Oz gave 12 performances at Bonython Park, Adelaide, as part of the Adelaide Festival of Arts.
“Circus Oz was the amalgamation of two already well known groups—Soapbox Circus, a roadshow set up by the Australian Performing Group (APG) in 1976, and the New Ensemble Circus, a continuation of the New Circus, established in Adelaide in 1974.” – Jon Hawkes, circopedia.org
The following photographs and text are from the Circus Oz brochure which was prepared for distribution at the festival. (Advertisements have been not been copied.) (The photographer/s is/are not credited in the publication. The performers who appear in the photos are:
Sue Broadway, Tony Burkys, Tim Coldwell, Jim Conway, Mick Conway, Jack Daniels, Laurel Frank, Kelvin Gedye, Jon Hawkes, Ponch Hawkes, Robin Laurie, Ric Ludbrook, Gordon McLean, Peter Muhleisen, Michael Price, Jim Robertson, Pixi Robertson and Helen Sky.
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THE FOLLOWING IMAGES AND ARTICLES ARE FROM THE DIMBOOLA BANNER, TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1978
Most of the filming of “Dimboola” took place in and around the small Victoria township of Dimboola. For those few weeks the people of Dimboola took a great deal of interest in the filming, with some even taking part as extras in the movie. The local paper, The Dimboola Banner, published several articles about the event.
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Most of the filming of the APG’s movie, “Dimboola”, took place in mid-1978 in and around the small Victoria township of Dimboola. For those few weeks the people of Dimboola took a great deal of interest in the filming, with some even taking part as extras in the movie. Naturally, the local paper, The Dimboola Banner, published several articles about the event. These were often accompanied by publicity photos taken by the film’s stills photographer and APG member, Ponch Hawkes.
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L to R: Natalie Bate, Bruce Spence and Kerry Dwyer
The wedding party in the movie “Dimboola”. From Cinema Papers, Oct-Nov 1978. Photo probably taken by Stills Photographer, Ponch Hawkes.
This news article in Cinema Papers was written by Jack Clancy, and is from his observations on the scene during the making of the movie.
Headings in the article: The Shooting, Panavision, The Town, The Script, Actors, Rushes.
Named persons in photos: John Weily (producer), Paul Ammitzboll (grip), John Duigan (director), Tom Cowan (director of photography), Jan Kenny (focus puller), Walter Dobrowoski (first assistant), Larry Eastwood (art director), Lloyd Carrick (sound recordist), and actors Dick May, Barry Barkla, Irene Hewitt and Alan Rowe.
The cover photo and all photos in the article were probably taken by the Stills Photographer, Ponch Hawkes.
The following production details of the movie are published in the Production Survey section of the magazine:
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