Nic Conway “is funny, poignant and entrancing to watch" Stage Whispers

Jasmine Ferguson delivers “beautiful vocals in French, telling stories from women’s perspectives of war" Stage Whispers

Clare Mansfield “is convincing, as she switches from nurse to nurse, cleverly painting their stories as vivid verbal images" Stage Whispers

Of Auburn

Theatre and Physical Theatre • Drama

South Australia • Adelaide Fringe Premiere

Weaving together the life and poetry of CJ Dennis with the narration of WW1 nurse Madge Yeatman Of Auburn by Steven Oppes stirs emotions through theatre, poetry, personal testimony, live music and AV technology to tell the stories of Dennis and the women of World War I.
Lisa Harper Campbell (The Double Bass, Watchlist) directs Nic Conway (Abbott! The Musical) who “is funny, poignant and entrancing to watch” and Clare Mansfield (ANZAC Girls) who “is convincing, as she switches from nurse to nurse, cleverly painting their stories as vivid verbal images.” Music from Minnie Little with “beautiful vocals in French, telling stories from women’s perspectives of war, float through the room with crystal clear accompaniment on piano and cello” Stage Whispers
★★★★1/2 "Don't miss it" weekendnotes.com

Presented by: Of Auburn Troupe

Lisa Harper Campbell has appeared in numerous productions (Biography: A Game and Perplex, Abbott! The Musical, A Bee’s Dick Away) and worked with acclaimed French actor and director Zabou Breitman. Her directorial debut with The Double Bass was followed by the critically-acclaimed premiere of Watchlist.
Clare Mansfield has been nominated for her work in East of Berlin and Reasons to be Pretty and has appeared in the TV series The Tourist, Deadline Gallipoli, Changed Forever and ANZAC Girls and feature film A Month of Sundays.
Nicholas Conway is a writer/producer/performer of musicals including Abbott! The Musical which toured nationally. In 2019 Nic won a comedy award at the ADL Fringe.
Minnie Little was formed by graduates of the Elder Con and have delighted audiences with their sound.

Reviews & Fringefeed Reacts

combines strong acting, music and multimedia to bring historical moments to life in a modern setting. - Shelley Hampton, stagewhispers.com.au
...fascinating and well constructed play performances from these actors....were outstanding and they held the capacity audience enthralled - Juliet E, weekendnotes.com
It is great theatre. - Dr Christina Hagger, Radio Adelaide
an exquisitely articulated rendition of the realities of war to see at the exact same time as a new one begins in Ukraine. - Gillian Hunter, 3D Radio Arts Garden