Man-Child is an Australian musical written by Chris Neal, labelled "a musical odyssey in search of truth".[1][2] The musical has no unifying plot and no characters, but consists of a series of independent dream sequences presented through 17 songs.[1]

Neal first conceived the musical working in Vietnam in 1968. After a short season at the Playhouse in Canberra, Man-Child opened in Sydney in August 1971 in a 600-seat plastic bubble tent called the 'Bubble Theatre' at the Sydney Showground. The production toured to the SGIO Theatre in Brisbane and to Perth and Adelaide. A cast album was released in 1972.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "MAN-CHILD". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 39, no. 10. Australia. 4 August 1971. p. 2. Retrieved 30 September 2018 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Well-polished, vibrant performance". The Canberra Times. Vol. 45, no. 12, 875. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 July 1971. p. 21. Retrieved 30 September 2018 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "The dawning of the age of rock musicals and pop operas in Australia". Radio National. 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
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