Script Development
Avon Hudson, Nuclear Veteran
We are working to develop a playscript telling the stories of the nuclear veterans involved Australia’s atomic bomb tests during the 1950s. The project is led by nationally acclaimed, award-winning playwright John Romeril, who is undertaking an artist in residency in Balaklava, working with local veteran Avon Hudson and SA Director Teresa Crea. In developing the original dramatisation and performance, documentary, verbatim and multi-media art techniques will be used. The Balaklava theatre work will be multi-arts and multi-platform. It is supported by the State Library of South Australia and will involve the development of an archive and oral history collection at the Library.
A community showcase of the work is planned for March, 2015 in Balaklava, South Australia. Creative workshops to develop the showcase are planned for late July, 2014 and will involve an interdisciplinary team of artists.
Highlights so far
John Romeril, Playwright/ Photo Jessie Boylan
John and Avon in research mode, March 2014/
Photo Jessie Boylan
John, Avon and Teresa Crea, Director (left to right)
March, 2014/ Photo Jessie Boylan
On the road – RAD tour, April 2014, South Australia/
Photo Jessie Boylan
RAD tour, April 2014/
Photo Jessie Boylan
Project Partners
The project is driven by creative partnerships involving arts and non-arts organisations. To date, partners include:
Community Partners: Australian Nuclear Veterans Association.
Partner Institutions: State Library of South Australia.
Funding Partners: Australia Council for the Arts, Arts South Australia.
Creative Personnel: Paul Brown, Creative Producer (Alphaville); Teresa Crea, Director/Facilitator; John Romeril, Playwright. Other creative artists in from other disciplines will also be involved.
Strategic Alliances: British Nuclear Test Veterans Association, Global Hibakusha Project, Hiroshima Peace Institute, In Place of War/Manchester University, Murdoch University, QUT.