Researching the script

Hitting the Archives

Piled high in nuclear veteran Avon Hudson’s living room, there is a campaigner’s treasure trove of letters, media material, detailed reports, books of Royal Commission testimony, medical case notes, maps, photographs and documents.

During his March visit, playwright John Romeril worked with Avon and the State Library of South Australia staff on research, archiving and script development for the play.

 

John Romeril and Avon Hudson in the research phase, photo by Jessie Boylan

John Romeril and Avon Hudson in the research phase, photo by Jessie Boylan

Photo by Jessie Boylan

Photo by Jessie Boylan

Photo by Jessie Boylan

Photo by Jessie Boylan

John, Avon and Teresa Crea, Director (left to right)/ Photo by Jessie Boylan

John, Avon and Teresa Crea, Director (left to right)/
Photo by Jessie Boylan

'Beyond Belief: The British Bomb Tests: Australian Veterans Speak Out', written by Roger Cross and Avon Hudson, 2005, Published by Wakefield Press, Adelaide.

‘Beyond Belief: The British Bomb Tests: Australian Veterans Speak Out’, written by Roger Cross and Avon Hudson, 2005, Published by Wakefield Press, Adelaide.