Mumba Jumba and The Bunyip
| Mumba Jumba and the Bunyup | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Peter O'Shaughnessy Barry Humphries |
| Date premiered | 1959 |
| Place premiered | New Theatre, Melbourne |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | musical |
Mumba Jumba and The Bunyip is a 1959 Australian musical play by Peter O'Shaughnessy and Barry Humphries. It was a sequel to The Bunyip and the Satellite.[1][2]
Reviewing the original 1959 production The Age wrote "like most sequels it falls short of the original - but only slightly."[3]
Reviewing a 1966 production The Bulletin wrote "despite some ill-advised talk of bogey-men and thngs that go bump in the night, it’s as fine a piece of antipodean whimsy as you’ll find this side of the black stump."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Stone, R. (2003). Bunyippy traits: Peter O’Shaughnessy, Barry Humphries and bunyips on stage. National Library of Australia News, 13(4), 11–13. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/ielapa.200303737
- ^ "News of the day". The Age. 18 December 1959. p. 2.
- ^ "Australian bush musical appeals". The Age. 29 December 1959. p. 3.
- ^ "THEATRE Span of Attention", The Bulletin, Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 15 January 1966, nla.obj-702097404, retrieved 27 June 2025 – via Trove
External links
[edit]- Mumba Jumba and the Bunyip at Ausstage