(From Jürgen Wegner) Writer David Malouf and actor Amanda Muggleton will bring to life the Canadian Government’s gift to the National Library of Australia of a treasure—the earliest surviving document printed in Australia—at a special event on Wednesday 25 June. The 1796 playbill, advertising a performance at the Theatre, Sydney, was printed by convict George Hughes, operator of Australia’s first printing press, which came out on the First Fleet. Amanda Muggleton will perform a piece from the advertised play, Jane Shore, David Malouf will discuss colonial life and Australian National University’s Dr Gillian Russell talks about early Australian theatre.
