Macquarie Group, Riverside Theatres and The Alex Buzo Company
The gravestone of Governor Lachlan Macquarie reads “The Father of Australia”. His visionary leadership from 1810–1821 transformed the colony of New South Wales from an outdoor gaol into a prosperous, free society, yet he was dismissed as Governor and died struggling to clear his name.
Alex Buzo’s dynamic and provocative play provides powerful insight into the fate of this remarkable man whose foresight and enlightened policies gave Sydney some of its finest buildings and whose humanitarian policies dared to give convicts “a fair go”. Macquarie’s story is also one of the struggle against the power brokers who thought they ran the colony, John Macarthur and “the flogging parson” Reverend Samuel Marsden.
Renowned director Wayne Harrison brings a fresh, contemporary interpretation to Buzo’s award-winning play that highlights the timelessness of Sydney’s obsession with land, politics and power. Macquarie is the flagship performing arts event for the 200th anniversary of his leadership in 2010.
Schools Performance Dates
21st - 23rd July 11am
26th- 29th July 11am
To download a Schools Booking Form please click the link on the top left of this page.
EXTRAS
Enhance your Macquarie experience by visiting Mr and Mrs Macquarie’s fully restored home, Old Government House in Parramatta. Programs and tours available – call 9635 8149 or visit oldgovernmenthouse.com.au. Meet the Macquaries in an exhibition all about their contribution to Parramatta in the early 1800s. Call the Parramatta Heritage Centre on 8839 3324 for more information.
$20 per student / additional teacher
Macquarie (Education)
By Alex BuzoThe gravestone of Governor Lachlan Macquarie reads “The Father of Australia”. His visionary leadership from 1810–1821 transformed the colony of New South Wales from an outdoor gaol into a prosperous, free society, yet he was dismissed as Governor and died struggling to clear his name.
Alex Buzo’s dynamic and provocative play provides powerful insight into the fate of this remarkable man whose foresight and enlightened policies gave Sydney some of its finest buildings and whose humanitarian policies dared to give convicts “a fair go”. Macquarie’s story is also one of the struggle against the power brokers who thought they ran the colony, John Macarthur and “the flogging parson” Reverend Samuel Marsden.
Renowned director Wayne Harrison brings a fresh, contemporary interpretation to Buzo’s award-winning play that highlights the timelessness of Sydney’s obsession with land, politics and power. Macquarie is the flagship performing arts event for the 200th anniversary of his leadership in 2010.
Schools Performance Dates
21st - 23rd July 11am
26th- 29th July 11am
To download a Schools Booking Form please click the link on the top left of this page.
EXTRAS
Enhance your Macquarie experience by visiting Mr and Mrs Macquarie’s fully restored home, Old Government House in Parramatta. Programs and tours available – call 9635 8149 or visit oldgovernmenthouse.com.au. Meet the Macquaries in an exhibition all about their contribution to Parramatta in the early 1800s. Call the Parramatta Heritage Centre on 8839 3324 for more information.
$20 per student / additional teacher
