Barbara and the Camp Dogs

The work concerns Barbara, an Aboriginal pub singer trying to make it in Sydney, and her cousin and foster sister René. When the health of Barbara's mother deteriorates, they embark on a pilgrimage back home to country in the Northern Territory.

The musical's libretto was written by Ursula Yovich and Alana Valentine, with songs by Valentine, Yovich, and Adm Ventoura.{{Cite web|url=https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/reviews/barbara-camp-dogs-belvoir/|title=Review: Barbara and the Camp Dogs (Belvoir)|website=Limelight|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-07-15}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/dec/18/barbara-and-the-camp-dogs-how-one-womans-anger-became-a-rock-show|title=Barbara and the Camp Dogs: how one woman's anger became a rock show|last=Tongue|first=Cassie|date=2017-12-18|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-07-15|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}

Barbara and the Camp Dogs premiered at the Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney in December 2017, featuring Yovich (Barbara) and Elaine Crombie (René). The production was directed by Leticia Cáceres and produced by Belvoir in association with Vicki Gordon Music Productions.{{cite web | last=Litson | first=Jo | title=Review: Barbara and the Camp Dogs (Belvoir) | website=Limelight | date=20 February 2019 | url=https://limelight-arts.com.au/reviews/barbara-camp-dogs-belvoir/ | access-date=6 September 2024}}{{cite web | last=Tongue | first=Cassie | title=Barbara and the Camp Dogs: how one woman's anger became a rock show | website=The Guardian | date=18 December 2017 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/dec/18/barbara-and-the-camp-dogs-how-one-womans-anger-became-a-rock-show | access-date=6 September 2024}}

It returned for an encore run at the Belvoir in April 2019 before touring the country that year,{{cite web | title=Barbara & The Camp Dogs | website=Belvoir St Theatre | date=23 November 2021 | url=https://belvoir.com.au/productions/barbara-camp-dogs/ | access-date=6 September 2024}}{{cite web | title=Barbara and the Camp Dogs | website=Stage Whispers | url=https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/reviews/barbara-and-camp-dogs-1 | access-date=6 September 2024}} including Brisbane,{{cite web | title=Review: Barbara and the Camp Dogs (Queensland Theatre with Belvoir & Vicki Gordon Music Productions) | website=Backstreet Brisbane | date=6 May 2019 | url=https://backstreetbrisbane.com/2019/05/06/review-barbara-and-the-camp-dogs-queensland-theatre-with-belvoir-vicki-gordon-music-productions/ | access-date=6 September 2024}} Melbourne,{{cite web | title=Barbara and the Camp Dogs | website=Stories of M | date=7 February 2019 | url=https://stories.malthousetheatre.com.au/shows/barbara-and-the-camp-dogs/ | access-date=6 September 2024}} Wollongong,{{cite web | title=Merrigong Theatre Company is thrilled to bring Belvoir’s smash-hit Barbara and the Camp Dogs to Wollongong for a limited season 5 – 8 June. | website=GongScene | date=28 May 2019 | url=https://gongscene.com.au/merrigong-theatre-company-is-thrilled-to-bring-belvoirs-smash-hit-barbara-and-the-camp-dogs-to-wollongong-for-a-limited-season-5-8-june/ | access-date=6 September 2024}} and Canberra.{{cite web | title=Barbara and the Camp Dogs: Program|publisher=Canberra Theatre Centre | url=https://canberratheatrecentre.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Barbara-and-the-Camp-Dogs-Program.pdf | access-date=6 September 2024}}

• 2019: Winner, four 2019 Helpmann Awards, including Best Musical and Best Original Score{{Cite web |title=2019 Nominees and Winners |website= Helpmann Awards |url=http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/2019/nominees-and-winners/industry |access-date=2022-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314233041/http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/2019/nominees-and-winners/industry/| archive-date=14 Mar 2024}}

• 2018: Nomination, AWGIE Award for Music Theatre
• 2019: Shortlisted, New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards' Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting{{Cite web |date=2020-02-24 |title=Barbara and the Camp Dogs |url=https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/awards/nick-enright-prize-playwriting/2019-shortlisted-barbara-and-camp-dogs-ursula-yovich-and-alana |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=State Library of NSW}}
• 2019: Shortliste, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards' Prize for Drama{{Cite web |title=Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2019 |url=https://www.wheelercentre.com/victorian-premiers-literary-awards/past-awards/victorian-premiers-literary-awards-2019/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=The Wheeler Centre |language=en-US}}

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Category:2017 musicals

Category:Australian musicals

Category:Indigenous Australian theatre

Category:Musicals set in Australia

Category:Stage plays about Aboriginal Australians

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