Corrugation Road
{{Short description|Australian musical}}
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{{Infobox Musical
|name = Corrugation Road
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|image = Corrugation_Road_1998_poster.jpg
|caption = Poster for 1998 Australian tour
|music = Jimmy Chi and Kuckles
|lyrics = Jimmy Chi and Kuckles
|book = Jimmy Chi
|basis =
|productions = 1996 Melbourne
1998 Australian tour
}}
Corrugation Road is an Australian musical set in a mental hospital, about an Aboriginal schizophrenic patient.{{Citation | last = Carroll | first = Steven | title = In Need of Ironing Out | journal = The Age | date = 27 October 1996 }} It was written by Jimmy Chi, his band Kuckles and friends, the creators of Bran Nue Dae. It is based on Chi's own experiences at Perth's Graylands Hospital.{{Citation | last = Cochrane | first = Peter | title = The Long Road | journal = The Age | date = 12 October 1996 }}
Production history
Corrugation Road was produced by Perth's Black Swan Theatre and had two successful theatre runs in 1996–1997 and 1998.By Sam Cook (29 April 2006), [http://www.artshub.com.au/au/news.asp?sId=93642 BLAKistory 101]{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ArtsHub
The musical previewed at the Canberra Theatre from 10 October 1996 during the National Festival of Australian Theatre. It subsequently had its official premiere in Melbourne at the Fairfax Studio, Victorian Arts Centre from 17 October 1996 as part of the Melbourne International Festival of the Arts.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140143051 |title=Corrugation Road. |newspaper=Woroni (Canberra, ACT : 1950–2007) |location=Canberra, ACT |date=10 October 1996 |access-date=14 July 2015 |page=18 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}{{Citation | last = Usher | first = Robin | title = Artsbeat | journal = The Age | date = 17 October 1997 }} The tour then played Perth (Subiaco Theatre Centre) and Adelaide (Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre) through late 1996 and early 1997.
The production was remounted in June 1998 at the Playhouse Theatre in Perth before undertaking an Australian national tour.{{cite web|url=https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/work/3323|title=Corrugation Road|website=AusStage|access-date=18 July 2015}}
Reception
The musical won The Age's award for creative excellence at the 1996 Melbourne International Festival of the Arts (shared with the performance art work Urban Dream Capsule).{{cite news|last1=Schembri|first1=Jim|title=Windowdressers share award with musical|work=The Age|date=2 November 1996}} It also won the Deadly for Excellence in Film or Theatrical Score in 1998 for Jimmy Chi, Kuckles and The Pigram Brothers.1998 winners at The Deadlys {{Cite web |url=http://www.deadlys.vibe.com.au/deadlys_new/winners/1998/index.asp |title=Deadly's 1998 |access-date=29 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928062012/http://www.deadlys.vibe.com.au/deadlys_new/winners/1998/index.asp |archive-date=28 September 2007 |url-status=dead }} For the Melbourne season of Corrugation Road, Andrew Ross (director), Steve Dolan (set and costumes), Iain Grandage (musical director and arranger), and Anna Mercer (choreographer) all received nominations in the music theatre Staging and Musical Direction category of the 1996 Green Room Awards.{{cn|date=April 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/work/3323 Corrugation Road] at AusStage
- [http://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C90666 Corrugation Road] at AustLit
Category:Indigenous Australian theatre
Category:Musicals set in Australia