To say The Dismissal is perhaps the most ambitious independent musical ever produced in Australia would be a dramatic, but not entirely sensationalist…
Imagine gonzo journalist Norman Gunston as the host of this country’s great constitutional crisis: before, during and beyond. The “little Aussie bleeder” as a time traveller able to be present at cataclysmic national moments feels entirely plausible, considering Gunston wielded a microphone on the steps of Old Parliament House on November 11, 1975, just as prime minister Gough Whitlam emerged to rail against the governor-general, Sir John Kerr, for sacking his government.
The Dismissal brings Gough Whitlam s ousting to the stage in outrageously camp fashion from an all-Australian creative team abc.net.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from abc.net.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.