When Rosemary Cadden set out to retrace explorer John McDouall Stuart’s route from Adelaide to Darwin, it led to a much longer and bumpier journey than anticipated. Here, she shares an excerpt from her new book about the eye-opening road trip.
Rehearsals in small groups; rehearsals en masse; rehearsals with the dancers, the children, the singers, the orchestra; technical rehearsals; dress rehearsals. That’s a lot of rehearsals to play one of 215 dead soldiers, writes Rosemary Cadden.