The Legend of King O'Malley

The Legend of King O'Malley
Written by	Bob Ellis Michael Boddy
Characters	King O'Malley
Date premiered	August 1970
Place premiered	Jane Street Theatre
Original language	English
Genre	Musical

The Legend of King O'Malley is a 1970 Australian musical play by Bob Ellis and Michael Boddy about politician King O'Malley.

The original production was held at Jane Street Theatre in Randwick, Sydney, and featured Robyn Nevin and Kate Fitzpatrick, and was directed by John Bell. It was heavily revised throughout rehearsals.

It was a big success, commercially and critically, and toured Australia. It has since been much revived. According to Ellis, the play was responsible for helping revive Australian theatre.

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