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The beginning of theatre as we know it
Video Histories: Episode 5.1: Witness historian Robert Reid looks at the beginning of the era of subsidised theatre. In this episode, he tracks the birth of the Melbourne Theatre Company and the campaign for state subsidised theatre. Along the way, he takes a look at the iconic status of Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, with everything that it represents in Australian theatre, including the erasure of Aboriginal culture and women.
