The Ship That Never Was

The Ship That Never Was is a 1984 Australian stage pantomime by Richard Davey based on the 1834 Frederick escape.^[1]

The Ship That Never Was
Written by	Richard Davey
Based on	Frederick escape
Date premiered	1984
Place premiered	Hobart
Original language	English
Subject	Convict era Australia
Genre	pantomime

Richard Davey acting in the play

Background

It made its debut in Hobart in 1984, at the Peacock Theatre,^[2] and the theatre company name at that stage was the Breadline Theatre Company.^[3][4] The play was later performed around Tasmania and Victoria. In 1993 it was transferred to the Strahan Amphitheatre by the Round Earth Theatre Company in Strahan, Tasmania.^[5][6][7] It became the longest running performance in Australia being performed seven nights a week.^[8][9]