ABOUT DUTCH COURAGE
DUTCH
COURAGE is a
graphic tale of personal identity, belief in the betterment of the world,
persecution of minorities and the cement of friendship, loyalty and the
redeeming of the human spirit.
As Nazi Germany besets Europe a small group of
resistance fighters in Amsterdam do their darndest to change the course of the
planet. They play many dangerous games as the mercurial rules of survival
morph before them. They were not Jews, socialists or communists. Not
philosophers, politicians, musicians or actors. They were homosexual.
DUTCH
COURAGE
began its life in 1990 as a war cabaret, using songs from World War II along
with writer Barry Lowe’s script. In 1995, while both working on David
Campbell’s cabaret “Nowadays”, Barry and composer / lyricist, Sean Peter met,
and began the first of four collaborations with DUTCH COURAGE.
DUTCH COURAGE
was picked up by Adelaide’s Not So Straight Theatre Company and received its
world premiere in South Australia in 1997.
DUTCH COURAGE was selected for showcase in OzMade Musicals 2004
DUTCH COURAGE was
presented by the
Magnormos Musical Theatre Program in 2004.
DUTCH COURAGE
was presented again by the
Magnormos Musical Theatre Program
as a fundraiser for a New York tour in April 2008.
DUTCH COURAGE had its US debut in New York City in 2008.
