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] 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.