Historical information

The Hatpin is a musical directed by Kim Durban and performed by the 2009 Graduating Third Year Musical Theatre Students. Musical direction by Peter Rutherford.
Book and Lyrics by James Millar. Musical Staging - David Wynen; Set Design - Adam (Gus) Powers; Costume Design -Melanie Liertz; Lighting Design - Bronwyn Pringle.
"The Hatpin was inspired by the true story of a single mother who advertised her baby in a newspaper trading column in the hope of saving his life... and ended up embroiled in one of the most captivating, moving and exciting criminal cases in Australian history."
The musical is set in Sydney, 1892 on the brink of winter. The musical had its premiere in Sydney and New York in 2008 and this production was the Victorian premiere.

Physical description

.1 Original Poster advertising a musical. Two thirds of the poster is white and red print and one third is a photo of half a face . The eye colour is brown.
.2 The musical's program. An eight page pamphlet with the front page similar to the poster except the photograph is on the top half of the page and writing underneath. Pages 2-7 contain the Director's note, Writer's note, Composer's note, Cast, Creative Team, Arts Academy Staff, Administration Staff, Information on Kim Durban, James Millar and Peter Rutherford and a thankyou. The back page contains a photograph of 2009 Third Year Musical Theatre Students with their names corresponding to a number on a silhouette of the photograph.
.3 Advertising flyer/bookmark. The front is the same as the program with a slight difference in colour tones and the reverse gives advertising details of the musical and a synoptic of the storyline.