Kathleen McArthur's Lunch Hour Theatre Scripts Podcast

Stories of women emigrating to Australia in the 19th Century. Letters home telling of the trials and tribulations in the harsh conditions of the Australian bushActors: Lilliemay Cheung, Patricia Coles, Karen Harper, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison Reference: No Place for a Nervous Lady by Lucy Frost. Penguin 1984 Songs:  Nobody knows the Trouble I’ve Seen | Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen lyrics © Bluewater Music Corp., Songtrust Ave, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Producer: James Russell Music 

This is the story of the Lunch Hour theatre and where it all beganActors: Lilliemay Cheung, Patricia Coles, Karen Harper, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison Songs:  Friendship by Judy Garland and Johnny Mercer (1940) Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Producer: James Russell Music 

Kathleen McArthur established the Caloundra Branch of the Queensland Wildlife Preservation Society in 1963. Council’s constant tidying up of nature was an anathema to Kathleen and she was very vocal on the issue. She was a thorn in the side of all bureaucracyActors: Patricia Coles, Karen Harper, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison Poetry: True Religion by Judith Wright | Copyright: The Estate of Judith Wright Songs: Jolly Good Company by The Riverboat Banjo Band Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Producer: James Russell Music 

Kathleen McArthur with tongue in cheek said the road to prosperity is simple, we just have to stop being parochial Actors: Patricia Coles, Karen Harper, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison Love You Queensland: Sunshine Television Network Promo - 1992. * Producer/Director/Editor "Love You Queensland": Alun Humphreys (Network Promotions Director for Sunshine Television Network). Songs:  Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Bundaberg Rum by Ian McNamara and The Burgundian Consort  Producer: James Russell Music 

Kathleen McArthur was chosen as the Sunshine Coast Daily’s Citizen of the Century in 2002. Kathleen’s passionate commitment, meticulous research and articulate advocacy contributed significantly to the preservation of the environment Actors: Patricia Coles, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison Songs:  Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen LawProducer: James Russell Music 

When Kathleen McArthur and Judith Wright stood on the top of Mount Tinbeerwah behind Noosa in 1953, they immediately saw the fascinating system of sand mass with related river and lakes would make a unique National Park Actors: Patricia Coles, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall, Errol Morrison and James Russell Reference: The Quiet Crisis by Stewart L Udall, 1963 Songs:  The Song of Cooloola performed by Karen Law and Murray Law – used with permission from WPSQ and written by Keith Bartholemew Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Producer: James Russell Music 

Kathleen McArthur’s efforts were tireless. Writing letters to the newspapers warning of the dangers of CFCS and speaking about the precariousness of the Ozone layer and promoting the biological importance of the world’s seas and rainforestsActors: Patricia Coles, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall, Errol Morrison, and James Russell Poetry: The Bishop by Douglas Stewart | Curtis Brown (Aust) Pty Ltd Songs:  Coral Coast |music and lyrics by Karen Law, performed by Karen Law and Murray Law Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen LawProducer: James Russell Music 

Kathleen McArthur’s greatest impact was as part of a growing collective dedicated to awakening Australia to the impact of environmental vandalism. Actors: Patricia Coles, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison  Poetry: For Today by Judith Wright | Copyright: The Estate of Judith Wright Songs:  Sleeping Like Koalas | music and lyrics by Karen LawWildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Producer: James Russell Music