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when an actor with no understudy could not perform. It officially closed in March 2009, reportedly with thousands of dollars owing to creative staff and $ 1.6 million in debt. Although Cousens credited the company's downfall to the
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and a variety of businesses. Throughout its short career it produced seven musicals, two major concerts and fourteen cabaret events.
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The company experienced financial challenges and cancelled productions, and caused controversy when
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in 2006 and received high-profile support from many luminaries of the Australian stage, the
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demanded an apology and threatened to remove rights after major cuts were made to
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Kookaburra was founded by Australian musical theatre performer
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Peter Cousens' Kookaburra: The National Musical Theatre Company
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This article about an organisation in Australia is a
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