''Captain Bloody'' is an Australian musical comedy by

Grahame Bond Grahame John Bond AM (born 21 November 1943) is an Australian actor, writer, director, musician and composer, known primarily for his role as Aunty Jack. Early career Bond began his career in entertainment at University of Sydney in the 1960s ...

and Jim Burnett. It concerns a young gynaecologist, Eric Blood, whose closet fantasy is to be

Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Olivia ...

. He finds out about a club, Heroes Anonymous, where people can live out their fantasies without hurting anyone, run by a man who thinks he is Winston Churchill. ''Captain Bloody'' opened at the Footbridge Theatre in Sydney on 1 May 1984 and ran to 23 June 1984, produced by the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust and Dunsinane Enterprises. It then played a short season at the Canberra Theatre from 3–7 July 1984. The cast included Bond, Arky Michael, Elizabeth Lord, John O'Connell,

Greg Stone Gregory "Greg" Jonathon Stone (born 23 June 1961 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian actor who has appeared in films, television and on stage. Early life Stone was born in Perth, Western Australia to parents Roy and Jennifer Stone ...

and George Washingmachine. A Melbourne season played at the Princess Theatre from March 1985. ''

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'' described the musical as "a

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adventure, slightly bent but harmless enough. It features snappy dance routines, excellent music, and jokes about police corruption and Young Liberals are kept to a tasteful minimum." Bond reflected that ''Captain Bloody'' "did well in Sydney but was savaged in Melbourne".

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