 It represents an early example of the fusion of Western and Aboriginal theatrical forms in Australia – now regularly expressed, as seen in the work of the Bangarra Dance Theatre.In early 1955, the Union Theatre Repertory Company invited a young Barry Humphries to tour Victoria with a production of "Twelfth Night" directed by Ray Lawler.On tour, Humphries gradually invented the character of Edna Everage as part of the entertainment for the actors during commutes between country towns, imitating the Country Women's Association representatives who welcomed the troupe in each town.