What is/was the longest running Australian musical?

A small show can run a season of five performances, never produce the show again, not get any reviews, have the show produced at a venue that subsidised the performance (and provide ample and wide marketing resources) - and not be a 'hit'. It's not necessarily about money that makes a show a 'hit', but a perceived popularity amongst audience members. A review can turn a small show into a 'hit'. And anyway, I think many amateur theatre people - many of whom are regulars here - will disagree that a production has to be profitable to be a hit amongst the community. I think we have to disentangle what theatre workers consider a show a hit (being profitable, being reproduced in other countries, the rights being bought by a big producer), and what an audience member considers a show as a hit (being enjoyable, being popular, other friends and family seeing the show). We also have to consider that what can be a hit in one place (ie. La Mama's most popular show) can be seen as a detriment to another venue's bookings (ie. producing that same show from La Mama at the VAC or Opera House). It is also entirely dependant on the target audience of a venue, the location of the venue, and the expectations of that audience. I know of a number of 'hit' shows that would never break even. ... I also think the term is entirely too subjective to be defined well. Sticky Apple Legs www.freewebs.com/stickyapplelegs Puppets in Melbourne www.thepromptcopy.com/pip