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Contributor Name   Ruth Cracknell
Other names  
Gender   Female
Nationality   Australian
Date of Birth   06 Jul 1925
Date of Death   13 May 2002
Functions   Actor
Notes   Born in Maitland, NSW. Died in Sydney.
Associated Events  
Salt, Wharf 1, Sydney, NSW, 03 Aug 2001
Collected stories, The Playhouse, Civic Square, ACT, 21 Mar 2001
Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival 2001: The Stars Are Brightly Shining, State Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 10 Feb 2001
Collected Stories, Fairfax Studio, Melbourne, VIC, 30 Aug 2000
Collected stories, The Playhouse (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 2000
A Little Night Music, Theatre Royal (1976- ), Sydney, NSW, Sep 1998
Vita and Virginia, IMB Theatre, Wollongong, NSW, 15 Oct 1997
Vita and Virginia, Alexander Theatre, Clayton, VIC, 13 Sep 1997
Vita and Virginia, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 14 Jul 1997
A Little Night Music, Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC, 22 Mar 1997
A Little Night Music, Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC, 01 Feb 1997
Three Tall Women, The Playhouse (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 09 Nov 1995
Three Tall Women, Gold Coast Arts Centre, Surfer's Paradise, QLD, 25 Oct 1995
Three Tall Women, Fairfax Studio, Melbourne, VIC, 24 Aug 1995
Three Tall Women, Wharf 1, Sydney, NSW, 28 Jun 1995
Hotspur, Drama Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 19 Oct 1994
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie: The Concert, South Bank Suncorp Piazza, South Brisbane, QLD, 29 Jun 1994
Hotspur, Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC, 03 Mar 1994
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 19 Mar 1993
Lost in Yonkers, Lyric Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 05 Dec 1992
Lost in Yonkers, Canberra Theatre , Civic Square, ACT, 23 Nov 1992
Lost in Yonkers, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, WA, 29 Oct 1992
Lost in Yonkers, Alexander Theatre, Clayton, VIC, 07 Oct 1992
Lost in Yonkers, Geelong Performing Arts Centre, Geelong, VIC, 30 Sep 1992
Lost in Yonkers, Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 10 Sep 1992
Lost in Yonkers, Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC, 23 Jul 1992
Lost in Yonkers, Theatre Royal (1976- ), Sydney, NSW, 06 Jun 1992
The Importance of Being Earnest, Theatre Royal (1976- ), Sydney, NSW, 24 Jan 1992
Happy Days, The Wharf Studio Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 18 Jun 1991
Happy Days, The Playhouse, Adelaide, SA, 25 May 1991
The Importance of Being Earnest, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 02 Feb 1991
The Importance of Being Earnest, The Playhouse, Adelaide, SA, 06 Nov 1990
The Importance of Being Earnest, Drama Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 19 Sep 1990
Love Letters, The Playhouse (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 19 Aug 1990
Lettice and Lovage, Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide, SA, 05 Jan 1990
Lettice and Lovage, Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC, 14 Nov 1989
Lettice and Lovage, Drama Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 30 Aug 1989
The Importance of Being Earnest, Albury Civic Theatre, Albury, NSW, 18 Feb 1989
The Importance of Being Earnest, Wangaratta Town Hall, Wangaratta, VIC, 17 Feb 1989
The Importance of Being Earnest, West Gippsland Arts Centre, Warragul, VIC, 15 Feb 1989
The Importance of Being Earnest, Wonthaggi Community Arts Centre, Wonthaggi, VIC, 14 Feb 1989
The Importance of Being Earnest, Geelong Performing Arts Centre, Geelong, VIC, 13 Feb 1989
The Importance of Being Earnest, Warrnambool Regional Performing Arts Centre, Warrnambool, VIC, 11 Feb 1989
The Importance of Being Earnest, Portland Civic Hall, Portland, VIC, 10 Feb 1989
The Importance of Being Earnest, Nhill Community Centre, Nhill, VIC, 09 Feb 1989
The Importance of Being Earnest, Ararat Performing Arts Centre, Ararat, VIC, 08 Feb 1989
The Importance of Being Earnest, J.B. Osborne Theatre, Bendigo, VIC, 06 Feb 1989
The Importance of Being Earnest, Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC, 22 Dec 1988
Emerald City, Lyric Theatre, London, O/S, 09 May 1988
Emerald City, The Playhouse, Adelaide, SA, 06 Jun 1987
Tom & Viv, The Wharf Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 31 Mar 1987
All's Well That Ends Well, York Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 04 Nov 1986
Machiavelli, Machiavelli, Playhouse, Newcastle, NSW, 04 Jun 1986
The Doll Trilogy: Kid Stakes/Other Times/Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 Jul 1985
Machiavelli, Machiavelli, Marian Street Theatre, Killara, NSW, 01 Aug 1984
The Gin Game, Theatre Royal (1976- ), Sydney, NSW, 14 Sep 1979
The Sea, Nimrod Upstairs, Surry Hills, NSW, 09 May 1979
Bedroom Farce, Her Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 27 Nov 1978
Bedroom Farce, Theatre Royal (1976- ), Sydney, NSW, 05 Oct 1978
Just Ruth, The Playhouse, Adelaide, SA, 05 May 1977
The Cherry Orchard, The Playhouse, Adelaide, SA, 07 Apr 1977
The School for Scandal, The Playhouse, Adelaide, SA, 05 Mar 1977
Habeas Corpus, Theatre Royal (1976- ), Sydney, NSW, 28 Jul 1976
Home, Parade Theatre, Kensington, NSW, 22 Aug 1975
What If You Died Tomorrow?, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 02 Apr 1974
What If You Died Tomorrow?, Canberra Theatre , Civic Square, ACT, 18 Mar 1974
What If You Died Tomorrow?, The Elizbethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 22 Jan 1974
The Seagull, Nimrod Upstairs, Surry Hills, NSW, 1974
What If You Died Tomorrow?, The Comedy Theatre, London, O/S, 1974
King Richard The Second, Drama Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 01 Oct 1973
What If You Died Tomorrow?, Drama Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 27 Sep 1973
Arsenic and Old Lace, Parade Theatre, Kensington, NSW, 18 Apr 1973
Aurora Australis, The Australian Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 1973
Forget-Me-Not Lane, Parade Theatre, Kensington, NSW, 04 Aug 1972
Forget-Me-Not Lane, The Old Tote Theatre, Kensington, NSW, 04 Aug 1972
Trelawny of the Wells, Parade Theatre, Kensington, NSW, 28 Jan 1972
The Au Pair Man, Independent Theatre, North Sydney, NSW, 01 Dec 1971
King Oedipus, Bonython Hall, Adelaide, SA, 03 Mar 1971
King Oedipus, The Old Tote Theatre, Kensington, NSW, 03 Mar 1971
King Oedipus, Octagon Theatre, Crawley, WA, 16 Feb 1971
King Oedipus, Princess Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 03 Feb 1971
King Oedipus, Canberra Theatre , Civic Square, ACT, 29 Sep 1970
King Oedipus, Sir John Clancy Auditorium (UNSW), Randwick, NSW, 21 Aug 1970
King Oedipus, The Old Tote Theatre, Kensington, NSW, 21 Aug 1970
A Delicate Balance, Independent Theatre, North Sydney, NSW, 26 Jun 1968
But I Wouldn't Want to Live There, Phillip Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 21 Oct 1967
But I Wouldn't Want to Live There, Canberra Theatre , Civic Square, ACT, 11 Oct 1967
A Cup of Tea, a Bex and a Good Lie Down, Phillip Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 18 Sep 1965
Murder in the Cathedral, Bonython Hall, Adelaide, SA, 16 Mar 1960
Cross Section, Phillip Street Theatre, Sydney, NSW, Nov 1957
Cross Section, Phillip Street Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 12 Sep 1957
Highlights of the Footlights, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 26 Jul 1955
The Love Of Four Colonels, Independent Theatre, North Sydney, NSW, 12 May 1955
The Duenna, Phillip Street Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 1955
The Winter's tale, Independent Theatre, North Sydney, NSW, 07 Dec 1949
The Tempest, Independent Theatre, North Sydney, NSW, 14 Sep 1949
The Inspector General, Independent Theatre, North Sydney, NSW, 11 Dec 1947
Related Works  
Related Resources  
Book: Ruth Cracknell, Ruth Cracknell: A Biased Memoir, Viking, Ringwood, Vic., 1997
Programme: The Inspector General, Flinders University Library Special Collections
Programme: The Winter's Tale, Flinders University Library Special Collections
Website: Ruth Cracknell AM 1925-2002. Dame Crackers., Live Performance Australia, 2007
Contributor Identifier   1514
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