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Event

Twelfth Night

Venue

Theatre Royal, Adelaide, SA

Umbrella Event

Old Vic Australian Tour 1961

First Date

11 December 1961

Opening Date

11 December 1961

Last Date

16 December 1961

Dates Estimated

Status

Professional

World Premiere

Part of a Tour

Yes

Description

Shakespeare.

Primary Genre

Theatre - Spoken Word

Secondary Genre

Comedy
Drama
Elizabethan

Organisations

J. C. Williamson Theatres Limited (1943-1976), Presenting Company
The Old Vic Company, Production Company
Old Vic Trust Limited, Presenting Company
The Arts Council of Great Britain, Grant Body
The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Presenting Company
Old Vic Ensemble, Orchestra

Contributors

Name	Function	Notes
David Dodimead	Actor
Gordon Gardner	Actor
John Gay	Actor
Paul Harris	Actor
Basil Henson	Actor
Sally Home	Actor
Roderick Horn	Actor
Mark Kingston	Actor
Vivien Leigh	Actor
John Merivale	Actor
Frank Middlemass	Actor
Bruce Montague	Actor
Leslie Moxon	Actor
David Nettheim	Actor
Carolyn Pertwee	Actor
Patricia Raine	Actor
Patrick Stewart	Actor
Nicholas Wright	Actor
Gordon Jacob	Composer
Loudon Sainthill	Costume Designer
Robert Helpmann	Director
John Lambert	Musical Director
William Shakespeare	Playwright
Loudon Sainthill	Set Designer

Resources

Programme: Twelfth Night, The University of Adelaide, Library Special Collections, 11 December 1961

Works

Twelfth Night

Text Nationality

England

Production Nationality

England

Further Information

This tour presented three plays; Twelfth Nigh, The Lady of The Camellias and Duel of Angels. The tour covered Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane. All productions have been indexed. Cast extras not indexed.

Event Status

Completed

Data Source

Source	Description
Programme	University of Adelaide Theatre Collection
Programme	PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Brochure	PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia

Event Identifier

19993

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