Peer Gynt

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Event Peer Gynt
Venue Bryant's Open-Air Theatre, Vaucluse, NSW
First Date 24 February 1940
Opening Date 24 February 1940
Last Date 16 March 1940
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description [Bryant's] opening production for the year will be an open-air performance of Ibsen's "Peer Gynt." The date of opening Is February 24, and the location of Bryants' open-air theatre is 11 Parsley Road, Vaucluse. The play will be under the direction of
Beryl Bryant; Gregory Spencer is arranging the incidental music by Grieg, while Thelma Thomas will supervise the costuming. Norman Maxwell will play the title role, and Dorothy Hemingway
will play Aase.
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Verse Drama
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Carol Anderson Actor Ingrid
George Bryant Actor
Dorothy Hemingway Actor Aase
Sam Hughes Actor Mads Moen
Rita Illingworth Actor Solveig's mother
Coralie Jagelman Actor
Mae Macdonald Actor Solveig
Norman Maxwell Actor Peer Gynt
Ann Mayor Actor Helga
Christopher Mayor Actor
Joan Nugent Actor
Mair Rhydderch Actor Kari
Edith Steele Actor
Edvard Grieg Composer
Thelma Thomas Costume Designer
Beryl Bryant Director
Greg Spencer Music Adaptor
Henrik Ibsen Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Norway
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information The venue was the backyard of Edward Mayor and Beryl Bryant's home.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper BRYANTS' PLAYHOUSE. (1940, January 20). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 10. Retrieved July 21, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17670007
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 140212