King Lear

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Event King Lear
Venue Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne Theatre Company
First Date 6 July 1971
Opening Date 6 July 1971
Last Date 7 August 1971
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Shakespeare's play about ageing, parenting, inheritance and madness
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Tragedy
Subjects Ageing
Family
Mental Illness
Parenting
Royal families
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
John Allen Actor
Helmut Bakaitis Actor
Matthew Burton Actor
David Cameron Actor
Simon Chilvers Actor
Jennifer Claire Actor
Lloyd Cunnington Actor
William de Goode Actor
Marion Edward Actor
Tim Eliott Actor
Diana Greentree Actor
Brian James Actor
John Orcsik Actor
Martin Phelan Actor
John Preston Actor
Gary Wastell Actor
Ralph Tyrrell Composer
Richard Prins Costume Designer
Jim Sharman Director
John Orcsik Fight Director
Jim Sharman Lighting Designer
William Shakespeare Playwright
Richard Prins Set Designer
Roland Rocchiccioli Stage Manager
Peter Roehlen Technical Director
Resources
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Cast List MTC Records
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 14211