Pirates at the Barn

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Event Pirates at the Barn
Venue Darlington Deaf and Dumb Institute, Darlington, NSW
First Date July 1949
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description “The Mosman Children's Theatre next month will undertake a particularly interesting bit of pioneering that may have widespread repercussions. They will present a play to the deaf children at the Darlington Deaf and Dumb Institute and they think it's the first time it's ever been done. The play, Pirates at the Barn, will be specially adapted for the audience, with particular emphasis on miming. The deaf children will be told the story beforehand, and during the performance one of their supervisors will translate into lip reading and hand language the dialogue. The Children's Theatre people feel that if the experiment is successful they'll be able to bring a lot of joy to other afflicted children.”
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Mime
Children's Theatre
Adaptive Performance
Subjects Pirates
Whaling
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Philip Albright Actor Mate
Marie Bremner Actor Miss Mosman and Kathy's Great Granddaughter
Ken Fraser Actor The Stranger
Gordon Glenwright Actor Mr Mosman
Charles Gordon Actor Old Tom
John Gray Actor Samuel Snizzle
Gordon Lishman Actor Curly
John Meillon Actor Michael
Wendy Playfair Actor Kathy
William Redmond Actor Sergeant
Haydee Seldon Actor Aunt Georgie and Mrs Mosman
Bruce Stewart Actor Captain of the "Susannah"
Grant Taylor Actor Black Bill
Daphne Winslow Actor Aunt Amelia Snizzle
Phyllis Culbert Choreographer
Thelma Afford Costume Designer
Dorothy Mendoza Musician Pianist
Eleanor Witcombe Playwright
Fifi Banvard Producer
Clement Kennedy Set Designer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Source: Polkinghorne, Arthur. 1949. “Sydney Diary.” The Sun, 17 June, page 13.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme
Event Identifier 146318
Dataset AusStage