The Taming of the Shrew

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Event The Taming of the Shrew
Venue Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA
Umbrella Event Three Plays by William Shakespeare, Old Vic 1955 Tour
First Date 17 October 1955
Opening Date 17 October 1955
Last Date 29 October 1955
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Shakespeare. One of three plays performed by the Old Vic Company during their 1955 tour in Australia. (The Merchant of Venice, The Taming of the Shrew, and Measure for Measure).
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Drama
Elizabethan
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Robin Bailey Actor
George Benson Actor
Christopher Burgess Actor
Tom Criddle Actor
David Dodimead Actor
Shay Gorman Actor
Ernest Hare Actor
Robert Helpmann Actor
Katharine Hepburn Actor
Basil Hoskins Actor
Dinsdale Landen Actor
Andrew Leigh Actor
Emrys Leyshon Actor
Joan MacArthur Actor
James Ottaway Actor
Timothy Parkes Actor
Don Pascoe Actor
John Roberts Actor
Leon Ryan Actor
Rosemary Webster Actor
Ernest Irving Composer
Peter Rice Costume Designer
Ernest Irving Lyricist
William Shakespeare Playwright
Michael Benthall Producer
Peter Rice Set Designer
Works
Further Information This production was staged twice in Adelaide, and was not performed in between 22nd Oct and 27th October, 1955. Extras and stage managers not indexed. Collection contains tour programme as well as programmes of individual performances throughout the tour. Some programmes also contain newspaper clippings that cannot be identified.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 19942