Peer Gynt

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Event Peer Gynt
Venue The New Auditorium, Kensington, NSW
Umbrella Event Second Year Student Performance
First Date 4 May 1961
Opening Date 4 May 1961
Last Date 6 May 1961
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Training Schools/Colleges
World Premiere No
Description This play takes place in various very distant places (including Egypt) and depicts the fate of the opportunistic globetrotter Peer Gynt who returns home to Norway as an old man after many adventures in order finally to meet with Solveig, who waited faithfully for him her whole life. She represents his last chance for redemption.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Romantic
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Max Bartlett Actor Ship's Cook
Janice Cook Actor Kari
Warwick Cooper Actor Troll King
Jean Drinan Actor Wedding Guest / Cowgirl
Carmen Duncan Actor Ingrid
Tommy Dysart Actor Button Moulder
Colin Gorman Actor Afellah the lunatic
Douglas Hall Actor Peer Gynt
Penny Hall Actor he Bridgegroom's Mother
Silver Harris Actor Cowgirl
John Heywood Actor Professor Begriffenfeldt
Briony Hodge Actor Hussein the lunatic
Erik Hoek Actor Aaslak the blacksmith
Sandra McKenzie Actor Aase Gynt
Nano McMahon Actor Helga
Peter Morris Actor Mr. Cotton
Virginia Osborne Actor Woman in Green
Edmund Pegge Actor Monsieur Ballon
Don Philps Actor The Bridegroom's Father / Herr Von Eberkopf
Norman Price Actor Madsmoen the bridegroom
Barry Roberts Actor Thin Man
Bernard Stapleton Actor Strange Passenger
Judith Stephenson Actor Solveig
Dalvern Thom Actor Anitra
Lynne Wright Actor Cowgirl
Beth Dean Choreographer
Allan Hambley Curator
John Tasker Designer
Reg Bartram Electrician
Nick Dowling Lighting Designer
Henrik Ibsen Playwright
John Tasker Producer
Reg Coote Properties Master/Mistress
Roy Caddy Sound Operator/Engineer
Kristen Mann Sound Operator/Engineer
Nick Dowling Stage Manager
Don Crombie Technician
Judith Firth Technician
Nilda Hoven Technician
Moffatt Oxenbould Technician
Jan van der Korst Technician
Silver Harris Wardrobe Master/Mistress
Works
Text Nationality Norway
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information There will be two intervals, each lasting ten minutes.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 23086