Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

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Event Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Venue Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 2 June 1980
Last Date 21 June 1980
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description The play concerns the misadventures and musings of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters from William Shakespeare's Hamlet, who are childhood friends of the Prince, focusing on their actions with the events of Hamlet as background.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Drama
Absurdist
Subjects Actors
Freedom
Philosophy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Sally Cahill Actor
David Cameron Actor
Simon Chilvers Actor
Warwick Comber Actor
Gary Day Actor
Michael Edgar Actor
Jonathan Hardy Actor
June Jago Actor
Nico Lathouris Actor
Roger Oakley Actor
Frederick Parslow Actor
James Shaw Actor
Ian Suddards Actor
John Walton Actor
Alan Skinner Assistant Stage Manager
Helen Gifford Composer
Peter Morrell Deputy Stage Manager
Peter Corrigan Designer
Bruce Myles Director
Jamieson Lewis Lighting Designer
Tom Stoppard Playwright
Peter Roehlen Production Manager
Glenda Ferrall Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Presented in repertoire with Hamlet with the actors playing the same characters in both plays. The season was split into 02 June to 07 June and 16 June to 21 June. The programme contains brief biographies and photos of the cast.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Cast List MTC Records
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 29530