Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

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Event Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Venue Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 26 March 1980
Last Date 26 April 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 Ophelia
David Cameron Actor Guildenstern
Simon Chilvers Actor Claudius
Warwick Comber Actor Player / Fortinbras
Gary Day Actor Laertes
Michael Edgar Actor Player / Horatio
Jonathan Hardy Actor Polonius
June Jago Actor Gertrude
Nico Lathouris Actor Rosencrantz
Roger Oakley Actor Player / Soldier
Frederick Parslow Actor The Player
James Shaw Actor Player
Ian Suddards Actor Alfred / English Ambassador
John Walton Actor Hamlet
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 Later 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
Book Performing Arts Year Book of Australia 1980
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 78580