Event |
A Drama Festival (the first of the Tasmanian Drama Festivals)
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Venue |
National Theatre, Launceston, TAS |
First Date |
5 June 1947 |
Opening Date |
5 June 1947 |
Last Date |
7 June 1947 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Amateur |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
The participants were: The Launceston Players with One Evening at Nero's, The Launceston Players with scenes from Twelfth Night, The Launceston Players with Heaven on Earth, Devonport Dramatic Club with The Waxen Man, New Norfolk Players with Act Three of The Little Foxes, The Unnamed Players of Hobart with The Man Who Wouldn't go to Heaven, and The Australian Repertory Players of Melbourne with Candida. |
Description Source |
Programme |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Article:  Festival of Drama, The Examiner, National Library of Australia, 29 May 1947, 4
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Article:  Festival of Drama, The Examiner, National Library of Australia, 7 June 1947, 3
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Article:  High Honours for Launceston, The Examiner, National Library of Australia, 15 August 1947, 2
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Article:  The Players' Festival of Drama, The Examiner, National Library of Australia, 6 June 1947, 3
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Article:  Twelfth Night Wins, The Examiner, National Library of Australia, 9 June 1947, 3
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Collection:  Launceston Players, Launceston Players Society Collection, The Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery
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Photograph:  Catherine Duncan Cup, The Examiner, National Library of Australia, 23 March 1948, 4
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Further Information |
The individual performances have been entered separately. The Launceston Players with scenes from Twelfth Night won first place at the first of the Tasmanian Drama Festivals. The Australian Repertory Players of Melbourne with Candida came second and the Unnamed Players of Hobart with The Man Who Wouldn't go to Heaven came third.
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Programme |
CHS 15, 6/1, Launceston Players Society Collection, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery |
Newspaper |
The Examiner, 9 June 1947, p. 3. |
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Event Identifier
| 89304 |
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