 Event |
The Fifth Tasmanian Drama Festival
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| Venue |
National Theatre, Launceston, TAS |
| First Date |
4 April 1951 |
| Opening Date |
4 April 1951 |
| Last Date |
7 April 1951 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Amateur |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
The participants were: The 7LA Youth Players with The Soulmaker, The Ponrabbel Players with Campbell of Kilmohr, The Launceston Youth Players with Op-O-Me-Thumb, The Launceston Players with Nellie Lacey and the Bushranger, The Douglas Caddy Players with The Cage, The Launceston Players with Clair De Lune, The Canberra Repertory Society with A Phoenix Too Frequent, The Devonport Repertory Theatre Society with Hello Out There, The Cameron Players with The Sweep of the Axe, The New Norfolk Players with Fumed Oak, The Hobart Repertory Society with A Phoenix Too Frequent, The Ulverstone Repertory Theatre Society with The Inconstant Moon and the Devonport Repertory Society, No. 2, with The Ring of General Macias. |
| 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: Drama Award to Hobart, The Examiner, National Library of Australia, 9 April 1951, 4
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Article: Drama Festival Continues, The Examiner, National Library of Australia, 6 April 1951, 4
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Article: New Section in Drama Festival, The Examiner, National Library of Australia, 5 April 1951, 4
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Article: Plays Varied at Drama Festival, The Examiner, National Library of Australia, 7 April 1951, 5
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Collection: The Launceston Players, Launceston Players Society Collection, The Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery
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Photograph: Awards, The Examiner, National Library of Australia, 4 April 1951, 7
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Photograph: Catherine Duncan Cup, The Examiner, National Library of Australia, 23 March 1948, 4
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| Works |
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
The Hobart Repertory Society with A Phoenix Too Frequent won first place, the Catherine Duncan Cup, at the Fifth Tasmanian Drama Festival. In second place was the Canberra Repertory also with A Phoenix Too Frequent. The regional award was won by the Devonport Repertory Theatre with Hello Out There and the special junior award was won by the Launceston Youth Players with Op-O-Me-Thumb.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Newspaper |
The Examiner, 9/04/1951, p. 4. |
| Programme |
CHS15, 6/2, Launceston Players Society Collection, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
89504 |
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