 Event |
The Sixth Tasmanian Drama Festival
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| Venue |
National Theatre, Launceston, TAS |
| First Date |
28 May 1952 |
| Opening Date |
28 May 1952 |
| Last Date |
31 May 1952 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Amateur |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
The participants were: The Methodist Ladies College Thespians (no.1) with The Vision at the Inn, the Scotch College Dramatic Society with Shivering Shocks, the G.V. Brooks Community School with The Dyspeptic Ogre, the Edgeworth Players with The Late Miss Cordell, the Launceston Players with Liberation, the Launceston Players with The Magic Suit, the Launceston Players with The Astonished Heart, the Methodist Ladies College Thespians (no.2) with One Morning Very Early, the Devonport Repertory Society Theatre with Life Without Music, the Hobart Repertory Theatre Society with See My Shining Palace, the Hobart Repertory Theatre Society with A Florentine Tragedy, the Torch Players with Six Who Pass While the Lentils Boil, and the Hobart Repertory Theatre Society with The Man of Destiny. |
| 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: Of Interest to Women Big Entry in Drama Festival, The Examiner, National Library of Australia, 16 May 1952, 11
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Article: Sixth Drama Festival Award to Launceston, The Examiner, National Library of Australia, 2 June 1952, 4
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Collection: The 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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Photograph: To Judge Drama, The Examiner, National Library of Australia, 28 May 1952, 3
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
The Launceston Players with The Astonished Heart won first place, the Catherine Duncan Cup, at the Sixth Tasmanian Drama Festival. The Hobart Repertory Theatre Society with A Florentine Tragedy came second and the Edgeworth Players with The Late Miss Cordell came third. The junior section award was won by the G.V. Brooks Community School with The Dyspeptic Ogre.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
CHS15, 6/2, Launceston Players Society Collection, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery |
| Newspaper |
The Examiner, 2 June 1952, p. 4. |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
90160 |
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