 Event |
The Tenth Tasmanian Drama Festival
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| Venue |
National Theatre, Launceston, TAS |
| First Date |
9 April 1956 |
| Opening Date |
9 April 1956 |
| Last Date |
14 April 1956 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Amateur |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
"The participants were: G.V. Brooks Community School with The Doubtful Misfortune of Li Sing, Edgeworth Players with Background for Tragedy, Westbury Dramatic Club with The Distant Drum, G.V. Brooks Community School with Ruth the Gleaner, Launceston Players with Junius on Horseback, Campbell Town Players with Out of the Blue, Ex-tech Theatre Group with The Man Who Thought for Himself, Methodist Ladies College with Michael, Launceston Players with Star Dust, Edgeworth Players with Sanctuary, Launceston Technical High School with His Shining Majesty, Strolling Players with Interlude, Launceston Technical High School Dramatic Club with Julius and the Bront, Cameron Players with Everybody's Husband, Deloraine Dramatic Club with Twentieth Century Lullaby, Devonport Junior Repertory Society with Fields of Bethlehem, New Norfolk Players with On a Spring Morning, Hobart Repertory Society with Harlequinade, New Norfolk Players with Progress and the Geeveston Players with Villa for Sale." |
| 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: Hobart Repertory Society Wins Main Award in Drama Festival, The Examiner, State Library of Tasmania, Launceston Reference Library, 16 April 1956, 4
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Article: Hobart Repertory Society Wins Main Award in Drama Festival, The Examiner, State Library of Tasmania, Launceston Reference Library, 16 April 1956, 4
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Collection: The Launceston Players, Launceston Players Society Collection, The Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery
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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: 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 winner of the Tenth Tasmanian Drama Festival, the Catherine Duncan Cup, was the Hobart Repertory Society with Harlequinade. The finalist plays also included the Launceston Players with Junius on Horseback and the Deloraine Dramatic Society with Twentieth Century Lullaby. The regional award, the Launceston Players Torch, was won by the Deloraine Dramatic Society with Twentieth Century Lullaby."
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
CHS 15, 6/2, Launceston Players Society Collection, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery |
| Newspaper |
The Examiner, 16/4/1956, p. 4. |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
91875 |
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