Event |
The 11th Tasmanian Drama Festival
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Venue |
National Theatre, Launceston, TAS |
First Date |
3 April 1957 |
Opening Date |
3 April 1957 |
Last Date |
6 April 1957 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Amateur |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
The participants were: The Westbury Dramatic Society with The Rose and the Crown, the Launceston Players with Pictures on the Wall, the City Group with The Verdict, the Hagley Community Club Drama Society with Roundabout, the Launceston Repertory Society with Hands of Hardouin, the Launceston Players with Julia Has Everything, the Deloraine Dramatic Society with Among Those Present, the Hobart Repertory Theatre Society with The Tinkers' Wedding, the Tasmanian University Old Nick Co. with A Bedtime Story, the Hobart Repertory Theatre Society with Sganarelle, the Smithton Players with The Sister Who Walked in Silence, the Geilston Little Theatre with And Now - The Journey, the Burnie Little Theatre with Dragons in the Cave, and the Geilston Little Theatre with Her Husband's Consent. |
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 Group Wins Drama Festival, The Examiner, State Library of Tasmania, Launceston Reference Library, 8 April 1957, 4
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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 winner of the 11th Tasmanian Drama Festival, the Catherine Duncan Cup, was the Hobart Repertory Theatre Society with
Sganarelle. The regional award, the Launceston Players Torch, was shared by the Hagley Community Club Drama Society with Roundabout and the Burnie Little Theatre with Dragons in the Caves. In second place was the Tasmanian University Old Nick Co. with A Bedtime Story.
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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, 8/4/1957, p. 4. |
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Event Identifier
| 92304 |
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