Event |
The 17th Tasmanian Drama Festival (Senior section)
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Venue |
National Theatre, Launceston, TAS |
First Date |
25 June 1963 |
Opening Date |
25 June 1963 |
Last Date |
29 June 1963 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Amateur |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
The participants were: The Dutch Australian Association Drama Group with British Passport, Deloraine Dramatic Society with The Trapper, Hagley Community Club with The Godsend, the Launceston Repertory Society with The Well of the Saints, Deloraine Dramatic Society with The Room, Launceston Repertory Society with The Caretaker, the Pendulum Players with One Day Pendulum, the Launceston Players with The End of the Beginning, the Westbury Drama Club with The Red Velvet Goat, the British Settlers Association of Tasmania with The Rose and the Crown, the Launceston Players with Duet For Two Hands, Ulvertsone Repertory Theatre Society with The Setting Sun, the Cameron Players with Fail Not Our Feast, Queestown Amateur Dramatic Society with The Bear, Kingston Players with Family Album, the Basin Theatre Group with The Farce of Master Pierre Pathelin and the Old Nick Company with The Bald Headed Prima Donna. |
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:  Rep Society in Festival Win, The Examiner, State Library of Tasmania, Launceston Reference Library, 1 July 1963, 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 winner of the senior section of the 17th Tasmanian Drama Festival, the Catherine Duncan Cup, was the Launceston Repertory Society with The Well of the Saints. The Kingston Players won the regional award, the Launceston Players Torch, with the Family Album. Pat Greenwood of the Launceston Repertory Society won the best actress award, the Emma Eddington Trophy and Trevor Robinson...
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Programme |
CHS 15, 6/3, Launceston Players Society Collection, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery |
Newspaper |
The Examiner, 1 July 1963, p. 3. |
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Event Identifier
| 97885 |
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