The 18th Tasmanian Drama Festival (Senior Section)

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Event The 18th Tasmanian Drama Festival (Senior Section)
Venue National Theatre, Launceston, TAS
First Date 24 June 1964
Opening Date 24 June 1964
Last Date 27 June 1964
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description The participants were: The Launceston Players with Goodbye, Miss Mary Borden, Launceston Players with Dock Brief, Deloraine Dramatic Society with The Shop at Sly Corner, Launceston Repertory Society with Blood Wedding, Launceston Teachers' College with A Phoenix Too Frequent, Westbury Drama Club with The Astonished Heart, Launceston Players with The Shifting Heart, Launceston Repertory Society with The Collection, Hobart Repertory Society with Dinner With the Family.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
John Tydde Adjudicator
Molly Gallavan Festival Director
William Beattie Front of House
John Simmons OAM Lighting Operator/Technician
Christopher Fry Playwright
Albert Sidebotham Stage Director
Kathleen Ashworth Stage crew
Kathleen Beattie Refreshments
Ted Carney Box Office
Hugh Duncan Reservations
Chris Marshall Stage crew
Mary Penney Stage crew
Bill Rainbird Stage crew
Albert Sidebotham Stage crew
Dorothy Smith Stage crew
Walter Van Nieuwkuyk Junior Stage crew
Nina Wallbank Stage crew
Peter Wallbank Stage crew
Resources
Works
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information The winner of the senior section of the 18th Tasmanian Drama Festival, the Catherine Duncan Cup, was the Launceston Repertory Society with The Collection. The regional award, the Launceston Players Torch, went to the Westbury Drama Club with The Astonished Heart. The Emma Eddington Trophy for best actress went to Jacqueline Ingles in the Launceston Repertory Society's performance of Blood Wedding.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper The Examiner, 29 June 1964, p. 9.
Programme CHS 15, 6/3, Launceston Players Society Collection, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 97917