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Organisation	The British Commonwealth Theatre Company
Address	[Unknown]
Functions	Production Company
Notes	Formed in 1950 by Ngaio Marsh, during her third visit to England. 'The idea behind the British Commonwealth Theatre Company was, as its title suggests, a synthesis of players from Great Britain and the several arms of the Commonwealth, as it was then constituted. We were to try ourselves out in Australia and New Zealand and, upon the results of this tour, decide whether to continue and extend the venture.' Cited in The Theatre of Ngaio Marsh by Brian McNeill, Art NZ Number 13, Spring 1979.
Events	Date Contributor Organisation Venue
	The Devil's Disciple, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, April 1951 Hamlet, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 1951 Twelfth Night, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 1951 Six Characters in Search of an Author, Tour, 1951 Twelfth Night, Tour (National), 1951 The Devil's Disciple, Tour (National), 1951 Six Characters in Search of an Author, Dunedin, Dunedin, 1951
	D. D. O'Connor Pty Ltd The Devil's Disciple, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, April 1951 Hamlet, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 1951 Twelfth Night, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 1951 Sir Benjamin Fuller The Devil's Disciple, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, April 1951 Hamlet, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 1951 Twelfth Night, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 1951
	Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW The Devil's Disciple, April 1951 Hamlet, 1951 Twelfth Night, 1951 Tour (National) Twelfth Night, 1951 The Devil's Disciple, 1951 Dunedin, Dunedin Six Characters in Search of an Author, 1951 Tour Six Characters in Search of an Author, 1951
	Ngaio Marsh - Director The Devil's Disciple, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, April 1951 Six Characters in Search of an Author, Dunedin, Dunedin, 1951 Hamlet, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 1951 Six Characters in Search of an Author, Tour, 1951 Twelfth Night, Tour (National), 1951 The Devil's Disciple, Tour (National), 1951 Brigid Lenihan - Actor The Devil's Disciple, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, April 1951 Six Characters in Search of an Author, Dunedin, Dunedin, 1951 The Devil's Disciple, Tour (National), 1951 Twelfth Night, Tour (National), 1951 Six Characters in Search of an Author, Tour, 1951 John Schlesinger - Actor The Devil's Disciple, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, April 1951 Six Characters in Search of an Author, Dunedin, Dunedin, 1951 The Devil's Disciple, Tour (National), 1951 Twelfth Night, Tour (National), 1951 Six Characters in Search of an Author, Tour, 1951 Peter Howell - Actor Twelfth Night, Tour (National), 1951 Six Characters in Search of an Author, Tour, 1951 Six Characters in Search of an Author, Dunedin, Dunedin, 1951 The Devil's Disciple, Tour (National), 1951 Peter Varley - Actor Six Characters in Search of an Author, Dunedin, Dunedin, 1951 Six Characters in Search of an Author, Tour, 1951 Twelfth Night, Tour (National), 1951 The Devil's Disciple, Tour (National), 1951 Basil Henson - Actor Six Characters in Search of an Author, Dunedin, Dunedin, 1951 Twelfth Night, Tour (National), 1951 Six Characters in Search of an Author, Tour, 1951 Bruce Mason - Actor Six Characters in Search of an Author, Tour, 1951 Six Characters in Search of an Author, Dunedin, Dunedin, 1951 Yvonne Mitchell - Actor Six Characters in Search of an Author, Tour, 1951 Six Characters in Search of an Author, Dunedin, Dunedin, 1951 Charles Lloyd Pack - Actor Six Characters in Search of an Author, Tour, 1951 Six Characters in Search of an Author, Dunedin, Dunedin, 1951 Luigi Pirandello - Playwright Six Characters in Search of an Author, Dunedin, Dunedin, 1951 Six Characters in Search of an Author, Tour, 1951 William Shakespeare - Playwright Twelfth Night, Tour (National), 1951 Hamlet, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 1951 George Bernard Shaw - Playwright The Devil's Disciple, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, April 1951 The Devil's Disciple, Tour (National), 1951 Fredric Abbott - Actor The Devil's Disciple, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, April 1951 Frederick Benet - Actor Twelfth Night, Tour (National), 1951 Maureen FitzGerald - Actor The Devil's Disciple, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, April 1951 Philip Gale - Actor The Devil's Disciple, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, April 1951 Wendy Gibb - Actor The Devil's Disciple, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, April 1951 Berdine Grunewald - Actor The Devil's Disciple, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, April 1951 Peter Howell - Actor The Devil's Disciple, Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW, April 1951 Bob Stead - Adminstrator: Business Manager The Devil's Disciple, Tour (National), 1951
Resources	Article: Lindsey Browne, Music and Drama. Star Groups Of 1951 Were The Metropolitan And John Alden's, Sydney Morning Herald, 6 January 1952, 8
Data Set	AusStage
Organisation Identifier	11462

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