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Organisation	Southern Players
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Functions	Production Company
Notes	Changed name from the Southern Comedy Players c. August 1966. Intended to employ full-time professional actors and directors, to present 6 - 8 plays a year in Dunedin's Playhouse, and to limit touring activities to Otago and Southland. (David Carnegie, 'The Southern Comedy Players, A Brief History', Landfall December 1980.) First production, Charley's Aunt, Nov 1957 - Jan 1958, 48 performances to 39 centres. The Southern Players became the Southern Theatre Trust around the beginning of 1969.
Events	Date Contributor Organisation Venue
	Rebecca, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 7 October 1967 The Importance of Being Earnest, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 12 August 1967 The Knack, Dunedin, Dunedin, 12 April 1967 Rattle of a Simple Man, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 The Boy Friend, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Beauty & the Beast, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 The Creeper, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Gaslight, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 The Private Ear and the Public Eye, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Hedda Gabler, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Rattle of a Simple Man, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1966 Portrait of a Queen, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1966
	Southern Comedy Players Rebecca, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 7 October 1967 The Importance of Being Earnest, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 12 August 1967 The Creeper, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Gaslight, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 The Private Ear and the Public Eye, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Hedda Gabler, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Portrait of a Queen, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1966
	The Playhouse, Dunedin Rebecca, 7 October 1967 The Importance of Being Earnest, 12 August 1967 Rattle of a Simple Man, 1967 The Boy Friend, 1967 Beauty & the Beast, 1967 The Creeper, 1967 Gaslight, 1967 The Private Ear and the Public Eye, 1967 Hedda Gabler, 1967 Rattle of a Simple Man, 1966 Portrait of a Queen, 1966 Dunedin, Dunedin The Knack, 12 April 1967
	Peter Tulloch - Actor, Set Painter Rebecca, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 7 October 1967 The Importance of Being Earnest, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 12 August 1967 The Knack, Dunedin, Dunedin, 12 April 1967 Beauty & the Beast, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 The Boy Friend, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 The Private Ear and the Public Eye, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 The Creeper, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Bernard Esquilant - Actor, Director, Set Designer Rebecca, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 7 October 1967 The Private Ear and the Public Eye, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 The Creeper, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Beauty & the Beast, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Rattle of a Simple Man, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Rattle of a Simple Man, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1966 William Menlove - Actor, Stage Manager Rebecca, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 7 October 1967 The Importance of Being Earnest, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 12 August 1967 The Knack, Dunedin, Dunedin, 12 April 1967 The Creeper, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 The Private Ear and the Public Eye, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Beauty & the Beast, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Dick Johnstone - Director The Knack, Dunedin, Dunedin, 12 April 1967 The Private Ear and the Public Eye, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 The Boy Friend, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Gaslight, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Graeme Eton - Actor The Knack, Dunedin, Dunedin, 12 April 1967 Gaslight, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 The Creeper, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Paul Armfeldt - Actor Rebecca, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 7 October 1967 The Creeper, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Anna Carroll - Actor, Assistant Stage Manager Rebecca, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 7 October 1967 The Importance of Being Earnest, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 12 August 1967 Diana Cross - Actor The Boy Friend, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Gaslight, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Douglas Dall - Actor, Director Rebecca, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 7 October 1967 The Importance of Being Earnest, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 12 August 1967 Charles Dyer - Playwright Rattle of a Simple Man, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Rattle of a Simple Man, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1966 Meryl Faris - Actor Rebecca, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 7 October 1967 Gaslight, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Chris Pickard - Actor, Dancer Rebecca, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 7 October 1967 The Boy Friend, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Waric Slyfield - Actor The Private Ear and the Public Eye, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Rattle of a Simple Man, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Roland Watson - Actor Rebecca, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 7 October 1967 The Boy Friend, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Richard Weir - Actor Beauty & the Beast, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Rattle of a Simple Man, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Pat Basse - Actor The Boy Friend, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Ursula Cruickshank - Actor The Importance of Being Earnest, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 12 August 1967 Patricia Dallas - Actor Gaslight, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Alan de Malmanche - Director Portrait of a Queen, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1966 Dolores Dobson - Actor Rattle of a Simple Man, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Daphne du Maurier - Writer Rebecca, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 7 October 1967 Dallas Fairmaid - Actor Rebecca, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 7 October 1967 William Francis - Playwright Portrait of a Queen, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1966 Nicholas Stuart Gray - Playwright Beauty & the Beast, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Patrick Hamilton - Playwright Gaslight, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Keith Harrison - Actor Gaslight, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Pat Harrison - Director The Importance of Being Earnest, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 12 August 1967 Bernard Hill - Actor Rebecca, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 7 October 1967 Roy Hope - Director Hedda Gabler, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Henrik Ibsen - Playwright Hedda Gabler, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Anne Jellicoe - Playwright The Knack, Dunedin, Dunedin, 12 April 1967 Shirley Kelly - Actor The Boy Friend, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Pauline Macaulay - Playwright The Creeper, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Terry MacTavish - Actor The Importance of Being Earnest, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 12 August 1967 Les Milnes - Actor Rebecca, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 7 October 1967 Suzanne Morris - Actor Rebecca, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 7 October 1967 Margery Moyne - Actor Rebecca, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 7 October 1967 Marilyn Parker - Actor The Knack, Dunedin, Dunedin, 12 April 1967 Justin Prain - Actor The Importance of Being Earnest, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 12 August 1967 Bertha Rawlinson - Director The Creeper, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 John Reid Jr - Actor Rebecca, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 7 October 1967 Peter Shaffer - Playwright The Private Ear and the Public Eye, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Robin Smellie - Actor Rebecca, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 7 October 1967 Aubrey Stephens - Actor The Importance of Being Earnest, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 12 August 1967 Marita Stokes - Actor The Importance of Being Earnest, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 12 August 1967 Sally Walker - Actor The Private Ear and the Public Eye, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967 Oscar Wilde - Playwright The Importance of Being Earnest, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 12 August 1967 Fiona Wilson - Front of House Rebecca, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 7 October 1967 Sandy Wilson - Music and Lyrics Librettist The Boy Friend, The Playhouse, Dunedin, 1967
Data Set	Theatre Aotearoa
Organisation Identifier	58493

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