King Lear

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Event King Lear
Venue York Theatre (Seymour Centre), Chippendale, NSW
First Date 5 September 1984
Opening Date 5 September 1984
Last Date 27 October 1984
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Initially Judy Davis doubled Fool/Cordelia but after injury a new Cordelia was hired
Description Source Personal Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Tragedy
Subjects Family
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
John Bell Actor Lear
Michael Carman Actor
Judy Davis Actor Cordelia/Fool (initially)
Jon Ewing Actor Gloucester
Colin Friels Actor Edmund
Michael Gow Actor Oswald
Tracey Higginson Actor Cordelia (replacement)
John Howard Actor Kent
Gillian Jones Actor Goneril
Peter Kowitz Actor Gloucester
Kris McQuade Actor Regan
Robert Menzies Actor Edgar
Mark Minchinton Actor Burgundy
Bevan Wilson Actor
Peter Dahlsen Assistant Director
Richard Roberts Designer
Aubrey Mellor Director
William Shakespeare Playwright
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Programme contains an article with photos titled 'Shakespeare - Nimrod Style'by Ailsa Carpenter.Also contains a list of Nimrod productions since 1970 and a flyer relating to a try-out season of the production at Bankstown District Sports Club - no dates.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Contact / Friend Aubrey Mellor
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 11922