 Event |
Hamlet
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| Venue |
Radiant Hall, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| First Date |
1945 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional Training Schools/Colleges |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
Played in modern dress - apparently new to NZ audiences (see 'Shakespeare season' item below). Original music by Douglas Lilburn. No professional Shakespeare in Christchurch for 20 years prior to this student production. |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Tragedy
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Further Information |
ACT Magazine Feb 1985 page 12: Noted that celebrations were held in December 1984 in Christchurch to honour the 40th anniversary of the first Shakespearean tour of New Zealand by a local company - Canterbury University College Drama Society - with a modern dress Hamlet and Othello in 1944, under the direction of Ngaio Marsh. Those expected at the reunion are Jack Henderson (head of Script Division at BBC) who played Hamlet and Iago, Ursula Cooke and Paul Molineaux who played Othello. Preceded by a short tour, in repertoire with Othello, His Majesty's Theatre, Dunedin 16 - 20 December 1944; Town Hall Concert Chamber Auckland 13 - 18 January 1945; Town Hall Concert Chamber Wellington 29 Jan - 1 Feb 1945.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Event Identifier |
195991 |
| Dataset |
Theatre Aotearoa |
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