 Event |
The Merchant of Venice
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| Venue |
His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, WA |
| Umbrella Event |
Three Plays by William Shakespeare, Old Vic 1955 Tour |
| First Date |
31 October 1955 |
| Opening Date |
31 October 1955 |
| Last Date |
3 November 1955 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
Shakespeare. One of three plays performed by the Old Vic Company during their 1955 tour in Australia. (The Merchant of Venice, The Taming of the Shrew, and Measure for Measure). |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
Black Comedy
Elizabethan
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Further Information |
No programme available. The Adelaide programme for this production has been used as a cast list, as the same cast was used throughout the tour for each of these three productions (compared Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane). Extras and stage managers not indexed. Collection contains Australian tour programme.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Cast List |
PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia |
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| Event Identifier |
19950 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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