The Skin of Our Teeth

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Event The Skin of Our Teeth
Venue Tivoli Theatre (1932-1969), Sydney, NSW
Umbrella Event Old Vic Australian and New Zealand Tour 1948
First Date 6 July 1948
Opening Date 6 July 1948
Last Date 17 August 1948
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description "A History of Mankind in Comic Strip". This tour consisted of three plays, The School For Scandal, Richard III and The Skin of Our Teeth. The tour covered Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and Hobart, as well as Auckland, Dunedin and Wellington in New Zealand.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Drama
Absurdist
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
James Bailey Actor
John Barnard Actor
Robert Beaumont Actor
Helen Beck Actor
Eileen Beldon Actor
George Cooper Actor
Dan Cunningham Actor
Peter Cushing Actor
Tony Gavin Actor
Thomas Heathcote Actor
Oliver Hunter Actor
Georgina Jumel Actor
Denis Lehrer Actor
Vivien Leigh Actor
Meg Maxwell Actor
Anne McGrath Actor
Bernard Merefield Actor
Terence Morgan Actor
Laurence Olivier Actor
Derrick Penley Actor
George Relph Actor
Jane Shirley Actor
Peggy Simpson Actor
Hugh Stewart Actor
Mercia Swinburne Actor
Antony Hopkins Composer
Harold Ingram Conductor
Harold Ingram Musical Director
Thornton Wilder Playwright
Laurence Olivier Producer
Roger Furse Set Designer
Resources
Works
Further Information This play was staged in 5 blocks over 8 weeks; 6-8 July, 16-20 July, 28-9 July, 7-10 Aug and 16-17 Aug, 1948. The National Library holds tour programmes, numerous unidentified newspaper articles, photos and related ephemera for this tour. Individual programmes are also available and entries have been indexed from these. Cast extras not indexed.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Event Identifier 20051