 Event |
The Taming of the Shrew
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| Venue |
SGIO Theatre, Brisbane, QLD |
| First Date |
2 April 1975 |
| Opening Date |
2 April 1975 |
| Last Date |
26 April 1975 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
|
| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
Theatre
|
| Subjects |
Women's Issues
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
| Name |
Function |
Notes |
|
Victoria Arthur
|
Actor
|
Serving Wench, Understudy for all other female roles
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Bill Austin
|
Actor
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Germino
|
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Diane Berryman
|
Actor
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Biannca
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Bille Brown
|
Actor
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Tranio, later disguised as Lucentio
|
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Glen Burns
|
Actor
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Bartholomew, The Lord's Page
|
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Reg Cameron
|
Actor
|
Serving Man
|
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Diane Cilento
|
Actor
|
Katherine
|
|
Robert Davis
|
Actor
|
Hortensio, later disguised as Litio, Understudy for Petruchio
|
|
Raymond Duparc
|
Actor
|
Baptista
|
|
Gregory Gesch
|
Actor
|
A Lord, Understudy for Gremio
|
|
Douglas Hedge
|
Actor
|
Christopher Sly, a tinker, Understudy for Baptista
|
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Hazel Howson
|
Actor
|
Hostess of the Inn/ a Haberdashier
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Ken Kennett
|
Actor
|
Grumio
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Peter Kowitz
|
Actor
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second Huntsman, A Tailor, Understudy for Hortensio
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Phil Moye
|
Actor
|
An Apprentice Actor who plays anything going, Understudy for all other male roles
|
|
John Norman
|
Actor
|
Lucentio, later disguised as Cambio
|
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Barry O'Sullivan
|
Actor
|
First Huntsman, A Pedant
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Bill Phillips
|
Actor
|
Biondello
|
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Robin Ramsay
|
Actor
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Petruchio
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Lance Reynolds
|
Actor
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The presenter, who later plays Curtis, Understudy for Lucentio
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Scott Thiele
|
Assistant Stage Manager
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Joe MacColum
|
Associate Director
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Barry Cannon
|
Circus Consultant
|
Tumbling
|
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James Ridewood
|
Designer
|
|
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Alan Edwards
|
Director
|
|
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Max Shayler
|
Head Electrician
|
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John Watson
|
Lighting Designer
|
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Robert Boughen
|
Musical Advisor
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Bille Brown
|
Musical Arranger
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|
|
William Shakespeare
|
Playwright
|
|
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Richard Mackay-Scollay
|
Stage Manager
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
Programme contains brief biographies and photos of the cast. ABC Television attempted to video the production on stage at the conclusion of the season but ran out of time and it wasn't completed.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Web |
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10159831985959180&set=oa.851796632195844 |
| Review |
The Gregory Gesch Collection |
| Programme |
Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library |
| Programme |
The Gregory Gesch Collection |
| Photograph |
The Gregory Gesch Collection |
|
| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
5797 |
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