The Fourth Tasmanian Drama Festival

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Event The Fourth Tasmanian Drama Festival
Venue National Theatre, Launceston, TAS
First Date 9 March 1950
Opening Date 9 March 1950
Last Date 11 March 1950
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description The participants were: The Launceston Players with Culbin Sands, The Cameron Players of Scottsdale with The Phantom Ship, The Launceston Youth Players with The Helping Hands, The Hobart Theatre Guild with X=O, the Ulverstone Repertory Theatre Society with The Twelve Pound Look, The Unnamed Players with His Widow's Husband, The Launceston Players with Out in the Cold, Cold Snow, The Burnie Little Theatre with The Master Key, the Devonport Repertory Theatre Society with The Great Dark and The Launceston Players with The Dark Lady of the Sonnets.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Frank D Clewlow Adjudicator
Elizabeth Fysh Administrator
Cecil Woodroffe Administrator
Mac Woodroffe Assistant Stage Manager
Hugh Duncan Festival Director
Ronald Tyson Front of House
Geoff Downie Lighting Operator/Technician
Douglas Cossins Publicist
Frank Thyne Stage Manager
Rupert Wayn Business Manager
Resources
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information The Hobart Theatre Guild with X=O and The Launceston Players with The Dark Lady of the Sonnets were equal winners of the Fourth Tasmanian Drama Festival, sharing the Catherine Duncan Cup. The Ulverstone Repertory Society with The Twelve Pound Look won the Australian Broadcasting Corporation award and the Devonport Repertory Theatre Society won the Launceston Players Trophy for their performance.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper The Examiner, 13/03/1950, p. 7.
Programme CHS 15, 6/2, Launceston Players Society Collection, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery
Event Identifier 89309
Dataset AusStage