The Eighth Tasmanian Drama Festival

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Event The Eighth Tasmanian Drama Festival
Venue National Theatre, Launceston, TAS
First Date 25 May 1954
Opening Date 25 May 1954
Last Date 29 May 1954
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description The participants were: The Launceston Players with Mr. Hunter, The Cameron Players with Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden, G.V. Brooks Community School with The Stolen Prince, Exeter Dramatic Club with High Tea, The Launceston Players with Clarinda, Exeter Drama Club with Inconstant Moon, The Smithton Players with Women Do Things Like That, Broadland House Dramatic Society with Joint Owners in Spain, Campbell Town Drama Club with The Desperate People, The Ulverstone Repertory Society with Playgoers, The New Norfolk Players with Ladies in Waiting, The Hagley Dramatic Group with Tomorrow is the Day, the Adult Education Travelling Theatre with The Creel of Trout, Hobart Repertory Theatre Society with The Missing Bridegroom, Devonport Repertory Society with Tail of Fire, and the Collegians of Melbourne with The Queen and Mr. Shakespeare.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Atholl Fleming Adjudicator
Nora Wrathall Administrator
David Barratt Assistant Stage Manager
Hugh Duncan Festival Director
William Beattie Lighting Operator/Technician
Charles Tammadge Stage Manager
Mary Jarvis Wardrobe Master/Mistress
Max Lee Recorded Music and Amplification
Ronald Tyson Business Manager
Resources
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information The winner of the Eighth Tasmanian Drama Festival, the Catherine Duncan Cup, was the Adult Education Travelling Theatre with The Creel of Trout, which also won the regional award, the Launceston Players Torch. The Launceston Players with Clarinda came in second place and The New Norfolk Players with Ladies-in-Waiting came third. The G.V.Brooks Community School with The Stolen Prince won...
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme CHS 15, 6/2, Launceston Players Society Collection, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery
Newspaper The Examiner, 31/5/1954, p. 7.
Event Identifier 91042
Dataset AusStage