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Event

Brother Sun

Venue

National Theatre, Launceston, TAS

Umbrella Event

The Ninth Tasmanian Drama Festival

First Date

22 April 1955

Opening Date

1955

Last Date

1955

Dates Estimated

Status

Amateur

World Premiere

Description

"Scene: Camp of Saracens. Time: Sunset and evening."

Description Source

Programme

Primary Genre

Theatre - Spoken Word

Organisations

St Thomas More's Dramatic Group, Presenting Company

Contributors

Name	Function	Notes
Judith Johnston	Actor
Doris Fitton	Adjudicator
Hugh Hunt	Adjudicator
Laurence Housman	Playwright

Resources

Article: Drama Festival Win to L'ton Players, The Examiner, State Library of Tasmania, Launceston Reference Library, 25 April 1955, 3
Collection: The Launceston Players, Launceston Players Society Collection, The Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery

Works

Brother Sun

Text Nationality

England

Production Nationality

Australia

Further Information

Full list of contributors not added. The St. Thomas More's Dramatic Group tied with the Launceston Technical High School Dramatic Club for the junior award at the Ninth Tasmanian Drama Festival, with their presentation of Brother Sun.

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, 25/4/1955, p. 3.

Event Identifier

91219

Dataset

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