The 11th Tasmanian Drama Festival

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Event The 11th Tasmanian Drama Festival
Venue National Theatre, Launceston, TAS
First Date 3 April 1957
Opening Date 3 April 1957
Last Date 6 April 1957
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description The participants were: The Westbury Dramatic Society with The Rose and the Crown, the Launceston Players with Pictures on the Wall, the City Group with The Verdict, the Hagley Community Club Drama Society with Roundabout, the Launceston Repertory Society with Hands of Hardouin, the Launceston Players with Julia Has Everything, the Deloraine Dramatic Society with Among Those Present, the Hobart Repertory Theatre Society with The Tinkers' Wedding, the Tasmanian University Old Nick Co. with A Bedtime Story, the Hobart Repertory Theatre Society with Sganarelle, the Smithton Players with The Sister Who Walked in Silence, the Geilston Little Theatre with And Now - The Journey, the Burnie Little Theatre with Dragons in the Cave, and the Geilston Little Theatre with Her Husband's Consent.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Catherine Duncan Adjudicator
Ted Porteous Assistant Stage Manager
Cecil Woodroffe Festival Director
Judith Eddie Front of House
Molly Tammadge Front of House
John Simmons OAM Lighting Operator/Technician
Jim Dunbar Publicist
Charles Tammadge Stage Manager
Ted Carney Box Office
David Hancock House Manager
Resources
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information The winner of the 11th Tasmanian Drama Festival, the Catherine Duncan Cup, was the Hobart Repertory Theatre Society with Sganarelle. The regional award, the Launceston Players Torch, was shared by the Hagley Community Club Drama Society with Roundabout and the Burnie Little Theatre with Dragons in the Caves. In second place was the Tasmanian University Old Nick Co. with A Bedtime Story.
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, 8/4/1957, p. 4.
Event Identifier 92304
Dataset AusStage