The 12th Tasmanian Drama Festival

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Event The 12th Tasmanian Drama Festival
Venue National Theatre, Launceston, TAS
First Date 27 March 1958
Opening Date 27 March 1958
Last Date 29 March 1958
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description The participants were: the Launceston Players with Get Out of Your Cage, the Westbury Dramatic Society with Anoli - The Blind, the Launceston Repertory Society with The Man Born to be Hanged, the Launceston Players with Passport to Romance, the Hobart Repertory Theatre Society with Thor With Angels, the Tasmanian University Union Old Nick Company with Miss Julia, the Hagley Community Club Drama Group with Villa For Sale, the Sassafras Drama Group with Profession, and the Tasmanian University Union Old Nick Company with Cupid Rampant.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Alan Burke Adjudicator
David Barratt Assistant Stage Manager
David Hancock Front of House
John Simmons OAM Lighting Operator/Technician
Hugh Duncan Publicist
Ted Porteous Stage Manager
Ted Carney Box Office
Resources
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information The Launceston Repertory Society won first place, the Catherine Duncan Cup, for their presentation of The Man Born to be Hanged at the 12th Tasmanian Drama Festival. The other finalists were the Hobart Repertory Theatre Society with Thor With Angels and the Hagley Community Drama Club Group with Villa For Sale who were awarded the Launceston Players Torch.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper The Examiner, 31/03/1958, p. 3
Programme CHS 15, 6/2, Launceston Players Society Collection, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery
Event Identifier 92319
Dataset AusStage