The 14th Tasmanian Drama Festival

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Event The 14th Tasmanian Drama Festival
Venue National Theatre, Launceston, TAS
First Date 7 April 1960
Opening Date 7 April 1960
Last Date 9 April 1960
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description The participants were: Deloraine Dramatic Society with The House in Fern Road, Westbury Drama Club with Lord Arthur Saville's Crime, The Launceston Players with Penny Dreadful, Yandiah School of Speech and Dramatic Art with Too Late Too Soon, British Settlers' Association of Tasmania with Mate in Two, Launceston Repertory Society with The Mayor of Torontal, Yandiah School of Speech and Dramatic Art with Once A..., Tasmanian University Old Nick Company with Hello From Bertha, Campbell Town Dramatic Society with The Barrier, and the George Town Country Women¿s Association Drama Group with On a Spring Morning.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Anthony Thomas Adjudicator
David Hancock Front of House
John Simmons OAM Lighting Designer
David Barratt Mechanist
Mac Woodroffe Sound Operator/Engineer
George Koops Stage Manager
Ted Carney Box Office
Resources
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Full list of festival contributors not added. The winner of the 14th Tasmanian Drama Festival, the Catherine Duncan Cup was the Launceston Repertory Society with The Mayor of Torontal. The other finalists were the Launceston Players with Penny Dreadful and the Westbury Drama Club with Lord Arthur Saville's Crime who were awarded the Launceston Players Torch for the best country group.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme CHS 15, 6/3, Launceston Players Society Collection, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery
Newspaper The Examiner, 11 April 1960, p. 3.
Event Identifier 92758
Dataset AusStage