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Organisation	Brisbane Shakespeare Society
Address	Brisbane QLD Australia
Functions	Presenting Company, Production Company
Notes	The society was formed around 1916 to 1919, and disbanded in 1942, due to World War II. Produced yearly productions of Shakespeare, plus elocutionary competitions. Members included Vic Hardgraves and Jean Trundle (well known Brisbane dramatists).
Events	Date Contributor Organisation Venue
	Upstage, Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, 8 April 1952 Henry V, Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba, QLD, 13 June 1940 As You Like It, All Saints' Hall, Brisbane, QLD, 15 June 1939
	Jean Trundle's Verse Speaking Choir Henry V, Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba, QLD, 13 June 1940
	All Saints' Hall, Brisbane, QLD As You Like It, 15 June 1939 Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD Upstage, 8 April 1952 Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba, QLD Henry V, 13 June 1940
	Leo Guyatt - Actor, Producer Henry V, Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba, QLD, 13 June 1940 As You Like It, All Saints' Hall, Brisbane, QLD, 15 June 1939 Beryl Jocumsen - Actor Henry V, Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba, QLD, 13 June 1940 As You Like It, All Saints' Hall, Brisbane, QLD, 15 June 1939 Bernard Barry - Actor As You Like It, All Saints' Hall, Brisbane, QLD, 15 June 1939 Betty Boulton - Actor As You Like It, All Saints' Hall, Brisbane, QLD, 15 June 1939 Dolores Guyatt - Actor Henry V, Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba, QLD, 13 June 1940 Italia Guyatt - Actor Henry V, Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba, QLD, 13 June 1940 Keith Hall - Actor As You Like It, All Saints' Hall, Brisbane, QLD, 15 June 1939 Eunice Hanger - Playwright Upstage, Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, 8 April 1952 Kathleen Lamb - Actor Henry V, Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba, QLD, 13 June 1940 Mervyn Read - Actor Henry V, Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba, QLD, 13 June 1940 William Shakespeare - Playwright Henry V, Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba, QLD, 13 June 1940 Ralph Taylor - Actor Henry V, Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba, QLD, 13 June 1940 Jean Trundle - Actor Henry V, Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba, QLD, 13 June 1940 Murray Turbayne - Actor As You Like It, All Saints' Hall, Brisbane, QLD, 15 June 1939 Len Wilkinson - Actor Henry V, Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba, QLD, 13 June 1940
Resources	Collection: Brisbane Shakespeare Society, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library, 1923
Data Set	AusStage
Organisation Identifier	32959

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