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Organisation	Arrow Theatre
Address	Middle Park VIC Australia
First Date	1951
Place of Origin	Arrow Theatre
Last Date	1954
Place of Demise	Arrow Theatre
Functions	Presenting Company, Production Company
Notes	Pro-Am company established by Frank Thring in the former home of Melbourne Repertory Theatre.
Events	Date Contributor Organisation Venue
	The Square Ring, Arrow Theatre, Middle Park, VIC, 17 July 1953 Salome / A Phoenix Too Frequent, Arrow Theatre, Middle Park, VIC, 23 November 1951
	Arrow Theatre, Middle Park, VIC The Square Ring, 17 July 1953 Salome / A Phoenix Too Frequent, 23 November 1951
	Vivian Ashkanasy - Actor Salome / A Phoenix Too Frequent, Arrow Theatre, Middle Park, VIC, 23 November 1951 John Bluthal - Actor The Square Ring, Arrow Theatre, Middle Park, VIC, 17 July 1953 June Brunell - Actor Salome / A Phoenix Too Frequent, Arrow Theatre, Middle Park, VIC, 23 November 1951 Frederick Farley - Director The Square Ring, Arrow Theatre, Middle Park, VIC, 17 July 1953 Christopher Fry - Playwright Salome / A Phoenix Too Frequent, Arrow Theatre, Middle Park, VIC, 23 November 1951 John Godfrey - Actor The Square Ring, Arrow Theatre, Middle Park, VIC, 17 July 1953 Roma Johnston - Actor Salome / A Phoenix Too Frequent, Arrow Theatre, Middle Park, VIC, 23 November 1951 Kevin Lindsay - Actor The Square Ring, Arrow Theatre, Middle Park, VIC, 17 July 1953 Laurel Martyn - Choreographer Salome / A Phoenix Too Frequent, Arrow Theatre, Middle Park, VIC, 23 November 1951 Kevin McBeath - Composer Salome / A Phoenix Too Frequent, Arrow Theatre, Middle Park, VIC, 23 November 1951 Irene Mitchell - Producer Salome / A Phoenix Too Frequent, Arrow Theatre, Middle Park, VIC, 23 November 1951 Ralph Peterson - Playwright The Square Ring, Arrow Theatre, Middle Park, VIC, 17 July 1953 David Reid - Actor Salome / A Phoenix Too Frequent, Arrow Theatre, Middle Park, VIC, 23 November 1951 Betty Rockman - Actor Salome / A Phoenix Too Frequent, Arrow Theatre, Middle Park, VIC, 23 November 1951 Pearl Schweig - Actor Salome / A Phoenix Too Frequent, Arrow Theatre, Middle Park, VIC, 23 November 1951 Harry Starling - Actor The Square Ring, Arrow Theatre, Middle Park, VIC, 17 July 1953 Frank Thring - Actor Salome / A Phoenix Too Frequent, Arrow Theatre, Middle Park, VIC, 23 November 1951 Brian Wallace - Actor Salome / A Phoenix Too Frequent, Arrow Theatre, Middle Park, VIC, 23 November 1951 Oscar Wilde - Playwright Salome / A Phoenix Too Frequent, Arrow Theatre, Middle Park, VIC, 23 November 1951
Resources	Joan Maslen, Arrow Theatre, Companion To Theatre In Australia, 1995, 60 Amateur dramatic company in Melbourne, founded in 1951 by Frank Thring. Closed 1954. venue Arrow Theatre, Middle Park. artistic director Frank Thring. first production Salome by Oscar Wilde and A Phoenix Too Frequent by Christopher Fry. Director: Irene Mitchell. Frank Thring brought amateur and professional experience and the necessary finance to the Arrow Theatre. He renamed the 200-seat theatre of the defunct Melbourne Repertory Theatre and spared no expense in production. As actor-manager he aimed to present the best plays of present and past, and he staged at least one Australian play, The Square Ring by Ralph Peterson. But the inner suburban location was a drawback. The theatre lacked public support and heavy financial loss forced Thring to close it. He went to England and other Arrow Theatre actors - including Bunney Brooke, Zoe Caldwell and Moira Carleton - found professional work with the Union Theatre Repertory Company. Article: Joan Maslen, Arrow Theatre, Companion To Theatre In Australia, 1995, 60 Book: Frank Thring, Roland Rocchiccioli, The Actor Who Laughed, Hutchinson of Australia, Melbourne, Vic, 1985 Review: Salome Opens the Arrow Theatre, The Age, 24 November 1951, 4
Data Set	AusStage
Organisation Identifier	38912

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