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Theatre Australia University of Wollongong Research Online Theatre Australia 4-1979 Theatre Australia: Australia's magazine of the performing arts 3(9) April 1979 Robert Page Editor Lucy Wagner Editor Follow this and additional works at: http://ro.uow.edu.au/theatreaustralia Recommended Citation Page, Robert and Wagner, Lucy, (1979), Theatre Australia: Australia's magazine of the performing arts 3(9) April 1979, Theatre Publications Ltd., New Lambton Heights, 58p. http://ro.uow.edu.au/theatreaustralia/29 Research Online is the open access institutional repository for the University of Wollongong. For further information contact the UOW Library: [email protected] Theatre Australia: Australia's magazine of the performing arts 3(9) April 1979 Description Contents: Departments: 2 Comment 3 Quotes and Queries 5 Whispers, Rumours and Facts 6 Noises Off 12 Letters 54 Guide — Theatre, Opera, Dance Spotlight: 7 The Annual Meet — Ron Blair 8 Playwrights’ Conference — from Strength to Strength — Mick Rodger 9 Stoppard — Collin O’Brien 10 Troupe — Guthrie Worby 11 Prospect’s Grand Tour — An interview with Theatre Australia Features: 13 Reg Livermore’s Singular Burlesques — Peter Batey, Director 16 Dorothy Hewett — Kristin Green 19 Emerald Hill Theatre — Raymond Stanley 39 Children’s Theatre: PipiStorm Children’s Circus — Murray Oliver 41 Writer’s View: John Romeril International: 47 Focus on Finland — Jacqueline Mulhallen Opera: 49 Improved revivals; Don, Merry Widow, Mastersingers, and G and S David Gyger Dance: 43 Dance Extra: Graeme Murphy on Rumours, William Shoubridge on Modern Dance Theatre Reviews: 21 WA Film: Records: Books: Romeo and Juliet — Collin O’Brien Great English Eccentrics — Margot Luke Makassar Reef— Cliff iG llam The aW y of the World — Cliff iG llam Marriage of Figaro in Perth — Derek Moore Morgan Night & Day/ After Magritte — Collin O’Brien 26 VIC The rB idal Suite — Jack Hibberd Jeremy Taylor — Margaret McClusky Garden of Delights — Suzanne Spunner 29 QLD BoadiceaJYou Never Can Tell — Veronica Kelly Irish Stew — Jeremy Ridgman 31 SA Hamlet — Guthrie Worby 32 ACT Man and Man — Roger Pulvers The Anniversary/The Flaw — Marguerite Wells 33 NSW Lost To The eD vil — Lucy Wagner Sacred Cow — Dorothy Hewett aH ncock’s Last Half Hour — Robert Page The urM der Room — Anthony Barclay Lady of the Cornelias — Roger Pulvers Cabaret — Lucy Wagner 51 Dawn — they’ve laboured in vain — Elizabeth Riddell 52 Treasures from a Seven Hundred Year Old Song Collection Roger Coveil 53 From the Maestro to a Master — John McCallum 56 Thespia’s Prize Crossword No. 10 Publisher Theatre Publications Ltd., New Lambton Heights, 58p This serial is available at Research Online: http://ro.uow.edu.au/theatreaustralia/29 Fi 2 0 9 9 4 tralia’s magazine of the performing arts April 1979 $1.50 Theatre Australia Prospect Theatre Company Nationwide Reviews including Tom Stoppard film, ballet, opera, records, John Romeril books: National Guide. Film: Dawn ’i t ll f I Livermore « Kristin Greei 01 Doroth Muruhv’s Rumours Hewet '' WED JANUARY 177 WED FEBRUARY 21 TO TUE FEBRUARY 13 TO SAT MARCH 24 c THE <LflDY O F TH E r<A CHEERY CAMELIAS = by PATRICKS O U WHITE L by ALEXANDER DUMAS Directed by JIM SHARMAN for the Paris Company Directed by REXCRAMPHORN for the Paris Company A brilliant comedy of manners. KATE FITZPATRICK as Marguerite Starring ROBYN NEVIN Gautier in this great French classic. FRI MAY 25 WED JULY 4 TO TUESJUNE 26 TO SAT AUGUST 4 THE DEVIL’S I THE 0ISC IPLE i CAUCASIAN I CHALK CIRCLE b , GEORGE BERNARD SHAW E by BERTOLT BRECHT Directed by DOREEN WARBURTON P Directed byJOHN CLARK for the Q Theatre M tor the NIDA/Jane Street Company this sophisticated comedy the hero Comedy, drama, music, poetry and finds inspiration in the devil. dance - A great epic play 1 2 . FRI SEPTEMBER 14 FRI OCTOBER 26 TO SAT OCTOBER 20 TO SAT DECEMBER 1 L O N G d a y !; THE VENETIAN JOURNEY IN T O NIGHT TWINS b,EUGENE O'NEILL by CARLO GOLDONI With guest American Director Directed byJOHN BELL ROBERT LEWIS for the Nimrod Theatre for the Ensemble Theatre A zany slapstick comedy with One of the great family dramas of the DREW FORSYTHE as both twins. contemporary American theatre. BOOKINGS MITCHELLS BASS ROBYN NEVIN as the amazing Miss Docker JOHN BELL director of the Venetian Twins KATE FITZPATRICK as Marguerite Gautier The national magazine of the performing arts Theatre Australia April 1979 Volume 3 N o .' Departments: 2 Comment Ron Blair — The Annual Meet. P.7 3 Quotes and Queries 5 Whispers, Rumours and Facts 6 Noises Off 12 Letters 54 Guide — Theatre, Opera, Dance Spotlight: 7 The Annual Meet — Ron Blair 8 Playwrights’ Conference — from Strength to Strength — Mick Rodger 9 Stoppard — Collin O’Brien 10 Troupe — Guthrie Worby 11 Prospect’s Grand Tour — An interview with Theatre Australia Features: 13 Reg Livermore’s Singular Burlesques — Peter Batey, Director 16 Dorothy Hewett — Kristin Green 19 Emerald Hill Theatre — Raymond Stanley Reg Livermore’s Singular Burlesques 39 Children’s Theatre: PipiStorm Children’s Circus — Murray Oliver P.13 41 Writer’s View: John Romeril International: 47 Focus on Finland — Jacqueline Mulhallen Opera: 49 Improved revivals; Don, Merry Widow, Mastersingers, and G and S David Gyger Dance: 43 Dance Extra: Graeme Murphy on Rumours, William Shoubridge on Modern Dance Theatre Reviews: 21 WA Romeo and Juliet — Collin O’Brien Great English Eccentrics — Margot Luke Makassar R eef— Cliff Gillam Kristin Green on Dorothy Hewett. The Way o f the World — Cliff Gillam P.16 Marriage o f Figaro in Perth — Derek Moore Morgan Night & Day/After Magritte — Collin O’Brien 26 VIC The Bridal Suite — Jack Hibberd Jeremy Taylor — Margaret McClusky Garden o f Delights — Suzanne Spunner 29 QLD BoadiceaJYou Never Can Tell — Veronica Kelly Irish Stew — Jeremy Ridgman 31 SA Hamlet — Guthrie Worby Emerald Hill Theatre by 32 ACT Raymond Stanley P. 19 Man and Man — Roger Pulvers The Anniversary/The Flaw — Marguerite Wells 33 NSW Lost To The Devil — Lucy Wagner Sacred Cow — Dorothy Hewett Hancock’s Last Half Hour — Robert Page The Murder Room — Anthony Barclay Lady o f the Cornelias — Roger Pulvers Cabaret — Lucy Wagner Film: 51 Dawn — they’ve laboured in vain — Elizabeth Riddell Records: 52 Treasures from a Seven Hundred Year Old Song Collection Roger Coveil Dance Extra P.43 Books: 53 From the Maestro to a Master — John McCallum 56 Thespia’s Prize Crossword No. 10 Focus on Finland P.47 Theatre Australia Editor: Robert Page Executive Editor: Lucy Wagner Manager: Brad Keeling Artist: Henry Cho Advisory Board: John Bell, Graeme Blundell, Ellen Braye, Katharine Brisbane, Vivian Chalwyn, Gordon In Praise of the Perth Festival Chater, John Clark, Michael Crosby, W.A. Enright, Jack Hibberd, Ken Horler, Garrie Hutchinson, Robert Jordan, Philip Mason, Stan The organisers of the Perth Festival had thrust stage of the Octagon, but were stuck with Marks, Jake Newby, Phil Noyce, Raymond some justification for their “Eastern States” the barn-like, ex-cinema, The Regal, with all its Omodei, Philip Parsons, Diana Sharpe, Ken Southgate, Raymond Stanley, Elizabeth Sweeting, paranoia; the twenty seventh Festival, swelled lack of facilities and which caused their pieces to Marlis Thiersch, John Timlin, Tony Trench, by WA sequicentenery celebrations, was as large die a little; SA’s State Opera had the problems of Guthrie Worby, Richard Wherrett. and high-powered an affair as any Adelaide music in the open air (not to mention some noisy Advertising: Festival, and as an event has been running and inquisitive peacocks) to cope with in the Manager and Co-ordinator: Brad Keeling longer. Yet general appreciation and media New Fortune, and would have been served 14th Floor, ADC House, coverage bore little relationship to its better by the Regal; while Nimrod took a major 77 Pacific Highway, North Sydney, NSW 2060 importance. Shakespeare to the city with the only Adelaide: Melbourne: > Brad Keeling Tom Stoppard, as the major festival guest, reconstructed Elizabethian theatre in the world Sydney: J (02) 922-4494 though, was covered by most newspapers, and — the New Fortune — but performed in the Brisbane: Media Resources, Queensland indeed gave very good value for his week’s stay. Octagon. (07) 262-6798 He performed with great humour, wit and That there should be such choice (and the Perth: Patrick Cordier (09) 364 2127 theatres mentioned so far are only the half of it) intelligence for seminars, interviewers, TV and Correspondents: the theatres doing productions of his work. His shows how rich Perth is in theatre buildings, and how true it is that such riches are ignored by the N.S.W.: Editors (049) 67-4470 changes to Act 2 of Night and Day were said to Vic.: Raymond Stanley (03) 419-1204 have caused some problems for the cast, but by joint grouping known in WA as the “Eastern Qid-= Don Batchelor (07) 269-3018 opening night all seemed to be resolved. On the States”. Not only are there four professional W.A.: Joan Ambrose (09) 299-6639 Sunday before his departure Stoppard captained theatres at the university, the National S.A.: Michael Morley (08) 275-2204 a cricket side: the teams were “The Festival” vs Company’s Playhouse and Green Room, the Theatre Australia gratefully acknowledges the “Tom Stoppard and the World”. The final score diminutive Hole in the Wall and the Regal, but financial assistance of the Theatre Board of the is unknown. the vast TVW Entertainment Centre which, Australia Council, the Literature Board of the though there is some controversy, should be of Australia Council, the New South Wales Cultural Taking part with “The Festival” team was Grants Advisory Council, the Arts Grants great interest particularly to Sydney-siders who Director, David Blenkinsop who found time for Advisory Committee of South Australia, the will soon be having one of their own.
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