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.~ Parron Her Majesty The Queen CHESS President multi-million dollar blockbuster musical is on its way 8 Sir Ian Potter Chairman Mr James A. Strong Deputy Chairman Mr Frank M. Hooke FRONT ROW GUIDE Chief Executive Exclusive national entertainment diary Mr Adam Salzer, OAM. 9 Directors Mrs Jessica Dames, Mr Andrew Brigger, A.M., Dr Toby Manford Mr Brian Larking, Lady Potter, A.O. Dr Rodney Seaborn, 0.8.E., FOLLOW SPOT continued . Mr Leonard Tea Ie, more and more info on Australian performing arts 33 Mr Lloyd Waddy, R.F.D., Q.C., Mr Timothy Yates Finance Director & Corporate Secretary Mr William Cottam ACTORS' EQUITY Celebrates its 50th Birthday The Board also acknowledges 34 the generous support of The Australian Government through the Perfonning Arts and Literature Board of the Australia Council, the Federal Government's Arts Funding and Advisory Body, NEW ZEALAND'S and the Department of Foreign Affairs International Festival of the Arts earns its title 37 State Governments: (thro ugh the MiniSCT), for the Arts) (through the Ministry for the Am) LADY POTTERLY'S CHATTER or - Lady Potterly's Shutter - photos galore (through [he W.A. Department for the Am) 38 The following Corporations and Foundations: ANZ Trustees Esso Australia Ltd T Adam Salzer, O.A.M.:. Chief Executive Australian Airlines FRONT COVER: BP Australia R William Cottam: Finance Director lanet Vernon and Commonwealth Bank of Australia U Wendy Blacklock: .... Australian Content Director Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation Ross Phillip from the Le sley Allen:.. . Mngr Aust. Business Support for the Arts Holden's Motor bathroom scene in S Warwick Ross:. . .. Australian Orchestral Enterpri ses Ian Potter Foundation 's T Carol·Lee Aquiline:. The atre Of The Deaf Artistic Director Qantas Airways Ltd SOME ROOMS. Rosalind Richards: .. Theatre Of The Deaf Administrator Royal Antidiluvian Order Of Buffaloes David Goodwin: Elizabethan Philharmonic Adminstrator The Seaborn, Broughton & Walford Foundation M Kim Lofthouse: ...... Halftix Manager Sidney Myer Foundation A Wayne Kellett: ...... Prop s & Electrics Manager Show travel Tours N Michael James: ...... Costume Hire Manager Smorgon Family Charitable Foundation Margaret Zimi tat : .... Acco unt ant Thomas Nationwide Candace Gibbons: ... National Patrons Unilever Australia Ltd A Honeysett Printing Group G Carol Martin: ...... Membership Sec retary · Triumph-Adler E Michael Harrington:. Assistant to Chief Executive Grace Removals (a division of Brambles) M Gaille Jang: ...... NSW Manager

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TRUST NEWS 2 OCT/NOV 1989 ollow S ot

DAVID WILLIAMSON, ON THE ABC • , arguably the tallest playwright in Australia, is getting his own radio show. On Tuesday evenings (8pm) from October 3 to 28 November, arguably the tallest radio personality in Australia, presents The National Theatre, a two month season of nine Australia