Project Description
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Richard III
The Queensland Theatre Company
RICHARD III by William Shakespeare from May 23 to June 14, 1980, at the S.G.I.O. Theatre, Brisbane, for the Queensland Theatre Company.
Directed by Alan Edwards; Designed by Graham Maclean; Lighting Designed by Victor Ashelford; Original Music by Andrew Schultz; Stage Managed by Ellen Kennedy; Assistant Stage Managed by Colin Wilson; Production Assistance by Toby Simkin and Fight Direction by John Humphreys;
STARRING Gwen Wheeler (Duchess of York, the Queen Mother); Reginald Cameron (King Edward IV); Robert Alexander (George, Duke of Clarence); John Krummel (Richard III, Duke of Gloucester); Lynne Porteous (Queen Elizabeth); Grant Adams (Edward, Prince of Wales / Lord Cardinal); Rohan McKenna (Duke of York); Fay Kelton (Lady Anne); Errol O’Neill (Lord Rivers); Bruce Parr (Lord Grey); Gregory Gesch (Marquis of Dorset); Kit Taylor (Lord Hastings); Kerry Francis (Duke of Buckingham); Laurence Hodge (Lord Stanley); Harry Scott (Sir William Catesby); Terry Brady (Sir Richard Radcliffe); Douglas Hedge (Sir James Tyrrel / Lord Mayor of London); Leo Wockner (Sir Richard Brakenbury); Dale Murison (Mistress Jane Shore); Phil Moye (Lady Anne’s Guard) and Malcolm Cork (Henry, Earl of Richmond – afterwards, King Henry VII).
Understudies included: Harry Scott (Richard III, Duke of Gloucester); Douglas Hedge (Duke of Clarence); Terry Brady (Duke of Buckinghamshire); Phil Moye (all other male roles) and Dale Murison (all female roles).
And for the Queensland Theatre Company:
(collectively over my tenure)
Executive Staff: Alan Edwards, AM MBE (Founding Artistic Director); Peter Duncan* / Gregory Gesch* (Assistant Director); Arthur Frame AM (Production Manager); Gillian Coar (Executive Officer); Christine Walsh / Ken Kennett OAM (Public Relations & Publicity Officer); June Craw (Finance and Business Officer); Lewis Savage (Subscriptions Officer); Yvette (Capt) O’Brien / Helen Mayes (Clerical Assistant); Lloyd Nickson (Director, Theatre in Education); Richard Magnus (Fundraising Chairman); Diane Leith (Administration) and Susan Bonning / Jennie Lewis (Receptionist).
Production Staff: Graham Maclean / James Ridewood (Resident Designer); Bill Shannon / Beverley Hill (Design Assistant); Caroline Gyucha (Scenic Artist); James Henson (Lighting Designer); David Lees (Electrician); Michael Wormald / Gary Cameron / Paul Parkinson / David Palm (Properties); Howard Steele (Head Carpenter); Des Dougan / Peter Vosiliunas (Carpenter); Cornelis Boogaart* (Apprentice Carpenter); Marie Perry-Watson / Lexi Wright / Jay Mansfield-Askew / Cynthia Bowen (Wardrobe Supervisor); Ken Bushby / Thelma Cope / Meredith Fogg / Margaret Reeves / Danny Healy / Arlie McGill / Anne Long / Kerry Yates (Wardrobe); Ellen Kennedy / David McCrudden / Kit Oldfield / Patrick Whelan / Kristin Reuter / Jan Levi / Victor Ashelford / Colin Wilson / Barry Melville / Toby Simkin / Brian Barnes / Vito Arena / Peter Reeve± / Sussanne Humphries / Julianne White (Stage Management); Vicki Birch / Yvette (Capt) O’Brien (Production Secretary); Dawn Grieg (Wardrobe Hire) and Derrick George (Photographer).
Representation: Yolande Bird / Diana Franklin (London Representative); Michael Menzies (New York Representative) and John Krummel (Sydney Casting & Repertoire Consultant).
S.G.I.O. Theatre Staff: Jim Wright (Manager); Alban Riley / Don Fergusson (Assistant Manager); Peter Petrovich / Ray Calcutt (Head Mechanist); Patrick (Paddy) Teuma (Head Electrician) and Dallas Black / Kay Fifas (Booking Office)
Albert Park Theatre Staff: Wayne McKenna (House Manager); Margo Morris (Box Office)
Associate Artists: Bille Brown AM; Carol Burns; Reginald Cameron, Ivar Kants; Joe MacColum; Warren Mitchell; James Ridewood, Cliff Simcox; Babette Stephens, MBE and Geraldine Turner OAM.
QTC Guild: Magda Wollner (Coordinator); Alice Beacroft, Joan Chamberlain, Bobbie Glyn Evans, Maureen Fallon, Sonja Farmer, Beryl Foote, Neil Fulwood, Dolores Garland, Elaine Heath, Edna Heathwood, Margaret Hill, Ena Huppert, June Jamieson, Eva Klug, Irene Lefman, Patrick Mellick, Hillary Mosten, Maureen Mortensen, Barbara Nielsen, Joyce Nixon Smith, Gloria Phillips, Vivienne Reddy, Marea Reed, Melina Reed, Margaret Robinson, Grace Reynolds, June Sheedy, Ann Shevill, Toby Simkin, Sybil Simpson, Elaine Skinner, Anne Smith and Jess Yeowart (Volunteers)
* Salaries were assisted by a special grant from the Theatre Board of the Australia Council, a statutory body of the Commonwealth Government.
± Services were provided by the National Institute of Dramatic Art.
^ Services were provided courtesy of the Queensland Theatre Orchestra
The Queensland Theatre Company acknowledged the financial assistance of the Queensland State Government and the Commonwealth Government through the Theatre Board of the Australia Council without which the continued operation of the Company would not have been possible.
The Queensland Theatre Company was a founding member of CAPPA (Confederation of Australia Professional Performing Arts)