JOINT ARTISTIC DIRECTORS: Ken Conway, Simon Hopkinson

ADMINISTRATOR: Ken Conway

COMMITTEE: Marilynne Hannigan (President), David Molesworth (Vice President), Peter McGlone (Vice President), Mike Forster (Treasurer), Elaine Edwards (Secretery), Glynis Clodd, John Edwards, Marcus Eyre, Colin Jacobus, John Studholme.

SPONSORS: MAJOR - TAA, Carlton and United Breweries, Paspaley Pearling Company PLUS - Action Sheet Metal, Australian Blue Metal, Bunnings Timber and Hardware, The China Nook, Darwin Pharmacy, Down to Earth, Moke Rentals (Darwin Hotel), Studio Arts, Territory Insurance Office, Tivoli Music House

HIGHLIGHTS

• DTG’s 21st Birthday
• 10 playreadings
• 7 major productions
• DTG Casting for 1980 Season, Brown’s Mart, January, 1.30 Performers, 3.30 Technical

WORKSHOPS:

• Sound, Brown’s Mart, February
• Introductory, Brown’s Mart, February
  
• Improvisation with Robert Kimber, Brown’s Mart, April

The Government Inspector by Nicolai Gogol

“Written in 1835, Gogol used the language and circumstances of the common man to point out and ridicule the shorcomings of his society.”

Playreading
Brown’s Mart, February, 1 Performance

There Were Giants In Those Days by Steve J Spears

“A memorial gathering of Superman, Robin and Wonder Woman one year after the death of Batman.”

Playreading
March, 1 Performance

DIRECTOR: Richard Creswick
CAST: Ted Giblin, Mr Squire, Miss Stevenson

· Chamber Music by Arthur Kopit

Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco

“Theatre of the absurd. One man’s fight against turning into a rhinoceros.”

Extended Season! Played to more than 1200 people!
Fundraising performances included night for Darwin Rocksitters Club

PRODUCTION: Brown’s Mart, March/April, 12 Performances

DIRECTOR Simon Hopkinson
DESIGNED BY David Grey, Phil Harris, Justin Hill, Adrian Welke
MUSIC Judy Lorraine
PRODUCTION & STAGE MANAGER John Studholme
DEPUTY STAGE MANAGER Alison Giblin
ASST STAGE MANAGERS Marty Rijkuris, Paul Hoffman, Les Browell
WARDROBE Maryanne Haslam, Jan Howells, Polly Lawson
PROPERTIES Lillian Gerner, Kerry Laizans, Jane Hartwig, Wan Tai Fye, Geoff Shepherdson
SOUND Kevin Krauth, Michael Casey
RHINOCEROS SOUNDS Instruments made by Judy Lorraine; Composition by Ian Farr
LIGHTS Andy Farrant, Judy Calvert, David Taylor, Ken Foster
MAKE-UP Beth Clifton, Catherine Dunham
CAST Tom Pauling, Patrick O’Neill, Esther Trewarden, Eve Buckley, Barry Bullen, Barbara Lane, Terry Annesley, Peter McGlone, Michael Kerry, Noel Clothier, John Evans, David Munro, Brigitte Bleys, Meg Gaffy, Possum (the cat)

Mrs Thally F by John Romeril

“The true life story of Mrs Yvonne Gladys Fletcher, who in the 1950’s did away with two successive husbands.”

Playreading. Admission by Donation
PRODUCTION Brown’s Mart, April , 7.30pm, 1 Performance

DIRECTOR Simon Hopkinson
CAST Tessa Pauling, Helen Horsefield, Lesley Hastwell

The Floating World by John Romeril

“Join passengers of the S.S.Downunder for the 1974 Women’s Weekly Cherry Blossom Cruise to Japan. Aussie Les, and Australia, trying to come to terms with memories, prejudice and fear.”

PRODUCTION Brown’s Mart, April/May, 13 Performances Preview $2.00
DIRECTOR Ken Conway
CAST Marcus Eyre, Kay Brown (Irene), Peter McGlone, Colin Jacobus, Kevin Squire, Rob Gill, Robin Maxwell

Babysitting catered for.

BULLSH by Bill Reed and Ron Edwards

“Three highly-skilled yarn spinners vying for a $10 best yarn prize.”

First ever comprehensive adult theatre tour of the Northern Territory

TOUR

• Community Hall, Groote Eylandt, 235 people (one third of entire population!)
  
• Community Hall, Warrego, June, 1 Performance
  
• Alice Springs, June, 2 Performances
• Memorial Club, Tennant Creek, June, 1 Performance
• Katherine, June, 1 Performance
• Mataranka, June, 1 Performance
• Pine Creek, June, 1 Performance
• Jabiru, June, 1 Performance

Plus tour to Batchelor, Howards Springs, Berrimah Gail, Northern Suburbs and Humpty Doo

Tickets: $5.00

DIRECTOR Simon Hopkinson
DESIGNER Peter Dean
POSTER & PROGRAMME DESIGN Ken Foster
CAST Barry Bullen, Ken Conway, John Rogers

BULLSH by Bill Reed and Ron Edwards

“Three highly-skilled yarn spinners vying for a $10 best yarn prize.”
PRODUCTION

Casuarina Library, July, 1 Performance
East Point Gun Turret, July, 1 Performance
Brown’s Mart, July

DIRECTOR Simon Hopkinson
DESIGNER Peter Dean
CAST Barry Bullen, Ken Conway, John Rogers

The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard

“A spoof of the extravagances of theatre and theatre criticism.”

Playreading

PRODUCTION Brown’s Mart, July, 1 Performance

DIRECTOR Simon Hopkinson
CAST Marilynne Hanigan, Colin Jacobus

The Resistable Rise Of Arturo UI by Bertolt Brecht

“The hilarious and ruthless rise to power of a 1930’s Chicago gangster.”

Over 70 people involved! Cast of 22
PRODUCTION East Point Gun Turret, August 5 - 23 (Tues to Sat) 1980, 8pm
Plus Sideshow Alley - Fortune Teller, Coconut Shy, Buskers, etc.

DIRECTOR Simon Hopkinson
DESIGNED BY David Grey, Phil Harris, Justin Hill
PRODUCTION MANAGER John Edwards
ADMINISTRATOR Ken Conway
STAGE MANAGER Glynis Clodd
DEPUTY STAGE MGR Les Browell
FOH & SIDESHOW MGR Carol Willson
FOH Lesley Hastwell, Jenny Blockland, Peter Buckley, Ron Cantrill, Sandra Coombe, Nadine Dolan, Marcus Eyre, David George, Richard Giles, Annie Hastwell, Leone Hayes, Louise Inglis, Michael Jones, Tessa Pauling, Sue Schmolke, Graeme Tosh, Anne Warburton, Sue White, Ros Garkutt, Claire Ziegler, Shirley Venning, Jude Watters, Alison Giblin, John Studholme, Viv Lopez, Paul Polotnianka, Fiona Turner, Shirley Venning, Leanne Halley
SIDESHOW SCRIPTS Lesley Hastwell, Simon Hopkinson
CONSTRUCTION John Studholme, Peter Beaumont, Les Browell, Peter Dean, Andrew Edwards, John Edwards jnr, Maggie Edwards, Marcus Eyre, Alison Giblin, Alan Hammond, Bal Hammond, Ken McGregor, Tony Soszynski, Graeme Townes, Adrian Welke
LIGHTING Andy Farrant, Ed Boyd, John Coulter, Marcus Eyre, Vince Wright, Gillian Tedder, Andrea Robinson
SOUND Mike Forster, Jean Ridge, Meg Gaffy
WARDROBE Kathie Wright, Elaine Edwards, Judy Forster, Jean Gillies, Jan Hay, Jan Savenije, Sue Schmolke
MAKE-UP Barbara Cox, Robbie Giblin, Pat Morton, Kay Cook, Lisa Clark, Robyn Crompton, Katherine Dunham, Jennifer Edwards, Veronica Henderson, Christa Johns, Joan Schulz
PROPERTIES Phil Gerner, Lillian Gerner, vic Bevan, Jane Hartwig, George Jenski, Peter Jenski, Kerry Laizans
PUBLICITY Meg Gaffey, Tessa Pauling
POSTER & PROGRAMME DESIGN Ken Foster
CAST Peter McGlone, David Molesworth, Judi Stevenson, Shayne Laybutt, Eve Buckley, Wendy Vallillee, Glenda Tobias, Simon Hopkinson, Colin Jacobus, Kevin Krauth, Ken Conway, Ted Whiteaker, Paul Vicary, Robin Ratahai, David Grey, Mick Hedger, John Evans, Denise Goodfellow, David Munro, David Booth, Judy Calvert, Val Hammond, Eve Buckley, Tom Pauling

A Night Out by Harold Pinter

Playreading. Admittance by Donation

PRODUCTION Brown’s Mart, August, 1 Performance

DIRECTOR Marilynne Hanigan

Let Me In I’m A Member of the Band by Clem Gorman

Playreading

PRODUCTION Brown’s Mart, September, 1 Performance

DIRECTOR Peter GcGlone

President Wilson in Paris by Ron Blair

PRODUCTION Brown’s Mart, October/November, 11 Performances Tickets: $5.00

DIRECTOR Ken Conway
SET/DESIGN David Grey
CAST David Molesworth, Maryanne Haslam, Peter McGlone

The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol (adapted by Simon Hopkinson)

“The eccentricities of a Mayor and officials in a small Russian town.”

PRODUCTION Brown’s Mart, September, 11 Performances

DIRECTOR Simon Hopkinson
PRODUCTION MANAGER Les Browell
CAST John Rogers, Annie Warburton, Val Hammond, Colin Jacobus, Kathy Leverett, Lesley Hastwell, Maaike Benn, Robyn Ratahi

The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol (adapted by Simon Hopkinson)

TOUR Totem Theatre Alice Springs, Friday/Saturday October

Production - Double Bil
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PRODUCTION Brown’s Mart, September, 10 Performances
STAGE MANAGER David Parry
LIGHTING Les Browell, Gillian Tedder
CONSTRUCTION George Mackay, Glynn Patrick, Ken McGregor, Glynis Clodd
WARDROBE Jean Gillies, Kathie Wright
PROPS Sonja Williams
POSTER & PROGRAMME DESIGN Phil Harris
PUBLICITY Les Browell

Have You Met Our Rabbit? by Michael Stevens

DIRECTOR Simon Hopkinson
CAST Colin Jacobus, Marilynne Hanigan

The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard

“A spoof on the extravagances of theatre and theatre criticism.”

DIRECTOR Ken Conway
CAST Simon Hopkinson (Moon) Marcus Eyre (Birdboot) Val Hammond (Mrs Drudge) John Studholme (Simon) Alison Giblin (Felicity) Gael Morris (Cynthia) Richard Creswick (Magnus) Colin Jacobus (Inspector Hound) David Parry (The Man)

The Bear by Anton Chekhov & The Proposal by Anton Chekhov

Playreadings, Admission by Donation
PRODUCTION Brown’s Mart, November

DIRECTOR Paul Vicary