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| Title | Venice Preserv’d |
| Start Date | 08/06/1975 |
| End Date | 16/08/1975 |
| Abstract | Venice Preserve’d is a post Jacobean play written by Thomas Otway in 1682… Written in a period of pokitical turmoil generated by Titas Oates ‘discovery’ of a Popish plot, the play contains a masterly interpretaion of this situation, especially in the characters of Antonio the Senator, who is a clear caricature of teh most infamous English whig politician of the 1670’s, the Earl of Shaftesbury. |
| Author | Thomas Otway |
| Designer | Peter Corrigan |
| Director | David Bradley |
| Company | Melbourne University Student Theatre (MUST) |
| Venue | Guild Theatre |
| Notes | Sub-title – “A Plot Discover’d” |
| Cast | Priul – Gary Kliger; Jaffeir – Nigel Davenport; Pierre – Ron Hoenig; Belvidera – Janys Hayes; Aquilina – Jane Tyhan; Renault – Andrew Ramsey; Spinosa – Robert Gebert; Eliot – Greg Brown; Bedamore – John Gleeson; Brainveil – Simon Pryor; Durand – John Keane; Brabe – Robert Moon; Footman – Simon Pryor; Antonio – Peter King; Officers – Bruce Davidson, Simon Pryor; Duke of Venice – Campbell Thomson; Senators – John Gleeson, Robert Moon, Greg Brown, John Keane; Priest – Campbell Thomson |
| References | Program; Letter |