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| Title | Professor Taranne |
| Start Date | 03/06/1963 |
| End Date | 05/06/1963 |
| Abstract | ‘An accurate description of a dream. Australian Premiere’ (from poster) . Part of “Theatre of the Absurd” – a season of French Absurdist works presented by the Marlowe Society. |
| Designer | Max Gillies |
| Director | Max Gillies |
| Author | Arthur Adamov |
| Company | Marlowe Society |
| Venue | Union Theatre |
| Cast | George Dixon, Doug Edmond, Robert Morris, Kerry McErlain, Elizabeth Page, Robert Taylor, John Blakeley, Elizabeth Clark, Roger Kibell, Loretta Page, Richard Murphett, Jeremy Hales, Bernice Murphy. |
| Reviews | Beatrice Faust, “The Season of the Absurd in Review” in “Theatre” (1963) no.4.: “poorly acted”, “played too heavily, and the incongruities and unexpected contradictions seemed at best, confusing, at worst irritating: Max Gillies’ production was ironically humourless”, “the setting and the costumes were similarly uninspired, and although the angled stage gave signs of becoming a correlative of Taranne’s unhingement this excellent idea was just not exploited”. Also review in Farrago 17/6/63 p.5. – criticized the production for being dry and humourless. |
| Notes | Part of the 1963 ‘Theatre of the Absurd’ season (see festival entry). |
| References | “Theatre” (1963) no.3.; Louise Thorne Collection, Rowden White Library |