Papers of Geoffrey Rothwell [manuscript]. 1942-1987.

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Papers of Geoffrey Rothwell [manuscript]. 1942-1987.

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The collection has been arranged into 20 series including the following: 1. Correspondence (1942-1987), comprising business, personal and family correspondence. The main correspondents include Cecil Edwards, Noel Pelly, Henri Sabourin, Connie Gardener, Nancy Giles and Godfrey Tanner. 2. Diaries (1944-1970) containing personal and business appointments, records of daily events, and names and addresses of associates and friends. 3. Writings (1945-1980). Drafts of plays, essay and poems mostly written by Rothwell. 4. Theatre companies, series 7-12 containing papers relating to Rothwell's employment with the Arts Council of Australia, the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust, the Old Tote Theatre Company, the National Institute of Dramatic Art and Onshow Productions. 5. Other series contain photographs, financial papers, invitations, printed works, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings and papers relating to his father, Leslie Lloyd Rothwell.

6.16 m. (44 boxes) + 6 folios.

Libraries Australia

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SNAC Resource ID: 7077525

Libraries Australia

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Arts Council of Australia

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Tanner, Godfrey

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Rothwell, Leslie Lloyd, b. 1890.

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Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust

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The Trust was founded in 1954 to foster the performing arts. The Australian Opera, the Australian Ballet and the Marionette Theatre of Australia were established by the Trust. It also helped establish six regional drama companies. It acts as entrepreneur for overseas artists and companies touring Australia, and provides administrative assistance to many artistic associations and conferences. The Trust publishes a quarterly theatre magazine, The Elizabethan Trust News. From the descri...

NIDA (Australia)

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National Institute of Dramatic Art was founded at the University of New South Wales in 1959 under the auspices of the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust and in association with the A.B.C. The school provides training for those who wish to enter the theatrical profession as actors, directors, designers and stage managers. In 1955 the Old Tote and The Institute were associated with the first season of Australian plays at the Jane Street Theatre, presented by a group of professional actors engage...

Giles, Nancy

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Gardener, Connie

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Pelly, Noël, 1926-2003

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Old tote Theatre Company

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The Old Tote Theatre in the grounds of the University of N.S.W. was designed by the directors of the National Institute of Dramatic Art and opened in February 1963. From the description of Scrapbooks. 1962-1972. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225835398 ...

Rothwell, Geoffrey, 1930-1987.

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Rothwell, a theatre administrator, joined the Arts Council of Australia as a Tour Manager in 1961. He also worked for the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust, the Old Tote Theatre Company, and the National Institute of Dramatic Arts. He was the founder of the Cairns Little Theatre Company. From the description of Papers of Geoffrey Rothwell [manuscript]. 1942-1987. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225847571 ...

Cairns Little Theatre.

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