Old Tote Theatre Company

The Old Tote Theatre Company (1963–1978) was a New South Wales theatre company that began as the standing acting and theatre company of Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). It was the predecessor to the Sydney Theatre Company.[1] The Old Tote was one of the leading Australian theatre companies.

History

The Old Tote Theatre was established in 1962 by the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), which had been created in 1958.[2] It began in a converted tin shed on the campus of University of New South Wales in Sydney. The wood and corrugated iron building (originally an army recreation hall) became known as the "Old Tote" because it had previously been part of the group of buildings that had formerly housed the totalisator betting machine when the site had been Kensington Racecourse. The building still stands, and is now known as the Figtree Theatre.[3]

The company was founded by the University's Professor of Drama, Robert Quentin, and NIDA Director, Tom Brown.[4] The University contributed £6,000 to convert the building into a theatre and its debut production, which opened on 2 February 1963, was a highly successful production of Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, starring Sophie Stewart and her husband Ellis Irving, with Gordon Chater as Yepikhodov, John Bell as Trofimov and Ron Haddrick as Gayev, which ran for almost two months. This was followed by a double bill of The Bald Prima Donna and The Fire Raisers, with a cast that including Brian James, Gwen Plumb, Neil Fitzpatrick, Anna Volska and Jack Allan. Other productions in the first season included Hamlet, with John Bell in the title role, and Playboy of the Western World. The first season was an outstanding success and was extended to 28 weeks, with an average nightly attendance of 95%.[5]

In 1967 it was proposed to replace the old building with a new complex housing NIDA, the School of Drama and a larger theatre, but this plan was never carried out.[citation needed] In the same year, the Old Tote was separated from NIDA, moving its headquarters to the old Parade Theatre, in a building still on the UNSW campus. The company's inaugural performance in that venue was on 7 May 1969 with Robin Lovejoy's production of Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.[2] The move came with a subsidy from the newly created Australian Council for the Arts, and the Old Tote then embarked on a policy of expansion and at the request of the state government it took on the responsibilities of a state theatre company. This led to commitments to stage productions at both the Sydney Opera House and the Seymour Centre as well as at the Parade.[3]

The Old Tote company went on to occupy the Drama Theatre of the Sydney Opera House from 1973 to 1978 and also toured some of the shows around Australia, including Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead to the Canberra Theatre Centre. However these additional activities, compounded by lack of support from the New South Wales state government, overstretched the company's resources and in 1978 the Old Tote went into liquidation.[3]

Productions

Year Title Actors Venue/s
1963 The Cherry Orchard Sophie Stewart, Ellis Irving, Gordon Chater, John Bell, Ron Haddrick, Philippa Baker, Janice Dinnen, Anna Volska, Owen Weingott, Peter Whitford UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1963 The Bald Prima Donna Brian James, Gwen Plumb, Anna Volska UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1963 The Fire Raisers Brian James, Gwen Plumb, Anna Volska, John Bell, Peter Rowley, Peter Whitford UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1963 Hamlet John Bell, John Bell, Janice Dinnen, John Gregg, Ron Haddrick, Jennifer Hagan, Ellis Irving, Robert McDarra, Peter Rowley, Sophie Stewart, Lou Vernon, Peter Whitford UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1963 Lunch Hour Ron Haddrick Palace Theatre
1963 Playboy of the Western World Wendy Blacklock, Jeanie Drynan, Carmen Duncan, Jennifer Hagan, Tessa Mallos, Owen Weingott, Peter Whitford UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1964 The Caucasian Chalk Circle Helmut Bakaitis, John Bell, Tommy Dysart, Ron Haddrick, Kerry McGuire, Frank Taylor, Leonard Teale, Anna Volska, Doreen Warburton UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1964 Heartbreak House Edward Hepple, Diana Perryman, Muriel Steinbeck, Frank Taylor, Owen Weingott UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1964 Day of Glory Janice Dinnen, Frank Taylor, Stuart Wagstaff UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1964 Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Wendy Blacklock, Kevin Miles UNSW Old Tote Theatre, Palace Theatre, Sydney, Theatre 62, Adelaide, Albert Hall, Canberra
1964 The Zoo Story Richard Meikle Palace Theatre, Sydney
1964 The American Dream Neva Carr Glyn, Ethel Lang, Gwen Plumb Palace Theatre, Sydney
1964 Sweet Day of Decision Tommy Dysart, Ben Gabriel, Ron Haddrick, Margo Lee, Judy Nunn, Edmund Pegge, Frank Taylor UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1964 The Importance of Being Earnest Kate Fitzpatrick, Neva Carr Glyn, Janice Dinnen, Ron Haddrick, Ellis Irving, Reg Livermore, Sophie Stewart UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1964 Still Life Kerry McGuire UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1964 The Sport of My Mad Mother John Hopkins, Kerry McGuire UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1965 The Representative Alastair Duncan, Ron Haddrick, Brian James, Frank Lloyd, Robert McDarra, Mark McManus, Judy Nunn, Peter Whitford UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1965 Othello Helmut Bakaitis, Patricia Conolly, Tommy Dysart, Ron Haddrick, Frank Lloyd, Robert McDarra, Helen Morse, Doreen Warburton UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1964 Inadmissible Evidence Judi Farr, Anne Haddy, Brian James, Peter O'Shaughnessy, Moya O'Sullivan UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1965 The Country Wife Roger Climpson, Patricia Conolly, Ron Haddrick, Anne Haddy, Frank Lloyd, Robert McDarra, Mark McManus, Dinah Shearing, Nancye Stewart, Doreen Warburton UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1965 Entertaining Mr Sloane John Ewart, Gwen Plumb UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1965 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Wendy Blacklock, Alister Smart UNSW Old Tote Theatre, Hunter Theatre, Canberra Theatre, Lilac Time Hall, Albury Civic Theatre, Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre, Amoco Centre, Orange, Wollongong Town Hall, Coffs Harbour Civic Hall, Lismore Town Hall
1966 Tiny Alice Alan Edwards, Ben Gabriel, Rob Inglis, Dinah Shearing UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1966 A Moon for the Misbegotten Stewart Ginn, Ron Haddrick UNSW Old Tote Theatre, Canberra Theatre, Russell Street Theatre, Playhouse, Perth
1966 The Killing of Sister George UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1966 Altona Peter Collingwood, Edgar Metcalfe, Peter Rowley UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1966 Aspects of Love James Condon, Kevin Miles UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1966 Night of the Ding-Dong Allen Bickford, Ron Graham, Jennifer Hagan, Dennis Olsen UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1966 Three Sisters Philippa Baker, James Condon, Barbara Frawley, Alister Smart, Stanley Walsh UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1967 The Schoolmistress Jacki Weaver, Jeanie Drynan, Alan Edwards, Clarissa Kaye, Frank Lloyd, Deidre Rubenstein, Jonathan Sweet, Owen Weingott UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1967 The Homecoming Alice Fraser, Gordon Glenwright, Tom Oliver, Frank Taylor UNSW Old Tote Theatre, Canberra Theatre
1967 The Imaginary Invalid Jacki Weaver, Ron Haddrick, Jennifer Hagan, Edwin Hodgeman, Helen Morse, Peter Whitford UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1967 The School for Scandal Peter Collingwood, Jeanie Drynan, Ron Graham, Ron Haddrick, Jennifer Hagan, Edwin Hodgeman, Helen Morse, Doreen Warburton, Peter Whitford UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1967 Hedda Gabler Pat Bishop, Jeanie Drynan, Jennifer Hagan, Edwin Hodgeman UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1968 Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Kevin Miles UNSW Old Tote Theatre, Palace Theatre, Sydney, Albert Hall, Canberra,
1968 You Never Can Tell Jacki Weaver, Michael Boddy, Kirsty Child, Rona Coleman, Alan Edwards, Ron Haddrick, Doreen Warburton UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1968 King Lear Kirsty Child, Ron Graham, Garry McDonald, Owen Weingott UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1968 Childermas Peter Collingwood, Alan Edwards, Ron Graham, Ron Haddrick, Harold Hopkins Her Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane
1968 A Refined Look at Existence Michael Boddy, Peter Collingwood, Ron Graham, Ron Haddrick, Jennifer Hagan, Harold Hopkins, Frank Lloyd, Betty Lucas UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1968 This Old Man Comes Rolling Home Pat Bishop, Kirsty Child, Peter Collingwood, John Derum, Ron Graham, Ron Haddrick, Jennifer Hagan, Betty Lucas, Trisha Noble, Carole Skinner UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1968 The Fire on the Snow Peter Collingwood, Alan Edwards, Ron Haddrick, Dennis Miller UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1968 Norm and Ahmed Ron Graham, Edwin Hodgeman UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1968 At Least You Get Something Out of That Peter Collingwood, Ron Graham, Ron Haddrick, Frank Lloyd UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1969 The Rivals Judi Farr, Ron Haddrick UNSW Old Tote Theatre, SGIO Theatre, Playhouse, Canberra
1969 Pygmalion Helen Morse UNSW Parade Theatre & Canberra Theatre
1969 Hamlet Rona Coleman, Gordon Glenwright, Ron Haddrick, Nico Lathouris UNSW Old Tote Theatre, SGIO Theatre, Brisbane, Playhouse, Canberra, Theatre Royal, Hobart
1969 The Merchant of Venice Helen Morse UNSW Parade Theatre
1969 The Rise and Fall of Boronia Avenue Pat Bishop, Sandy Gore, Jeff Kevin, Deidre Rubenstein, Peter Whitford Jane Street Theatre
1969 Little Murders Ron Haddrick, Kate Fitzpatrick UNSW Parade Theatre, SGIO Theatre, Brisbane, Playhouse, Canberra
1969 Rooted Pat Bishop, Sandy Gore, Jeff Kevin, Garry McDonald Jane Street Theatre
1969 Treasure Island Phil Avalon, Tony Barber, James Condon, Tom Mangan UNSW Parade Theatre
1969 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Gordon Glenwright, Ron Haddrick, Shane Porteous, Arthur Dignam UNSW, SGIO Theatre, Brisbane, Playhouse, Canberra, Theatre Royal, Hobart
1970 95 Men and a Nannygoat UNSW Parade Theatre
1970 Death of a Salesman Ben Gabriel, Shane Porteous, John Wood UNSW Parade Theatre
1970 The Guardsman Joan Bruce, Penne Hackforth-Jones, Ron Haddrick, Lila Kedrova, Nita Pannell UNSW Parade Theatre, Playhouse, Perth
1970 This Story of Yours Joan Bruce, Drew Forsythe, Ron Haddrick, John Wood UNSW Parade Theatre
1970 The Voyage of the Endeavour UNSW Parade Theatre
1970 Cat Among the Pigeons Peter Adams, Kirsty Child, John Derum, Ronald Falk, Doreen Warburton UNSW Parade Theatre
1970 Major Barbara Joan Bruce, Drew Forsythe, Brian James, Shane Porteous, Anna Volska, John Wood UNSW Parade Theatre, Canberra Theatre
1970 The Legend of King O'Malley Kate Fitzpatrick UNSW Sir John Clancy Auditorium, Canberra Theatre, UNSW Parade Theatre, Theatre Royal, Hobart, Schonell Theatre, Brisbane
1970 The Prince and the Firebird Wendy Blacklock, John Gregg, Sean Scully, Anna Volska UNSW Parade Theatre
1970 King Oedipus Ron Haddrick, Ruth Cracknell, James Condon, Ronald Falk, Shane Porteous, John Wood UNSW Sir John Clancy Auditorium, Canberra Theatre, UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1970 The Hostage Ronne Arnold, Wendy Blacklock, Ronald Falk, Drew Forsythe UNSW Parade Theatre
1970 The Contemporary Dance Company of Australia UNSW Parade Theatre
1970 Festival 2 UNSW Parade Theatre
1970 Biggles Michael Boddy, Drew Forsythe, John Hargreaves, Ken Horler, Anna Volska Nimrod Street Theatre
1970 Dick Whittington Wendy Blacklock, Gordon Glenwright, Frank Lloyd UNSW Parade Theatre
1971 Hoddel's Remarkable Handcart Pat Bishop, Ronald Falk, John Gaden UNSW Parade Theatre
1971 The Legend of King O'Malley Jacki Weaver, Rex Cramphorn, Kate Fitzpatrick, Sandy Gore, Jeff Kevin, Nico Lathouris, Robyn Nevin Phillip Street Theatre
1971 As You Like It Diane Craig, John Hargreaves, Serge Lazareff, Garry McDonald, Helen Morse, Ken Shorter, Martin Vaughan UNSW Parade Theatre
1971 King Oedipus James Condon, Ruth Cracknell, Tommy Dysart, Ronald Falk, Drew Forsythe, John Gaden, Ron Haddrick, Paul Sonkkila, John Stanton Princess Theatre, Octagon Theatre Perth, University of Adelaide
1971 The Man of Mode Diane Craig, Anne Haddy, John Hargreaves, Melissa Jaffer, Garry McDonald, Helen Morse, Ken Shorter UNSW Parade Theatre
1971 A Month in the Country John Cousins, Diane Craig, Ronald Falk, Anne Haddy, John Hargreaves, Melissa Jaffer, Mark Lee, Martin Vaughan UNSW Parade Theatre, Canberra Theatre
1971 Flash Jim Vaux John Gaden, Bob Hornery, Sheila Kennelly, John Wood Nimrod Street Theatre
1971 Land of Dreaming Michael Aitkens, Rosemary Butcher, John Hamblin, Judy Morris, Max Phipps UNSW Parade Theatre
1972 The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui John Bell, Ronald Falk, Drew Forsythe, John Hargreaves, Garry McDonald, Helen Morse UNSW Parade Theatre, Canberra Theatre
1971 The Dutch Courtesan Drew Forsythe, Anne Haddy, Garry McDonald, Helen Morse, Martin Vaughan UNSW Parade Theatre
1971 The Crucible UNSW Sir John Clancy Auditorium
1971 The National Health or Nurse Norton's Affair Ronald Falk, Drew Forsythe, Ron Haddrick, Anne Haddy, John Hargreaves, Melissa Jaffer, Sheila Kennelly, Garry McDonald, Helen Morse, Ken Shorter, Martin Vaughan UNSW Parade Theatre
1971 Peer Gynt Christine Amor, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Kris McQuade, Steven Tandy, John Walton UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1971 Love Love Love Barrie Ingham UNSW Parade Theatre
1971 The Government Inspector John Bell, Ron Haddrick UNSW Parade Theatre
1971 Lasseter Jeannie Lewis, Drew Forsythe, Helen Morse, Garry McDonald, John Waters UNSW Parade Theatre
1971 The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui John Bell, Drew Forsythe, John Hargreaves, Garry McDonald, Helen Morse UNSW Parade Theatre
1971 Brer Rabbit Ronne Arnold, Gordon Chater, John Cousins, Max Cullen, Bob Hornery, Max Phipps UNSW Parade Theatre
1972 Trelawny of the Wells Christine Amor, Ruth Cracknell, Arthur Dignam UNSW Parade Theatre
1972 The Taming of the Shrew John Bell, Christine Amor, Helmut Bakaitis UNSW Parade Theatre, Canberra Theatre
1972 A Country Girl Andrew McFarlane, Elizabeth Alexander, John Jarratt, Ingrid Mason, Terry Peck, Angela Punch McGregor UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1972 The Good Woman of Setzuan Christine Amor, Arthur Dignam, Robyn Nevin, John Walton UNSW Parade Theatre
1972 The Legend of King O'Malley Chris Haywood, Edwin Hodgeman, Bob Hornery, Reg Livermore, Ken Shorter, Jacki Weaver Civic Theatre, Suva, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, Downstage Theatre, Wellington, Hunter Theatre
1972 Tartuffe Christine Amor, Drew Forsythe, Robyn Nevin, Martin Vaughan UNSW Parade Theatre
1972 Macbeth Helmut Bakaitis, Gil Tucker, John Walton UNSW Parade Theatre
1972 Julius Caesar Arthur Dignam, Drew Forsythe, Robyn Nevin UNSW Sir John Clancy Auditorium
1972 Uncle Vanya John Bell, John Gaden, Melissa Jaffer UNSW Parade Theatre
1972 The Tempest David Cameron, Gillian Jones, Nico Lathouris University of Melbourne
1972 Forget-Me-Not Lane Jacki Weaver, Christine Amor, Ruth Cracknell, Drew Forsythe, Ron Haddrick, Melissa Jaffer UNSW Parade Theatre, UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1972 An Awful Rose UNSW Parade Theatre
1972 Don's Party Briony Behets, Pat Bishop, Wendy Blacklock, John Ewart, Gerard Maguire, Nick Tate UNSW Parade Theatre, Playhouse Canberra
1972 How Could You Believe Me When I Said I'd Be Your Valet When You Know I've Been a Liar All My Life? Christine Amor, Drew Forsythe, Ron Haddrick, Gil Tucker UNSW Parade Theatre, Canberra Theatre
1972 Blop Goes The Weazel James Condon, Maggie Dence, Denny Lawrence UNSW Parade Theatre
1973 Don's Party Briony Behets, Noeline Brown, John Ewart, Martin Harris, Judy Nunn UNSW Old Tote Theatre, Warner Theatre Adelaide, Russell Street Theatre, Hunter Theatre Sydney, Theatre Royal, Hobart, Playhouse Perth, Canberra Theatre & regional tour
1973 ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore Drew Forsythe, Ron Haddrick, Anne Haddy UNSW Parade Theatre, UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1973 The Clandestine Marriage Wayne Jarratt, Andrew McFarlane, Terry Peck, Angela Punch McGregor National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)
1973 Arsenic and Old Lace Ruth Cracknell, John Gaden UNSW Parade Theatre
1973 Kabul Arthur Dignam, Ronald Falk, Judi Farr UNSW Parade Theatre
1973 Jugglers Three Peter Adams, Sandy Gore, Anne Lucas, Gerard Maguire, Bruce Myles Playhouse, Canberra, UNSW Parade Theatre
1973 Lysistrata Joan Bruce, John Cousins, Ron Haddrick, Maggie Kirkpatrick UNSW Parade Theatre
1973 The Playboy of the Western World Colleen Fitzpatrick, Angela Punch McGregor Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1973 Butley Elizabeth Alexander, Patrick Ward, Peter Whitford Independent Theatre, Playhouse, Canberra
1973 King Richard II Ruth Cracknell, Drew Forsythe, John Gaden, Ron Haddrick, Dinah Shearing, Pamela Stephenson, George Whaley Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1973 The Threepenny Opera Kate Fitzpatrick, Gloria Dawn, Arthur Dignam, Drew Forsythe, Ivar Kants, Robin Ramsay, Pamela Stephenson Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1973-74 What If You Died Tomorrow? Ruth Cracknell, Drew Forsythe, John Gaden, Ron Haddrick, Max Phipps, Shane Porteous, Dinah Shearing Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre, Elizabethan Theatre, Canberra Theatre, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Comedy Theatre, London
1973 An Eighteenth Century Soirée Andrew McFarlane, John Jarratt UNSW Old Tote Theatre
1974 Lear Michael Caton, Ben Gabriel, Pamela Stephenson UNSW Parade Theatre
1974 The Owl and the Pussy Cat Went to Sea John Jarrat, Angela Punch McGregor, Tony Sheldon Bankstown Town Hall, UNSW Parade Theatre
1974 Love for Love James Condon, Ronald Falk, John Gaden Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1974 Cradle of Hercules Danny Adcock, Jack Charles, Don Crosby, Ronald Falk, John Gaden, David Gulpilil, Ivar Kants, Angela Punch McGregor, Peter Whitford Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1974 The Miser Penny Downie, Russell Kiefel, Kerry Walker NIDA Theatre
1974 Ruzzante Returns from the Wars Ivar Kants UNSW Parade Theatre
1974 La Mandragola Ingrid Mason, Pamela Stephenson UNSW Parade Theatre
1974 Macbeth Michael Caton, Ralph Cotterill, Colleen Fitzpatrick Sydney Opera House Opera Theatre
1974 Oedipus Rex UNSW Parade Theatre
1974 That Championship Season Max Osbiston, Ken Wayne, Peter Whitford UNSW Parade Theatre
1974 The Merchant of Venice Penny Downie, Russell Kiefel NIDA Theatre
1974 Little Eyolf Ronald Falk, Angela Punch McGregor UNSW Parade Theatre
1974 Three Men on a Horse Noeline Brown, Ivar Kants, Norman Kaye, Ingrid Mason Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1974 Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'be Penny Downie, Russell Kiefel NIDA Theatre
1974 The Chapel Perilous Bille Brown, Ivar Kants Sydney Opera House, Drama Theatre
1974 Equus Ralph Cotterill, Ronald Falk UNSW Parade Theatre
1974 Love's Labour's Lost Jacki Weaver, John Bell Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1974-75 Hotel Paradiso Judith Arthy, Noeline Brown, Ralph Cotterill, Ronald Falk, Ivar Kants, Norman Kaye, Ingrid Mason, Julieanne Newbould, Angela Punch McGregor UNSW Parade Theatre, Playhouse, Canberra
1974 What If You Died Tomorrow? Ruth Cracknell, Ron Haddrick, Max Phipps, Shane Porteous, Dinah Shearing, Melissa Jaffer Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre, Canberra Theatre, Comedy Theatre London, Elizabethan Theatre
1975 Berenice Arthur Dignam, Vivienne Garrett, Robyn Nevin Sydney Opera House Recording Hall
1975 Rio Rita Colin Friels, Elaine Hudson New South Wales
1975 Peer Gynt John Derum, John Gaden, Ron Haddrick, Pamela Stephenson Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1975 The School for Scandal Elizabeth Cousens, Michael Crawford, Graham Little Theatre 3 Canberra
1975 Chez Nous Andrew McFarlane, Kevin Miles, Angela Punch McGregor, Carole Skinner, Peter Sumner UNSW Parade Theatre
1975 Scapin Arthur Dignam, Vivienne Garrett Sydney Opera House Recording Hall
1975 Of Mice and Men Gillian Jones, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Martin Vaughan UNSW Parade Theatre, Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre, Playhouse Adelaide
1975 Hobson's Choice John Bluthal, Ralph Cotterill, Diane Craig, Peter Weston UNSW Parade Theatre
1975 The Importance of Being Earnest Colleen Clifford, Kate Fitzpatrick, John Hargreaves, Edward Howell, Andrew McFarlane, Angela Punch McGregor, Peter Sumner Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1975 The Freedom of the City William Currey New Theatre, Sydney
1975 The Seahorse Jan Adele, John Clayton, Gerard Maguire UNSW Parade Theatre
1975 Brief Lives Roy Dotrice Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1975 Home Ruth Cracknell, Pat Evison, Ron Haddrick, Brian James UNSW Parade Theatre, Canberra Theatre
1975 Ivanov Andrew McFarlane, Robert Coleby, Ralph Cotterill Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1975 An Evening with Katherine Mansfield Pat Evison UNSW Parade Theatre
1975 The Department Carole Skinner UNSW Parade Theatre
1975 Abelarde and Heloise Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1975 The Miser Penny Downie, Trevor Kent, Anne Lambert UNSW Parade Theatre
1976 The Tempest South Australia
1976 A Streetcar Named Desire Jacki Weaver, John Clayton, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Robyn Nevin Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1976 The Wolf Philippa Baker, Elaine Hudson, Helen Morse, Dennis Olsen, Robin Ramsay UNSW Parade Theatre
1976 Mourning Becomes Electra Ron Haddrick, Ivar Kants, Robyn Nevin, Patrick Ward Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1976 The Shrew John Dommett, Penny Downie, Elaine Hudson Sydney Opera House Recording Hall
1976 The Brass Hat James Condon, Ralph Cotterill, Anne Haddy, Ric Hutton, Kevin Miles UNSW Parade Theatre
1976 The Matchmaker Carol Burns, Penny Downie, Ron Haddrick, Elaine Hudson, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Betty Lucas, Doreen Warburton Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1976 Habeas Corpus Bruce Barry, Ruth Cracknell, Ronald Falk, Judi Farr, Gordon McDougall, Gwen Plumb, Dorothy Vernon UNSW Parade Theatre, Theatre Royal
1976 The Shoemaker's Holiday Michael Aitkens, Ron Blanchard, Alan Cinis, James Condon, Maggie Dence, Penny Downie, Drew Forsythe, Ian Gilmour, Elaine Hudson, Redmond Phillips, Robert Shaw, John Walton Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1976 Otherwise Engaged Pat Bishop, Ralph Cotterill, Kevin Miles, Rod Mullinar, Robyn Nevin UNSW Parade Theatre
1976 A Doll's House Peter Collingwood, Peter Sumner Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1976 Equus Danny Adcock, Ronald Falk, Ben Gabriel, Roger Griffiths, Betty Lucas, Diana Perryman York Theatre (Seymour Centre)
1976 A Toast to Melba Ralph Cotterill, Drew Forsythe UNSW Parade Theatre
1976 The Season at Sarsaparilla Kate Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth Alexander, Michael Carman, Max Cullen, Michele Fawdon, Bill Hunter, John Jarratt, Robyn Nevin, Julieanne Newbould, John Orcsik, Peter Whitford Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1976-77 Rookery Nook Lynette Curran, Ronald Falk, Judi Farr, Ric Hutton, Norman Kaye, Betty Lucas UNSW Parade Theatre
1977 The Magistrate Brandon Burke, Drew Forsythe, Jennifer Hagan, Edward Howell, Fay Kelton, Max Osbiston, Redmond Phillips, Phillip Ross, Peter Rowley Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1977 The Plough and the Stars Danny Adcock, Ron Haddrick, Anne Haddy, Lorna Lesley, Betty Lucas, Martin Vaughan Playhouse, Perth, Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1977 The Father Aileen Britton, Richard Meikle, Diana Perryman, Angela Punch McGregor, Richard Ussher UNSW Parade Theatre
1977 The Alchemist Brandon Burke, Peter Collingwood, Grant Dodwell, Redmond Phillips, Peter Rowley, Bruce Spence, Kerry Walker, Peter Whitford UNSW Parade Theatre
1977 Caesar and Cleopatra James Condon, John Frawley, Ron Graham, Elaine Hudson, Lorna Lesley, Richard Meikle, Robyn Nevin, Patrick Ward, John Waters Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1977 Othello University of New England, Arts Theatre, NIDA Theatre
1977 Unspeakable Acts UNSW Parade Theatre
1977 Dr. Brain's Body Brian Blain, Ron Haddrick, Shane Porteous, Catherine Wilkin UNSW Parade Theatre
1977 Wild Oats Abigail, Philippa Baker, Edward Howell, Lex Marinos, Garth Meade, Richard Meikle, Barry Otto York Theatre (Seymour Centre)
1977 The Ultimate Obscenity Ron Haddrick, Redmond Phillips, Phillip Ross UNSW Parade Theatre
1977 Three Sisters Jacki Weaver, Elizabeth Alexander, Queenie Ashton, Ben Gabriel, Ric Hutton, Monica Maughan, Peter Whitford Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1977 Big Toys Kate Fitzpatrick, Max Cullen, Arthur Dignam UNSW Parade Theatre, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Canberra Theatre
1977 The Norman Conquests Judi Farr, Jennifer Hagan, Veronica Lang, Tony Llewellyn-Jones York Theatre (Seymour Centre)
1977 The Time Is Not Yet Ripe Joan Bruce, Peter Collingwood, Ric Hutton, Maggie Kirkpatrick, Helen Morse, Redmond Phillips Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1977 The Captain of Kopenick George Baker New Theatre, Sydney
1977 Mothers and Fathers Tina Bursill, Kerry McGuire UNSW Parade Theatre
1977 The Lower Depths John Bell, Ralph Cotterill, Ronald Falk, Ben Gabriel, Trevor Kent, Maggie Kirkpatrick, Betty Lucas, Kris McQuade Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1977 Obsessive Behaviour in Small Spaces Liddy Clark, Michele Fawdon, John Jarratt UNSW Parade Theatre
1977 The Tempest James Condon, Ralph Cotterill, Michael Craig, Jon Ewing, Russell Kiefel, Barry Otto Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1978 The Cat and the Canary Peter Rowley, Peter Whitford UNSW Parade Theatre
1978 Angel City York Theatre (Seymour Centre)
1978 Black Comedy Judi Farr, Trevor Kent, Russell Kiefel, Robyn Nevin, Barry Otto Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1978 Miss Julie Judi Farr, Robyn Nevin Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1978 Just Between Ourselves Joan Bruce, Peter Whitford UNSW Parade Theatre
1978 The Misanthrope Kate Fitzpatrick, Jon Ewing. Judi Farr, Russell Kiefel, Judy Nunn Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1978 Da Tom Burlinson, Maggie Kirkpatrick UNSW Parade Theatre
1978 Hay Fever Ronald Falk, Patricia Kennedy, David Nettheim, Judy Nunn, Barry Otto Canberra Theatre, Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1978 The Knack Grant Dodwell, Robert Hughes UNSW Parade Theatre
1978 The Night of the Iguana Ronald Falk, Judi Farr, Peter Fisher, Doris Goddard, Mark Hembrow, Maggie Kirkpatrick, Lorna Lesley, Max Phipps Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1978 King Richard La Boite Theatre
1978 Widowers' Houses Annie Byron, Peter Collingwood, Ken Hannam, Ivar Kants, Norman Kaye UNSW Parade Theatre
1978 The Lady from Maxim's Maggie Dence, Jon Ewing, Ronald Falk, Michele Fawdon, Willie Fennell, Gary Files, Peter Fisher, Joyce Jacobs, Marie Lloyd, Judy Nunn, Barry Otto, Walter Plinge Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
1979 Lady of the Camellias

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Alumni

Many distinguished and much-loved actors, such as Ruth Cracknell, Ron Haddrick, Neil Fitzpatrick, Jacki Weaver, John Bell, Dinah Shearing, Helmut Bakaitis, Robyn Nevin, Elizabeth Alexander, Reg Livermore, Dennis Olsen, Gary Files, Robin Lovejoy and Jennifer Hagan appeared in more than 90 productions of the classics and contemporary plays from the international repertoire.[7]

Other notable actor alumni include Allana Coorey, Andrew McFarlane, Angela Punch-McGregor, Anna Volska, Anne Haddy, Annie Byron, Arthur Dignam, Barry Otto, Bill Hunter, Bob Maza, Brian James, Bruce Spence, Carmen Duncan, Chris Haywood, Colin Friels, Danny Adcock, David Gulpilil, David Williamson, Don Crosby, Garry McDonald, Gillian Jones, Gordon Chater, Grant Dodwell, Gwen Plumb, Ivar Kants, Jack Charles, John Clayton, John Gaden, John Jarratt, Joyce Jacobs, Judi Farr, Judy Nunn, Julieanne Newbould, Kate Fitzpatrick, Kris McQuade, Lynette Curran, Maggie Dence, Maggie Kirkpatrick, Mark Hembrow, Max Cullen, Max Phipps, Mervyn Drake, Michele Fawdon, Nico Lathouris, Pamela Stephenson, Peter Sumner, Peter Whitford, Queenie Ashton, Rob Steele, Robert Coleby, Ron Graham, Ronald Falk, Shane Porteous, Sophie Stewart, Sylvanna Doolan, Thomas Keneally, Tom Burlinson, Tom Oliver and Tony Llewellyn-Jones.

Jim Sharman became interested in directing experimental theatre and he soon made a name for himself in Sydney with his groundbreaking productions at the Old Tote Theatre Company many of which were designed by his long-time collaborator Brian Thomson. Renowned director Richard Wherrett also directed productions for the Old Tote.

See also

References

  1. ^ The Founding of Sydney Theatre Company. Retrieved 20 April 2007
  2. ^ a b McPherson, Ailsa (2012). "Old Tote Theatre". The Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Old Tote Theatre – Figtree Theatre – Parade Theatre – NIDA Theatre (Sydney)". Archived from the original on 1 September 2007.
  4. ^ Horne, Julia, Robert Quentin (1917–1979) in Origins: Newsletter of the UNSW Archives, No. 6 December 2000–January 2001, pp-5-7
  5. ^ Ten on the Tote : an illustrated history of the Old Tote Theatre Company to celebrate its tenth anniversary, 1963–1973; compiled by Josephine South; text by Harry Scott (Old Tote Theatre Company, 1973)
  6. ^ "AusStage".
  7. ^ The NIDA Paper Archive Collection. Retrieved 20 April 2007
  • Josephine South, Harry Scott. (1973). Ten on the Tote : an illustrated history of the Old Tote Theatre Company to celebrate its tenth anniversary, 1963–1973. Kensington, N.S.W. : Old Tote Theatre Company. ISBN 0-9599284-0-5.
  • Philip Parsons, Victoria Chance (Ed.) (1995). Companion to theatre in Australia. Sydney : Currency Press in association with Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-86819-357-7.
  • Colin Bachali (1998). Jane St Theatre : Australian play season 1966 - 1977. Sydney : Katoomba, N.S.W. : Colin Bachali. ISBN 0-646-32652-X.
  • Jacki Weaver (2005). Much love, Jac x. Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-74114-618-6.
  • John Bell (2002). John Bell : the time of my life. Sydney : Currency Press. ISBN 1-86508-640-1.