Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 8 : Pressclippings, 1977-1981

ftmer·can por r . of R yal intrigue Story: I.EONIE MORE T11e Ae ling C11 rnpan y. regarded as on..: of the finest repertory group~ in t\mcrica . is to make its first appearance in Quecnslarul. The company ur IX :telors an d actre sses an d 1 2 pnKltteliun Slaff will pre,ent "E li,abcth I" a t Il er Majesty's Theatre from Febru:trv 12-1h. Thev •will :tlsn Towns~·illc's Thea tre from I 8-2.1. appear a l Bn1ad\,·a , Fcbruar·, t\rtistk tlircct11r h. .h,hn I lnu..;cm:111. I le cle,cri hc, ·•1:1i1:thc1h I". wri1tcn hy Pau l Fo:,,IL' r. :I!\ ., p11r1ra yn 1· of 1h,: 111lrtl!lh.: s11rnH111di11µ 1hc µrc;11 ()11.. l.'Cn Fli1:ihcth ':-. lf,11' l..'c11111 r~ rc1µ11 "The pr11d11c 111111 f11l.'11>-1.·, rn1 ,1 hcdr:q !µ.ll· d tr1111p 11! IIH1r111 • :1c hir, "hn hr111J! h 1 lire llil' 111.1111r l'\'t.•111-- ,,f I l11.d11..•1h ·, reign thrnuµh lh'-'ir rc– cn.:alion of :1 111ulli111dc nf c haracte rs."· he said . 11 ·, :t play within a play and 1he stories or Eli ,abelh and lhc acltlrs hcconu: s1cadilv interwoven . Juhri I lousernan f1u1ntktl The Acting Company in IIJ7 2. Al the lime he heacletl 1hc T hc:11re l'e111rc nl' th..: Ju illi:ird Sdh111I in New York . ··111 1hc g.rad11:11i11 • da~, wa:,. a }-!.rtlt1p nf :1l'1t1r~ I fell wcrl.' Inn 1:tl..: rllt·tl 111 hl.' di:,.h:1mlcd ," he ,:lid So The •\ l'lllll! ( \ ,111p:111\ \\ :1:,.1.:n .·:1tcd f,ir th~ nL It ha:,. ,11H.:I.' dr,I\, 11 11p1111 lop µr:i d11;1 tc, fr11111 llthl."r ,lt'l 1111,! ,l'hP~11, ,lf 1\!11\d lht· \.'1lll!llf\ I ht·\ ·r,· 1.·11111111111~-d Ill 1,,11 r111 µ 1hr,111 c h,,u1 tht· l 11 11c d ~I.I! \"' · " i1 h hn1h '-·l,1,,1'-·,d .11111 ,:,1111~·m p11r.1n pl.1, , .111d 1!,1, '-' 11..:..: 11 1.·11n l l, 11 111.111, 1111p11r1.111 1 1\\ .1rd , • 2 Sund,,y M11il Co/or, Fcbru11ry 10. 1980 Lett: OuNn Catherine of Franca (Laura Hickl) receivH • very spirited recep– tion from Bowyer, The Shill (Charlea Shaw-Robinson) and Noatradamua (Richard Ooma) in The Acting Com- pany• • production of " Elizabeth I." Below: Mary, the Queen of Scotland (Harriet Harris) comes under the Head • man•• (Tom Robbin • ) axe •• Elizabeth, The Player Queen, lookl on.