Launceston Players Explained

The Launceston Players Society is an Australian theatre company, believed to have been formed in September 1926 in Launceston Tasmania.[1] The first production, "Nothing But the Truth" by James Montgomery, was performed in March 1927.[2]

Since that first performance, the Launceston Players have presented a wide variety of musicals, dramas, comedies, Theatre Restaurant, street theatre, play readings and commercials. The Australian Live Performance database lists approximately 170 events related to the organisation.[3]

It is one of the oldest theatre companies in Australia.[4]

The society's records are held at the Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery in Launceston.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: LAUNCESTON PLAYERS' GOOD WORK FOR 20 YEARS . . CV . 1 . Tasmania, Australia . 12 March 1946 . 24 November 2023 . 62 (SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT IN COMMEMORATION OF The Centerary) . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Nothing But the Truth . . XLVII . 61 . Tasmania, Australia . 14 March 1927 . 24 November 2023 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  3. https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/organisation/636 "Launceston Players"
  4. https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/L/Launceston%20Players%20Society.htm
  5. https://www.qvmag.tas.gov.au/Collections/Library-and-Archives see Collection Guides CHS015 Launceston Players

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