Peter Johnson
Peter has undertaken extensive research into the work of his great great grandfather and Australian's most prolific colonial theatre architect George R. Johnson (1840-1898). He has written entries for the Australian Dictionary of Biography and the Encyclopedia of Australian Architecture. Peter operates an architectural practice in St Kilda and acts as a valuer of architectural documents for the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
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Peter O'Shaughnessy
Actor, born 1924, died 17.7.2013 in the UK.
Debbie Cuthbertson's tribute The Age 2.8.13
Rona Newton-John
Actress 1.2.1943-24.5.2013. See artcle: SMH 27.5.2013
Dennis Price
Pianist, musical director 26.8.1930-21.5.2013
John Sumner AO CBE
Director, administrator 25.5.1924-24.5.2013
Tributes: The Age Aussie Theatre MTC blog Sonia Harford
Penne Hackforth-Jones
Actress 5.8.1949-18.5.2013
Scenic Studios tour
On the Tuesday 9th May 2013, THA was the guest of Ross Turner and the production team for a tour of the Scenic Studios workshop at Preston. Judy Leech is preparing a full report shortly. In the meantime here is an outline of some of the things Ross spoke about:
- previous productions for the Australian Ballet and major musicals
- recent designs for the Queensland Ballet
- recent trends away from hand painting to digital printing for drops etc
- his collection of JCW production registers & photographs from the 1920s
A complete set of images taken on the day are available for members to view on our flickr site.
These flickr images are available in various sizes for downloading (but are for personal use only).
A sample of those images are set out below.
Terry Wilkinson
Musician 9.4.1931-20.2.2013
Gordon Walls
Dancer, choreographer 12.9.1932-31.1.2013