Our History
The Merchant of Venice
15 – 23 May 1959
The Merchant of Venice, 1959
Courtesy Beverley Sealey née Bates
Venue
Albert Hall, Brisbane
Producer
Brisbane Repertory Theatre
Director
Babette Stephens
Playwright
William Shakespeare
Cast
Geoffrey Baker
Timothy Cohen
Ray Dwyer
Donald McTaggart
Alan Johnston
Ian Mitchell
Gwen Wheeler
Beverley Bates
Ann Morton
Judith Simes
Leonora Gilligan
Adrienne Shaw
Jack E.Brown
Franklyn Evans
Derek Turner
Alan Howe
Henry Pieters
Jack Taylor
Ronald Pidcock, Jnr.
Brian Evans
David Brewster
Peter Morris
David Clendinning
Jean Munro
Eric Hauff
Rodney Fisher
Bryan Nason
John Toomey
Set Designer
Stage Director - Ronald K. Pidcock
Stage Manager - David W.L.Pugh
Settings - Patricia Fagen
Lighting Designer
Bert Griffiths
#Gallery
Courtesy QPAC Museum
Beverley Bates and Eric Hauff
Courtesy Beverley Sealey née Bates
Gwen Wheeler as Portia & Beverley Bates (seated) as Nerissa
Courtesy Beverley Sealey née Bates
The Merchant of Venice cast, 1959
Courtesy Beverley Sealey née Bates
Courtesy Beverley Sealey née Bates
Gwen Wheeler & Beverley Bates
Courtesy Beverley Sealey née Bates
Courtesy Beverley Sealey née Bates
L to R: Franklyn Evans as Shylock & Eric Hauff as Tubal
Courtesy Eric Hauff
Gwen Wheeler as Portia, Franklyn Evans as Shylock & Beverley Bates as Nerissa
Courtesy Beverley Sealey née Bates
L to R: Franklyn Evans as Shylock & Eric Hauff as Tubal
Courtesy Eric Hauff
Courtesy Beverley Sealey née Bates
Courtesy QPAC Museum
Courtesy Beverley Sealey née Bates
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