Learning on ScreenShakespeare on Wheels
- Synopsis
- Independent documentary. A record of the Brisbane College Players’, mostly students, tour to Canberra and Cairns in May 1969 performing The Merchant of Venice to schools. For the Queensland leg of the tour, the cast hired their own railway carriage, travelling between one-night stands, attached to unreliable freight trains. The film features Geoffrey Rush.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Australia
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1969
Credits
- Director
- Brian Witte
- Producer
- Brian Witte
- Cinematographer
- Brian Witte
- Cast
Donald Batchelor Geoffrey Rush Jane Harders
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- College Players (Brisbane)
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Macbeth; Merchant of Venice, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Touring productions; Student productions
Notes
- History
- The film was originally distributed in Australia by the Sydney Filmmakers’ Co-operative which went into receivership in 1986.
Production Company
- Name
Wombat Films
Archive
- Name
National Film & Sound Archive (NFSA), Canberra
- access@nfsa.gov.au
- Web
- http://www.nfsa.gov.au External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +61 2 6248 2000
- Fax
- +61 2 6248 2222
- Address
- GPO Box 202
Canberra ACT 2601
Australia
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