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Recollections of a distinguished thespian
- Members Lunch with John Gaden AM
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June 9, 2016 @ 10:30 pm - June 10, 2016 @ 12:00 am
This is a classic Melbourne Forum experience for us all to enjoy and made possible only through the personal contacts of one of our members.
John is in Melbourne for a short time only for the very clever and extremely funny production of Straight White Men at the MTC.
John studied arts and law at the University of Sydney, but when he joined the Sydney University Players he abandoned his other pursuits for the stage. After appearing in The Crucible in 1970 he gained a three-year contract with the Old Tote. He spent three years as Associate Director of the new Sydney Theatre Company and four years as Artistic Director of the State Theatre Company of South Australia, from 1986 to 1990. In 1988, in Adelaide, he played Lear, with Geoffrey Rush as the Fool.
Productions in which he has appeared include Kold Komfort Kaffee at Nimrod (with Robyn Archer), Signal Driver, the first production at the Belvoir (with Kerry Walker) in 1985, Pericles and Henry IV for Bell Shakespeare, Cloudstreet (1998) with Company B, The Unexpected Man for the Belvoir in 2000, (for which he won the Helpmann Award), The War of the Roses for the Sydney Theatre Company (with Cate Blanchett) and No Man's Land (2011) for the Queensland Theatre Company and the Sydney Theatre Company.
We are delighted that this distinguished thespian will be joining us for lunch on Thursday 9 June, 2016. Book early to avoid disappointment!