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The Mock Doctor

1994
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From the 1994 BNT Newsletter

The final weekend in August sees Royal South Street and BNT combining forces once again for the annual One Act Play Festival.

Adjudicators this year will be the Sun/Herald theatre critic Bob Crimeen for the senior section, and drama teacher and BNT director Barry Tudor for the junior section.

BNT is entering an all-female production of Henry Fielding's play THE MOCK DOCTOR, directed by Verity Higgins, and rehearsals are already well underway. The cast includes some familiar faces (Jenny Tudor, Wendy Hall, Marilyn Chestnut and Juanita Pope) and some new ones as well. Lois Walter has kindly agreed to design and oversee production of costumes, but volunteers are needed to help with the actual sewing.

And then a later edition of the newsletter that year.

1994

  • One Act Play
  • Director: Verity Higgins
  • 1994 RSSS One Act Play Festival

Congratulations to Verity Higgins and the cast and crew of BNT's entry in the One Act Play Festival, THE MOCK DOCTOR, which practically scooped the pool in the awards department last weekend. Adjudicator Bob Crimeen, (Arts Editor for the Melbourne Sun Herald) said in his summing up that when first reading his program, he didn't believe that such a production could possibly "come off", but on seeing this unusual all-female production he certainly changed his mind! Results as follows:

BEST PLAY

THE MOCK DOCTOR, BNT

BLOOD, Theatre Movement

DINNER FOR ONE, Ararat Theatre Co.

GOTCHA, Old Heroes Theatre Co.

1st

2nd

3rd

Hon. Mention

BEST ACTOR

Aaron Richardson (GOTCHA)

John Daykin (BLOOD)

Bill Deneys (DINNER FOR ONE)

1st

Hon.Mention

Hon. Mention

BEST ACTRESS

 Jenny Tudor (MOCK DOCTOR, BNT)

Claudia Clarke (ALBERT, Geelong)

Jeanette Sobey (BLOOD)

1st

Hon. Mention.

Hon. Mention

(MALE)

BEST SUPPORT Lawrence Prince (GOTCHA)

(FEMALE)

BEST SUPPORT Juanita Pope (MOCK DOCTOR, BNT)

BEST COSTUMES THE MOCK DOCTOR (Lois Walter and Joanne Davis)

BEST DIRECTOR Verity Higgins (THE MOCK DOCTOR)

Awards

RSSS 1994 One Act Play Festival