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| − | (****-****). | + | [[Vivienne Drummond]] (****-****) is an actress. (Her name wrongly spelled [[Vivien Drummond]] in some sources.) |
| − | + | Toured with the [[National Theatre Organisation]]’s English touring company throughout 1948. | |
| + | In 1952 starred in Ben Jonson’s ''[[Volpone]]'' (directed by [[Leonard Schach]]) and Aristophanes’s ''[[Lysistrata]]'' (directed by [[Leon Gluckman]]) for [[NTO]]. | ||
| + | Performed in ''[[Veronica's Room]]'' (for which she won a Best Actress Award) and in ''[[Home at Seven]]'' (at the [[Brooke Theatre]]). | ||
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| + | **Among her later roles have been "Princess Kosmonopolis" in Williams's ''[[Sweet Bird of Youth]]'' ([[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap Theatre Award]], Best Actress, 1978), ** Eventually allowed alcohol to ruin her career and destroy her life [?*]. She starred in ''[[A Month in the Country]]'', which [[Leonard Schach]] directed for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1969. It also starred [[Erica Rogers]], [[Kerry Jordan]] and [[Siegfried Mynhardt]]. She starred in [[Rex Garner]]’s production of ''[[The Lionel Touch]]'' for The [[Academy Theatre of Laughter]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1971.It also starred [[Joe Stewardson]], [[Kenneth Baker]] and [[Diane Appleby]]. She starred in [[Brian Brooke]]’s ''[[Any Wednesday]]'' with [[Victor Melleney]] and [[Helen Cotterill]] for the [[Brian Brooke Company]] in 1973. Together with [[Brian Brooke]] she starred in ''[[Home at Seven]]'' which was staged at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in 1977. (Tucker, 1997) [GH, SH] | ||
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| + | ([[SACD]] 1977/78) | ||
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Revision as of 17:41, 1 April 2016
Vivienne Drummond (****-****) is an actress. (Her name wrongly spelled Vivien Drummond in some sources.)
Toured with the National Theatre Organisation’s English touring company throughout 1948.
In 1952 starred in Ben Jonson’s Volpone (directed by Leonard Schach) and Aristophanes’s Lysistrata (directed by Leon Gluckman) for NTO.
Performed in Veronica's Room (for which she won a Best Actress Award) and in Home at Seven (at the Brooke Theatre).
**Among her later roles have been "Princess Kosmonopolis" in Williams's Sweet Bird of Youth (Fleur du Cap Theatre Award, Best Actress, 1978), ** Eventually allowed alcohol to ruin her career and destroy her life [?*]. She starred in A Month in the Country, which Leonard Schach directed for PACT at the Alexander Theatre in 1969. It also starred Erica Rogers, Kerry Jordan and Siegfried Mynhardt. She starred in Rex Garner’s production of The Lionel Touch for The Academy Theatre of Laughter at the Alexander Theatre in 1971.It also starred Joe Stewardson, Kenneth Baker and Diane Appleby. She starred in Brian Brooke’s Any Wednesday with Victor Melleney and Helen Cotterill for the Brian Brooke Company in 1973. Together with Brian Brooke she starred in Home at Seven which was staged at the Brooke Theatre in 1977. (Tucker, 1997) [GH, SH]
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