The late theatre director RALPH WILSON STAGED 200 PLAYS IN THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL, introducing Canberrans to the great classics of the
stage, stirring up fiery debate in the theatre world and as Principal
of Canberra High School, teaching generations of school children to
look beyond the superficial.To mark 25 years since his death, a
group of Canberra theatre practitioners have joined Ainslie and Gorman
Arts Centres to mount a celebration of his life in ‘The RALPH,’
the theatre named after him in Gorman Arts Centre.
From lunchtime to evening on May 28, the exact 25th anniversary of his
death, there will excerpts from the plays he loved, the laying of a
plaque in his memory, reminiscences, imagery and an exhibition of
watercolour paintings of his productions by the man himself.
A special treat will be performances from WILSON’s favourite Brecht
works by the young actors of Daramalan College Theatre.
Image Credit: Stephen Harrison
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