[Armfield, Neil (theatre director) : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia]
- Bib ID:
- 3526120
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
- 1 box of programs and miscellaneous pieces.
- Series:
- Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection
- Summary:
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Material in the Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection consists of programs and related items for Australian performing arts organisations, Australian artists performing overseas, professional productions performed in Australia (including those featuring overseas performers) and overseas performances of Australian plays, music, etc.
- Biography/History:
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Neil Geoffrey Armfield AO (born 22 April 1955) is an Australian director of theatre, film and opera. He became Co-Artistic Director of the Nimrod Theatre Company in 1979, and later joined South Australia's Lighthouse Theatre - before returning to Sydney in 1985, where he was involved in the purchase of Belvoir St Theatre. He was involved in the formation of Company B at Belvoir, becoming its first Artistic Director in 1994. In April 2008 he was selected as a participant in the Towards a creative Australia strand of the Australia 2020 Summit. He has also worked with Opera Australia and directed works such as Jenůfa, The Eighth Wonder, Tristan und Isolde and Billy Budd. In 2013 he directed Opera Australia's first full-length presentation of Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle, in Melbourne.
- Related Material:
- Further programs and ephemera relating to the career of Neil Armfield are located under the names of the organisations he has worked with, such as Nimrod Theatre, Belvoir Street Theatre, Opera Australia, English National Opera, etc. Futher oral history, picture and biographical newspaper cuttings are also available through the Library's Special Collections Reading Room.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- This collection is featured in the Guide to Australian Performing Arts Programs and Ephemera (PROMPT) Collections in the National Library of Australia
- Subject:
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- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 9999
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