THE SPOKEN DRAMA.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19460, 6 November 1928, Page 12

THE SPOKEN DRAMA.

CANTERBURY REPERTORY THEATRE.

The Canterbury Repertory Theatre Society fs now definitely established, and its first production, "Milestones," is to take the stage on November 15th. The Society's aim is to develop the spoken drama in all its branches, to develop a love for good plays and a capacity for their appreciation, and to assist in the restoration of the spoken drama as a cultural influence in society. The stage plays which it will produce will »,„ those of literary merit, of dramatic iJ*nd human interest. Members who Eta nart in "ts productions will thus bo • ffh«lPd opportunities for the study and See of dramatic art under the direction if an experienced actor. Tfmee its activities are in a field of v«o,«hire to which little attention has been ht % faNew Zealand, and its first and sub£raent productions should be heralded with mo™ than » passing interest. m, Andrew Beresford has been secured as . -J director and an unusually strong cast ha a s been opined for the initial performance of the Society. " Mi,eSt rtC U KE& th ße7neV f and* JSTbe described shortly a, a pageant of history.

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