William Austin

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Contributor William Austin
Other Names Bill Austin
Gender Male
Nationality Australian
Functions Actor, Director, Stage Director, Stage Manager, Tour Manager
Notes 1915 - 1974; Artistic Director Downstage; two tributes in ACT March 1975 pages 4 - 5.
Events

Actor

Director

Stage Manager

Stage Director

  • Salad Days, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 13 August 1958

Tour Manager

William Akers - Stage Manager

John Alden - Actor, Producer

Anthony Bazell - Actor

Malcolm Billings - Actor

Edward Brayshaw - Actor

Leonard Bullen - Actor

John Cousins - Actor, Assistant Stage Manager

Roy Drury - Actor

John Frawley - Actor

Fernande Glyn - Actor

Michael Laurence - Actor

Barry Lovett - Actor

Brian Madge - Actor, Assistant Stage Manager

Terry McDermott - Actor

William Rees - Assistant Producer

Alistair Roberts - Costume Designer

Mavis Turner - Actor

John Unicomb - Actor

Kenneth Lawrence - Actor

Phillip Ross - Actor

Janne Coghlan - Actor

John Laurie - Actor

Elaine Montgomerie - Actor

Jessica Noad - Actor

John Craig - Actor

  • King Lear, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 12 November 1959
  • The Winter's Tale, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 29 October 1959
  • The Winter's Tale, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, WA, 10 September 1959
  • King Lear, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, WA, 10 September 1959
  • The Winter's Tale, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 1 September 1959
  • King Lear, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 17 August 1959

Franz Molford - Musical Arranger

Maurice Sullivan - Designer

Su Israel - Actor

Peter Read - Actor

Maurice G Sullivan - Designer

Bernard Beeby - Actor, Director

Peter Gwynne - Actor

  • After the Wedding, NZBC, Auckland, New Zealand, 23 June 1967
  • Awatea, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 1965
  • Moby Dick, 1YC Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 15 March 1952

Ray Henwood - Actor

  • Inadmissible Evidence, Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand, 1 October 1968
  • Timon of Athens, Victoria University of Wellington, Memorial Theatre, Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand, 20 June 1968
  • Green Julia, Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand, 15 August 1967

Barry Hill - Actor, Singer

John Hoskin - Actor

Frank Lloyd - Actor, Actor and Singer

Bruce Mason - Actor, Playwright

Hugh McDermott - Actor

Stanley Willis-Croft - Director, Producer

  • Free as Air, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 11 October 1958
  • Salad Days, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 13 August 1958
  • Bells Are Ringing, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 5 April 1958

Frank Baden-Powell - Actor, Producer, Set Designer

James Bailey - Actor

Judy Banks - Actor, Actor and Singer

  • Free as Air, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 11 October 1958
  • Salad Days, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 13 August 1958

James Baxter - Playwright

Eileen Colocott - Actor

Peta Connor - Actor, Assistant Stage Manager

Bruce Crowl - Actor

Tim Eliott - Actor

Pat Evison - Actor

Noel Ferrier - Actor, Actor and Singer

  • Free as Air, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 11 October 1958
  • Salad Days, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 13 August 1958

Vi Flynn - Costume Designer, Wardrobe Master/Mistress

Joy Grisold - Actor, Actor and Singer

  • Free as Air, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 11 October 1958
  • Salad Days, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 13 August 1958

Trevor Guy - Actor

Stephen Hall - Actor

Joan Harris - Actor, Actor and Singer

  • Free as Air, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 11 October 1958
  • Salad Days, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 13 August 1958

Richard Hearder - Actor

Dick Johnstone - Choreographer, Director

  • The Apple Tree, Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand, 10 December 1968
  • Timon of Athens, Victoria University of Wellington, Memorial Theatre, Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand, 20 June 1968

Glenis Levestam - Actor

Roy Leywood - Actor

Dorothy Munro - Actor

Harry Painter - Actor

Phyllis Pick - Properties Master/Mistress

John Proper - Actor, Actor and Singer

  • Free as Air, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 11 October 1958
  • Salad Days, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 13 August 1958

Dorothy Reynolds - Book and Lyrics Librettist, Lyricist

  • Free as Air, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 11 October 1958
  • Salad Days, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 13 August 1958

Barbara Robinson - Actor

William Shakespeare - Playwright

  • Timon of Athens, Victoria University of Wellington, Memorial Theatre, Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand, 20 June 1968
  • Twelfth Night, NZBS (3YC), Christchurch, New Zealand, 26 May 1953

Ray Sharp - Musical Director, Musician: Pianist

  • Free as Air, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 11 October 1958
  • Salad Days, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 13 August 1958

Robert Shurman - Head Mechanist, Scenic Artist, Set Designer

Julian Slade - Book and Lyrics Librettist, Composer, Lyricist

  • Free as Air, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 11 October 1958
  • Salad Days, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 13 August 1958

Patrick Smyth - Actor

Harry Starling - Production Supervisor , Stage Director

  • Free as Air, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 11 October 1958
  • Bells Are Ringing, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 5 April 1958

Noel Tovey - Actor

Verdon Williams - Musical Director

Michael Woolf - Actor

Meg Abbie Denton - Actor

Paul Ableman - Playwright

  • Green Julia, Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand, 15 August 1967

Terri Aldred - Actor

Patrick Alexander - Actor

Barbara Allen - Actor

Joe Allen - Actor

  • Moby Dick, 1YC Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 15 March 1952

Nanette Allen - Actor

Ruth Alley - Actor

Kenneth Alwyn - Actor

Graeme Anderson - Actor

Robert Anderson - Electrician

Jean Anouilh - Playwright

John Baker - Actor

Ken Bandman - Set Designer

Gabor Baraker - Actor

Diana Barker - Actor

Jean Battye - Actor

Beddoes - Wardrobe Master/Mistress

Rick Billinghurst - Stage Manager

Ken Blackburn - Actor

  • The Apple Tree, Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand, 10 December 1968

Ernest Blair - Actor

  • Moby Dick, 1YC Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 15 March 1952

Ruth Blown - Actor

Jerry Bock - Composer

  • The Apple Tree, Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand, 10 December 1968

Robert Bolt - Playwright

Ian Boothey - Musical Arranger

Michael Bowie - Actor

Raymond Boyce - Designer

  • Inadmissible Evidence, Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand, 1 October 1968

Maija Brencens - Actor

Helen Brew - Actor

Tom Brown - Director

Joan Bruce - Actor

Anthony Buckeridge - Playwright

Alan Burke - Director

Campbell Caldwell - Playwright

Bernadette Camty - Actor

Paula Cantello - Actor

John Carson-Parker - Actor

Chris Christensen - Actor

Buddy Clarke - Actor

Adele Cohen - Actor

Judith Cohen - Actor

Michael Cole - Actor

Betty Comden - Book and Lyrics Librettist

Patricia Conolly - Actor

Donna Cook - Actor

Ian Cookesley - Stage Manager

David Copping - Stage Director

Joan Corbett - Actor

  • Free as Air, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 11 October 1958

Michael Cotterill - Actor

David Croft - Songwriter

Allen Curnow - Playwright

Margaret D'Arrago - Actor

Pauline d'Emden - Actor

  • Awatea, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 1965

Geoffrey de la Tour - Singer

Sarah Delahunty - Actor

  • The Apple Tree, Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand, 10 December 1968

Reg Dell - Actor and Singer

  • Salad Days, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 13 August 1958

Jon Dennis - Actor

Ronald Denson - Stage Director

John Dighton - Playwright

Patrick Dingemans - Actor

  • Give Me Time, NZBC Studios, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, 23 October 1974

Doris Dodd - Actor

Maria Dronke - Director

Carmen Duncan - Actor

Phillip Edgley - Producer

Connie Eklund - Wardrobe Master/Mistress

Kay Eklund - Actor

Heather Elder - Actor

  • The Apple Tree, Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand, 10 December 1968

Joff Ellen - Actor

Don Emery - Actor

Julie Eraine - Actor

Dai Evans - Director

Dennis Eves - Actor

  • Moby Dick, 1YC Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 15 March 1952

Tom Farley - Actor

Diana Field - Actor and Singer

  • Salad Days, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 13 August 1958

Jon Finlayson - Actor

Kenneth Firth - Actor

Keith Flannigan - Actor

William Flynn - Musical Arranger

Victor Forstmann - Set Designer

Gordon Foulds - Actor

  • Free as Air, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 11 October 1958

Bobbie Frankland - Actor

Christopher Fry - Playwright

Arianthe Garland - Actor

  • Inadmissible Evidence, Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand, 1 October 1968

Wendy Gibb - Actor

  • Awatea, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 1965

Stewart Ginn - Actor

Ron Graham - Actor

John Leigh Gray - Actor

Aldolph Green - Book and Lyrics Librettist

Graham Greene - Playwright

Pamela Greenfield - Actor

Margaret Grey - Actor

Norman Griffiths - Director

Robin Gurnsey - Actor

Ron Haddrick - Actor

Anne Haddy - Actor

Charles Haggith - Actor and Singer

  • Salad Days, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 13 August 1958

Paul Hammond - Choreographer

Kevin Hanily - Actor

Christine Hanks - Actor

Noel Hardres - Actor

Mary Hardy - Actor

Sheldon Harnick - Composer

  • The Apple Tree, Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand, 10 December 1968

Silver Harris - Assistant Stage Manager

Ted Harrison - Orchestrator

Lynda Hastings - Actor

Alexander Hay - Actor

Arthur Heany - Actor

Ashley Heenan - Musician

Eddie Hegan - Actor

  • Moby Dick, 1YC Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 15 March 1952

George Henare - Actor

  • The Apple Tree, Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand, 10 December 1968

Edward Hepple - Actor

Franz Holford - Musical Advisor

Wilma Hooper - Actor

Edna Hopkins - Actor

Bob Hornery - Actor

  • Free as Air, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 11 October 1958

Mal Hough - Electrician

Henrik Ibsen - Playwright

Kingi Ihaka - Actor

  • Awatea, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 1965

Tony Isaac - Actor

  • Inadmissible Evidence, Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand, 1 October 1968

Gordon James - Actor

Pamela James - Actor

Alan Jarvis - Actor

William Jeffries - Actor and Singer

  • Salad Days, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 13 August 1958

Wim Jonker - Actor

  • Free as Air, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 11 October 1958

Hein Jurgensen - Actor

Joachim Kahn - Actor

Ngaire Karaka - Actor

  • Awatea, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 1965

Ella Kasterina - Actor

Shirley Keane - Actor

Bernard Kearns - Actor

James Kemp - Actor, Properties Master/Mistress

Peter Kenna - Actor

Graham Kennedy - Actor

Treena Kerr - Actor

Trina Kerr - Actor

  • Awatea, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 1965

Gordon Kersey - Playwright

Emily Kimbrough - Author

Jacqueline Kott - Actor

Dorothy Krantz - Actor

Louise Lavis - Musician: Pianist

  • Salad Days, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 13 August 1958

Guy le Claire - Actor

Nancy Lee - Actor

Lynette Leishman - Actor

Tamara Liazgina - Actor

Frances Light - Actor

  • Inadmissible Evidence, Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand, 1 October 1968

Dennis Lill - Actor

Joe Lipton - Actor

Robin Lovejoy - Director

Fred Lowden - Actor

Marita Lowden - Actor

Mark Lyons-Reid - Actor

Joan MacArthur - Actor

Al Mack - Actor

James Macphail - Actor

  • Give Me Time, NZBC Studios, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, 23 October 1974

David Mahoney - Actor

  • Give Me Time, NZBC Studios, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, 23 October 1974

Leonie Markwell - Actor

Jennifer Martin - Actor

  • The Apple Tree, Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand, 10 December 1968

Glenys McAinsh - Actor

Rhys McConnochie - Actor

Beverley McDonald - Actor

Michael McGrath - Actor

  • Give Me Time, NZBC Studios, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, 23 October 1974

Thomas McKay - Musician: Percussionist

  • Salad Days, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 13 August 1958

Peter McKenzie - Actor

  • The Apple Tree, Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand, 10 December 1968

Jenny McLeod - Musical Director

  • The Apple Tree, Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand, 10 December 1968

Robert McPhee - Actor

Felix Mendelssohn - Composer

Gloden Mercer - Actor

Elaine Michele - Actor

  • Free as Air, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 11 October 1958

Gertrude Miller - Actor

Jill Miller - Actor

  • Give Me Time, NZBC Studios, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, 23 October 1974

Barbara Minogue - Actor

Kay Mooney - Playwright

  • Give Me Time, NZBC Studios, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, 23 October 1974

Christine Mortelier - Playwright

Sonny Mulheron - Actor

  • Awatea, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 1965

William Mulqueen - Actor

Ian Mune - Actor

  • Awatea, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 1965

Bruce Myles - Actor

Howard Neil - Actor, Costume Designer

  • The Apple Tree, Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand, 10 December 1968

Robert Nesbitt - Writer

Eugene O'Neill - Playwright

Cyril Ornadel - Songwriter

John Osborne - Playwright

  • Inadmissible Evidence, Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand, 1 October 1968

Rosamund Packer - Actor

  • Awatea, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 1965

Phil Park - Songwriter, Writer

Patricia Parker - Actor

  • Free as Air, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 11 October 1958

Frederick Parslow - Actor

  • Free as Air, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 11 October 1958

Betty Patrick - Actor

Susan Pegler - Actor

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Composer

Don Philps - Actor

Anne Pole - Actor

Cecily Polson - Actor

  • Inadmissible Evidence, Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand, 1 October 1968

Betty Pounder - Choreographer

Ingrid Power - Actor

  • The Apple Tree, Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand, 10 December 1968

Bernadette Pratley - Actor

Raymond Raikes - Adaptor

Don Ramage - Designer

  • Green Julia, Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand, 15 August 1967

Henry Reed - Adaptor

  • Moby Dick, 1YC Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 15 March 1952

Rex Reid - Choreographer

Ronald Reid - Designer

Beverley Richards - Actor

Barbara Ridley - Costume Designer

Geoffrey Robbins - Actor

Hector Ross - Actor

Jean Ross - Actor

Alan Rowe - Actor

Martyn Sanderson - Actor

  • Awatea, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 1965

Barbara Scott - Actor

  • Moby Dick, 1YC Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 15 March 1952

Jean Scott - Actor

Don Selwyn - Actor

  • Awatea, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 1965

Cornelia Otis Skinner - Author

Ria Sohier - Actor

  • Twelfth Night, NZBS (3YC), Christchurch, New Zealand, 26 May 1953

Dora Somerville - Playwright

Robert Speaight - Actor

John Steele - Actor

Sam Stevens - Actor

  • Awatea, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 1965

Vida Stokes - Actor

Virginia Stott - Actor

  • Twelfth Night, NZBS (3YC), Christchurch, New Zealand, 26 May 1953

James Stryker - Actor

Jule Styne - Composer

Jan Sullivan - Actor

  • Free as Air, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 11 October 1958

Newha Taiaki - Actor

  • Awatea, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 1965

Arcady Talmazov - Actor

Hannah Tatana - Actor

  • Awatea, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 1965

Grant Taylor - Actor

John Taylor - Actor

  • Free as Air, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 11 October 1958

Inia Te Wiata - Actor

  • Awatea, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 1965

Neville Teede - Actor

George Thom - Actor

Selwyn Toogood - Actor

  • Twelfth Night, NZBS (3YC), Christchurch, New Zealand, 26 May 1953

Warren Toogood - Actor

  • Give Me Time, NZBC Studios, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, 23 October 1974

Bruce Trent - Actor

Raymond Trickett - Actor

Alex Trousdell - Actor

  • Inadmissible Evidence, Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand, 1 October 1968

Paddy Turner - Actor

Katryna Tyczenko - Actor

Peter Varley - Actor

  • Twelfth Night, NZBS (3YC), Christchurch, New Zealand, 26 May 1953

Mario Vecchi - Actor

Peter Vere-Jones - Actor

Lou Vernon - Actor and Singer

  • Salad Days, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 13 August 1958

James Voltz - Actor

Penny Waddell - Actor

  • Give Me Time, NZBC Studios, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, 23 October 1974

Barry Wade - Actor

Roderick Walker - Actor

Shirley Walker - Actor

  • Twelfth Night, NZBS (3YC), Christchurch, New Zealand, 26 May 1953

Ken Warne - Actor

David Weatherley - Actor

Estelle Webster - Actor

Raymond Westwell - Director

Leslie Ann White - Actor

Davina Whitehouse - Actor

Muriel Wieck - Actor

Thornton Wilder - Playwright

David Williams - Actor

  • The Apple Tree, Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand, 10 December 1968

Jean Williams - Singer

Hugh Wills - Actor

Diana Winterburn - Actor

  • Awatea, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 1965

P G Wodehouse - Adaptor

Eric Wood - Set Designer

  • The Apple Tree, Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand, 10 December 1968

Gavin Yates - Actor

  • Twelfth Night, NZBS (3YC), Christchurch, New Zealand, 26 May 1953

Norman Yemm - Actor

Peter Zwartz - Musical Director

J C Williamson Modes

J C Williamson Shakespeare Company

New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation

J C Williamson Theatres Limited (1943-1976)

National Theatre Inc.

YC Radio Network

The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust

The Garnet H Carroll Management

Aztec Services Pty Ltd

Edgley and Dawe Attractions Pty Ltd

Garnet H. Carroll

Goskoncert

H. M. Tennent Ltd.

National Programme (Radio NZ)

  • Give Me Time, NZBC Studios, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, 23 October 1974

The Moscow State Variety Theatre Company

The Old Tote Theatre Company

The University of Adelaide, Theatre Guild

The University of Melbourne

The University of NSW, Drama Foundation

Union Theatre Repertory Company
Identifier 226807