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John Sumner Biography (1924-)

Born May 27, 1924, in London, England; son of Thomas Hackman and Alice Gertrude (Stock) Sumner; married Margaret Ann Parker. Addresses: OFFICE--211Beaconsfield Parage, Albert Park, Victoria 3206, Australia.

Nationality

English

Gender

Male

Birth Details

May 27, 1924

London, England

Famous Works

• Credits
• FIRST STAGE WORK--Assistant stage manager, Dundee Theatre, Dundee, Scotland, 1947.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; DIRECTOR
• The Lady from Edinburgh, Dundee Theatre, Dundee, Scotland, 1947.
• Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, Union Theatre Repertory Company, Melbourne, Australia, 1955, then Coronet Theatre, New York City, 1958.
• The Cherry Orchard and Sticks and Bones, both Melbourne Theatre Company,Melbourne, Australia, 1972.
• Batman's Beach-Head and The Play's the Thing, both Melbourne Theatre Company, 1973.
• The Removalists, Pericles, The Doctor's Dilemma, and Coralie Lansdowne Says No, all Melbourne Theatre Company, 1974.
• Much Ado about Nothing and Kid Stakes, both Melbourne Theatre Company, 1975.
• Martello Towers, Melbourne Theatre Company, 1976.
• The Doll Trilogy and The Wild Duck, both Melbourne Theatre Company, 1977.
• Breaker Morant, Melbourne Theatre Company, 1978.
• Macbeth, Melbourne Theatre Company, 1979.
• Betrayal, Melbourne Theatre Company, 1980.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK
• Director of many plays for Australian television since 1960.