Nita Pannell
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Pannell in 1950, rehearsing for Noel Coward's Hay Fever
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| Born | Nita Veronica Hanrahan 1 July 1904 Wellington Mill, Western Australia |
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Nita Veronica Pannell AM OBE (1 July 1904 – 29 September 1994) was an Australian teacher, actress and theatre director.[1]
In the 1950s Pannell produced a number of plays and operettas for Perth amateur groups such as The Playboy of the Western World (Phoenix Players),[2] The Pirates of Penzance (Gilbert and Sullivan Society),[3] St Patrick's Day (Chiron Club)[4] and The New Moon (Repertory Club).[5]
Notable performances
Pannell appeared as Mum in the professional premiere of Alan Seymour's The One Day of the Year at the Palace Theatre in Sydney.[6] She toured with the play to England with fellow cast members Ron Haddrick and Reg Lye.[7]
Patrick White wrote A Cheery Soul with Pannell in mind for the role of Miss Docker.[8] In the 1963 premiere, her performance was described as "brilliant" by The Bulletin.[9]
In 1964 she played the leading role of Miss Quodling in the premiere of Patrick White's play, Night on Bald Mountain in Adelaide.[10]
Perth writer, Mary Durack and Pannell collaborated to create Swan River Saga, which the latter premiered at the 1972 Festival of Perth and then went on tour.[11][12]
Pannell premiered her one-woman show, Adam's Rib, at the 1975 Festival of Perth and subsequently performed it at the Australia 75 festival in Canberra.[13]
Awards and recognition
Pannell was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1977[14] and a Member of the Order of Australia in 1989, in both cases for "service to the performing arts".[15] In 1981 she was named Western Australian Citizen of the Year (arts).[1]
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External links
- Transcript of interview conducted by Chris Jeffery for the Battye Library Oral History Program
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