Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Hall, Amelia
Grande dame of the Canadian stage, born in Leeds, England in 1916, died in Toronto, Ontario in 1984.
She had a very active career before she became the first woman to walk onto the stage of the Stratford Festival stage as Lady Anne in Tyrone Guthrie's Richard III opposite Alec Guiness. Her name is closely related to the history of the Festival.
In the 1950s she was very active with Montreal Repertory Theatre and Toronto's Crest Theatre , performing in its celebrated production of Three Sisters (opposite Kate Reid and Charmion King ) among others. She also led the Canadian Repertory Theatre in Ottawa appearing in or directing most of its productions.
At Stratford she starred and was featured in dozens of productions including the magnificent 1978 John Hirsch production of Three Sisters, Tartuffe and the Stratford/ Royal Alexandra Theatre production of Separate Tables (her last production, 1984).
Among the other productions in which she starred are Herman Voaden 's Emily Carr.
Ms Hall also had a solid film and television career.
An archival collection on this subject is available at the Toronto Reference Library.
Last updated 2006-10-25
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