'Mags': The Magic and Mesmerising Maggie Dence

Anne Pender

'Mags': The Magic and Mesmerising Maggie Dence

Anne Pender

English

Research output: Non-textual output, including creative works › Original creative work › Textual work

Abstract

This essay documents and analyses the work of actor Maggie Dence, exploring her early training with Doris Fitton and her early success playing Mavis Bramston in the iconic television series 'The Mavis Bramston Show'. The essay examines Dence's career on stage and television over more than 50 years, focusing on her many comic roles as well as her contribution to Kingswood Country and the television adaptation of Nevil Shute's 'A Town Like Alice'. The essay also focuses on Dence's recent performance in the popular new Australian play 'Seventeen' and her own approach to this and other particularly demanding theatrical roles.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Brisbane, Australia
Publisher	AustLit
Size	1 Textual work
Publication status	Published - 31 Dec 2016

Keywords

Australian History (excl Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History)
Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies
Australian Literature (excl Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Literature)

Access to Document

Handle.net

Persistent link

1 Portfolio

Players: Australian Actors on Stage, Television and Film
Pender, A., 31 Dec 2016
Research output: Non-textual output, including creative works › Portfolio

Cite this

@misc{74fb3fa9ec334fbfaa32314be0c4906f,

title = "'Mags': The Magic and Mesmerising Maggie Dence",

abstract = "This essay documents and analyses the work of actor Maggie Dence, exploring her early training with Doris Fitton and her early success playing Mavis Bramston in the iconic television series 'The Mavis Bramston Show'. The essay examines Dence's career on stage and television over more than 50 years, focusing on her many comic roles as well as her contribution to Kingswood Country and the television adaptation of Nevil Shute's 'A Town Like Alice'. The essay also focuses on Dence's recent performance in the popular new Australian play 'Seventeen' and her own approach to this and other particularly demanding theatrical roles.",

keywords = "Australian History (excl Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History), Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies, Australian Literature (excl Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Literature)",

author = "Anne Pender",

year = "2016",

month = dec,

day = "31",

language = "English",

publisher = "AustLit",

}

TY - ADVS

T1 - 'Mags'

T2 - The Magic and Mesmerising Maggie Dence

AU - Pender, Anne

PY - 2016/12/31

Y1 - 2016/12/31

N2 - This essay documents and analyses the work of actor Maggie Dence, exploring her early training with Doris Fitton and her early success playing Mavis Bramston in the iconic television series 'The Mavis Bramston Show'. The essay examines Dence's career on stage and television over more than 50 years, focusing on her many comic roles as well as her contribution to Kingswood Country and the television adaptation of Nevil Shute's 'A Town Like Alice'. The essay also focuses on Dence's recent performance in the popular new Australian play 'Seventeen' and her own approach to this and other particularly demanding theatrical roles.

AB - This essay documents and analyses the work of actor Maggie Dence, exploring her early training with Doris Fitton and her early success playing Mavis Bramston in the iconic television series 'The Mavis Bramston Show'. The essay examines Dence's career on stage and television over more than 50 years, focusing on her many comic roles as well as her contribution to Kingswood Country and the television adaptation of Nevil Shute's 'A Town Like Alice'. The essay also focuses on Dence's recent performance in the popular new Australian play 'Seventeen' and her own approach to this and other particularly demanding theatrical roles.

KW - Australian History (excl Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History)

KW - Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies

KW - Australian Literature (excl Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Literature)

M3 - Original creative work

PB - AustLit

CY - Brisbane, Australia

ER -

'Mags': The Magic and Mesmerising Maggie Dence

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Handle.net

Fingerprint

Research output

Players: Australian Actors on Stage, Television and Film

Cite this