Nita Pannell
Nita Veronica Pannell was an Australian teacher, actress and theatre director.
In the 1950s Pannell produced a number of plays and operettas for Perth amateur groups such as The Playboy of the Western World, The Pirates of Penzance, St Patrick's Day and The New Moon.
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. She toured with the play to England with fellow cast members Ron Haddrick and Reg Lye.Patrick White wrote A Cheery Soul with Pannell in mind for the role of Miss Docker. In the 1963 premiere, her performance was described as "brilliant" by The Bulletin.
In 1964 she played the leading role of Miss Quodling in the premiere of Patrick White's play, Night on Bald Mountain in Adelaide.
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.
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.