About Thea Borlase
Lived 1921 – 2015 (aged 93–94). Thea Borlase was a literary critic, theatre critic and actor.
Thea Borlase, née Theodora May Mitchell (1921 - 2015) was a Canadian theatre administrator, who was a prominent figure in the arts community of Moncton, New Brunswick.
Born in London, England, and raised on the Isle of Wight, she served in the Women's Royal Naval Service during World War II, and moved to Canada after marrying Canadian soldier James Borlase in 1946.
She was later a cofounder of the Moncton District Drama Council, and served as president of the New Brunswick Drama League, the provincial chapter of the Dominion Drama Festival. Beginning in 1992 she became involved in the restoration of the city's historic Capitol Theatre, serving on its board of directors for many years thereafter. and in 2007 she was inducted as a Member of the Order of Canada.
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Canadian theatre administrator
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Thea Borlase was born in 1921.
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Thea Borlase died in 2015.
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Thea Borlase was a literary critic, theatre critic and actor.
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