Hooper, Elric James, 1936-

Date: 1974

Reference: Eph-A-OPERA-GB-1974

Description: Includes programmes for the following performances: "Arden must die". Sadler's Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue. 1974. Programme (Bryan Drake) "Carmen". Royal Opera House Covent Garden. 3 June 1974. Programme (Kiri Te Kanawa) "Don Giovanni". Haymarket Theatre Leicester, 30 April - 4 May 1974. Programme (Rodney Macann) "Don Giovanni". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 1 June 1974. Programme (John Matheson, conductor) "Eugene Onegin". Royal Opera House Covent Garden. 23 July 1974. Programme (Heather Begg) "Faust". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 22 November 1974, and 29 November 1974. 2 programmes (Kiri Te Kanawa) "Fidelio". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 19 April 1974. Programme (Richard Greager) "Hair, the tribal-love rock musical". West End Artists Ltd ca 1974/1975. Programme (Bogdan Kominowski) "Happy as a sandbag" and "Leave him to heaven". Haymarket Theatre Leicester, 1974? Programme (Darryl Kavann) "Jenufa". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 25 May 1974. Programme (Heather Begg) "Manon". Sadlers Wells Opera at the London Coliseum, 24 January 1974. Programme (Denis Dowling) "Maria de Rudenz". Queen Elizabeth Hall, 27 October 1974. Programme (Richard Greager) "The marriage of Figaro". Empire Sunderland, 7 October 1974. Programme (Alice Fraser) "Le nozze di Figaro". Royal Opera House Covent Garden. 31 December 1974. Programme (Heather Begg) "Oh! Calcutta!". Duchess Theatre, 28 January 1974. Programme (Elric Hooper) "Otello". Royal Opera House Covent Garden. 4 May and 24 May 1974. Two programmes (Kiri Te Kanawa) Proms 1974. Henry Wood Promenade Concert, Royal Albert Hall, 6 August 1974. Programme (Kiri Te Kanawa) "Das Rheingold". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 30 September 1974. Programme (Donald McIntyre) "Salome". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 30 March 1974. Programme (Heather Begg) "The story of Vasco". Sadler's Wells Opera at the London Coliseum, 13 March 1974. Programme (Denis Dowling) English Opera group. "The voice of Ariadne". Sadler's Wells Theatre 1974. Programme (Bryan Drake) Quantity: 23 programmes. Physical Description: Programmes, sizes ranging under 250 mm. Provenance: Some programmes purchased from Louise Grant, London, in 2003-2007, 2012, 2016.

Date: 1978

Reference: Eph-A-COURT-1978

Description: Includes programmes or fliers for: "The birthday party", by Harold Pinter. Directed by Bryan Aitken. [1978]. Programme. Bruce Mason at the Court. "The end of the golden weather" (3-7 June); [and] "Courting blackbird" (8-10 June). Programme. "Cinderella; a pantomime for the young at heart", by Roger Hall. [December 1978]. Programme "Days in the trees", by Marguerite Duras, translated by Sonia Orwell. Directed by Bryan Aitken. [1978]. Programme "Glide time", by Roger Hall. New Zealand tour, April 1977-June 1978. Programme. "Habeas corpus", by Alan Bennett. Directed by Yvette Bromley. [1978]. Programme. "Heartbreak House", by George Bernard Shaw. Directed by Bryan Aitken. [1978]. Programme (2 copies) "Just between ourselves", by Alan Ayckbourn. With actor Norman Bowler. Directed by Bryan Aitken. [January? 1978] Programme (2 copies) "Othello", by William Shakespeare. Directed by Elric Hooper. [June 1978]. Programme (2 copies) and Court Theatre newsletter, June 1978. "She stoops to conquer", by Oliver Goldsmith, directed by David Smiles; "The telephone" by Gian-Carlo Menotti (with Angela Shaw and Graeme Gorton); "The Tempest", conceived and directed by Louise Petherbridge. Christchurch Arts Festival, 4-18 March 1978. Combined programme Quantity: 1 folder(s) 10 theatre programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Photolithographs on programmes and fliers, sizes around 210 mm. Provenance: One item donated by Roger Flury in 1998.

Date: 1970

Reference: Eph-A-OPERA-GB-1970

Description: Includes programmes for the following performances: "La boheme". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 24 February 1970. Programme (John Matheson) "Boris Godunov". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 20 February and 10 March 1970. Programmes (Inia Te Wiata) "Carmen". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 30 December 1970. Programme (Donald McIntyre) "Don Carlos". Royal Opera House Covent Garden. 4 February 1970. Programme (Inia Te Wiata) "Fiddler on the roof". Empire Theatre Liverpool. 20 October 1970. Programme (Vivienne Martin) "Die Fledermaus". Sadler's Wells Opera at the London Coliseum, 9 December 1970. Programme (Heather Begg) "Hair". Royal Alexandra Theatre, March 1970. Programme (Scene magazine")(Gale Garnett) English Opera Group. "King Arthur". Sadlers Wells Theatre, October 1970? Programme (Denis Dowling) "Listen for the trains, love", a new musical at Sheffield Playhouse, [June? 1970]. Programme (Elric Hooper) "Marriage of Figaro". New Philharmonia Orchestra. Royal Festival Hall, 3 February 1970. Programme (Kiri Te Kanawa) "Midsummer night's dream", by Benjamin Britten. Opera Viva Ensemble. Rutherford School Hall (London), 19-20 March 1970. Programme (Roger Flury) "Norma". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 29 June 1970. Programme (Heather Begg) "Patience". Sadler's Wells Opera at the London Coliseum 1970. Programme (Heather Begg) "Das Rheingold". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 28 September 1970. Programme (Donald McIntyre) "Scipio". Sadler's Wells Theatre, the Handel Opera Society, 1970. Programme (Bryan Drake) "Sing a rude song". Garrick Theatre, 26 May 1970. Programme (New Zealand connection unknown) "La traviata". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 13 March 1970. Programme (Heather Begg) "Il trovatore". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 28 October 1970. Programme (Heather Begg) "Victory". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 13 and 16 April 1970. Programmes (2) (Inia Te Wiata, Donald McIntyre) "Die Walkure". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 10 September 1970. Programme (Heather Begg) Quantity: 19 Programme(s). Physical Description: Programmes, sizes ranging under 250 mm. Provenance: Some programmes purchased from Louise Grant, London, in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007-2017. Some donated from the collection of John Gray, 2009.

Date: 1970 - 1979

By: Reid, John Cowie, 1916-1972

Reference: Eph-B-MERCURY-1970s

Description: Includes: 1973: Elric Hooper at the Mercury 1973. "Cole Porter in the thirties". Robert Alderton at the piano. Flier with attached newsclippings. 1974: NORTAF presents Mercury Theatre in festival; brochure for: "Jacques Brel is alive and well and living in Paris", produced by Raymond Hawthorne; "Ground level", by Craig Harrison, produced by Ken Rea; "Voyages and new lands", produced the company; King Lear", by William Shakespeare; "The wizard of Oz", by Frank L Baum; Three plays by Tardieu. "The wizard of Oz", by Frank L Baum. Adapted by Frank Gabrielson. Directed by Robert Alderton. May 1974. Programme (2 copies). 1975: "Elephant", by Minoru Betsyaku. 5 March [1975?] Banner, and flier. "Pinocchio's travelling circus", by Ian Mune. [1975]. Programme. "The Pinocchio Travelling Circus", by Ian Mune, starring Darien Takle, George Henare, Rawiri Paratene, Roger Oakley. Music by Robert Alderton. Flier / programme and one folded programme "Happy Arcadia", by W S Gilbert; music by Roger Harris, produced by Derek Wooster; "A marvellous party", with Noel Coward and his music; devised and directed by Raymond Hawthorne. Flier / programme. "Puckoon", adapted by Don Mackay from the novel by Spike Milligan. Produced by Waric Slyfield. With Liam Sweeney, Robert Bell, Waric Slyfield, Karl Bradley, Roger Oakley, John Black, Fiona Fitzroy, Helen Smith, Peter Kelly, Simon Carr, Jo Donnelly. Flier / programme. Roy Dotrice in "Brief lives". Limited New Zealand season 1975. Mercury Theatre Auckland 3-13 September; James Hay Theatre Christchurch 16-21 September; Regent Theatre Dunedin 24-27 September. With Roy Dotrice as John Aubrey. Promotional pamphlet. "The taming of the shrew" by William Shakespeare. 25 June 1975. Programme. Mercury in festival: "The taming of the shrew", by William Shakespeare; "Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat", by Timothy Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber; "The Pinocchio travelling circus", by Ian Mune; "A marvellous party", with Noel Coward, directed by Raymond Hawthorne; "Puckoon", adapted from the novel by Spike Milligan; "1895; diary of a New Zealand snowfall", by James McNeish for radio, adapted for stage by Derek Wooster; "Marieken", translated by Robert Leek. Produced by Ken Rea. (2 copies) 1976: "From Berlin to Broadway". Music by Kurt Weill; text and format by Gene Lerner. Production by Donald Sadler. Flier / programme. 1976 Northland Mercury in festival, July 27-Aug 13. With "Agincourt", based on Shakespeare's "Henry V"; "Toad of Toad Hall", "Tarantara! Tarantara!"; "From Berlin to Broadway". Booklet. 1977: "Macrune's Guevara"; by John Spurling. 23 February 1977. Flier. The Lorna Hope Puppet Theatre presents "Once upon a Christmas time". (With Sarah Peirse, Sydney Jackson, Peter Morgan, and script by Roy Hope). [December? 1977]. Flier 1979: "Mercury flyer". [March] and [April] issues 1979. "Mercury newsletter". [November?] and December 1979. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: offset prints, varying sizes up to quarto.

Date: 1969

Reference: Eph-A-OPERA-GB-1969-3

Description: Includes programmes for the following performances: "Benvenuto Cellini". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 28 March 1969. Programme (Bryan Drake) "Count Ory". Sadlers Wells Opera at the London Coliseum. [19 December 1969]. Programme (Denis Dowling) "Fidelio". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 11 and 14 March 1969. Programmes (Donald McIntyre) "La donna del Lago". Camden Festival, 6-9 May 1969. Programme (Kiri Te Kanawa) "Die Frau ohne Schatten". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 29 October 1969. Programme (Donald McIntyre) "The golden cockerel". Royal Opera House Covenr Garden, 16 December 1969. Programme (Noel Mangin) "Hamlet". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 2 May 1969. Programme (Inia Te Wiata) "In 2": "Purgatory" and "The grace of Todd". English Opera Group, 30 September - 2 October 1969. Programme (Bryan Drake) "Iolanthe". Sadler's Wells Opera at the London Coliseum, 24 April 1969. Programme (Heather Begg) "Madam Butterfly". Sadler's Wells Opera at New Theatre Oxford, 27 May 1969. Programme "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 24 January and 12 February 1969. Programmes (Inia Te Wiata) "The Opera Rehearsal" and "Gianni Schicchi". Sadler's Wells, 26-29 March 1969. Programme (Mary Masterton) "The rape of Lucretia". English Opera Group. Sadler's Wells Theatre, 27 September - 9 October 1969. Programme (Bryan Drake) "They've knocked down the empires now, but it's music hall at the Intimate". Intimate Palmers Green, 18 March 1969. Programme (Terence Bayler) Royal Opera House Covent Garden. "Les Troyens". 17 September and 7 October 1969. Programmes (Heather Begg) Royal Opera House Covent Garden. "Peter Grimes". 21 May 1969. Programme (Noel Mangin Royal Opera House debut) Royal Opera House Covent Garden. "Carmen". 1 January 1969. Programme (Donald McIntyre) "Show boat". Adelphi Theatre, 1969. Programme (Jack Gunn) "The thieving magpie". Sadler's Wells Opera, [29 May 1969]. Programme (Denis Dowling) "Elektra". Royal Opera House Covent Garden. 16 May 1969. Programme (Donald McIntyre) "Pelleas et Melisande". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 4 and 15 December 1969. Programmes (Donald McIntyre) "Step into the limelight". Palace Theatre Manchester. 4 November 1969? Programme (Elric Hooper) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Programmes, sizes ranging under 250 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Louise Grant, London, in 2004-2013, 2016.

Date: 1977

Reference: Eph-A-COURT-1977

Description: Includes programmes or fliers for: "Ghosts", by Henrik Ibsen, directed by Bryan Aitken. [March 1977]. Programme "Glide time", by Roger Hall. Directed by Randell Wackrow. [1977]. Programme (2 copies) "Hayfever", by Noel Coward. Directed by Jan Prettejohns. [July? 1977]. Programme "The importance of being Earnest", by Oscar Wilde. Directed by Elric Hooper. [February? 1977]. Programme (2 copies) "The lion in winter", by James Goldman. Directed by Randell I W Wackrow. . 1977. Programme "The misanthrope", by Jean Baptiste Poquelin de Moliere, translated by Tony Harrison. directed by Bryan Aitken. 1977. Programme "The nuns", by Eduardo Manet, translated by Robert Baldick. Directed by Bryan Aitken. 1977. Programme (2 copies) "Othello", by William Shakespeare. Directed by Elric Hooper. 1977. Programme (2 copies) "The room", by Harold Pinter. Directed by Yvette Bromley. 1977? Programme / flier "She stoops to conquer", by Oliver Goldsmith; "The telephone; or, L'amour a trois", by Gian-Carlo Menotti; "The tempest", by William Shakespeare; excerpt from "Don Pasquale" by Gaetano Donizetti; "Loneliness", a multi-media montage with 2nd-year students of the NZ Drama School. 1977. Programme (2 copies) "Wind in the branches of the sassafras", by Rene de Obaldia. Directed by Randell I W Wackrow. 1977. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s) 11 theatre programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Photolithographs on programmes and fliers, sizes around 210 mm. Provenance: One programme donated by Marie de Joux, Wellington, in 1994.

Date: 1977

Reference: Eph-B-DRAMA-1977

Description: Includes: Avonvalley Theatre, and Interlude [country theatre group run by Pat and Pauline Cattell]. Information sheet and membership form Theatre International, in association with Shanter Productions Edinburgh, proudly bring you John Cairney, associate artist Colin Harvey Wright. Promotional pamphlet (2 copies) Fitted with Hair and Ooozing Blood presents Fitted with hair and oozing blood, for those with the sense to see 1977. Programme [1977?] Elric Hooper. Biographical information and portrait on sheet Minutes of a meeting of the NZ Script Writers Guild held on Saturday 19th November 1977 at 33 Hobson Crescent, Thorndon Wellington. (Mimeographed sheets, stapled) Heretaunga Players present "Oh what a lovely war", based on an idea by Charles Chilton. Designed and directed by Arthur Williams. 19 Nov - 3 Dec 1977. Programme Sir Michael Redgrave in "Shakespeare's people; a celebration of Shakespeare in words and music", with Philip Bowen, David Dodimead, Rosalind Shanks, Rod Willmott. A presentation of the Otago Theatre Trust, May/June 1977. Programme /booklet (2 copies) Derek Nimmo and Primi Townsend. "Why not stay for dinner?", directed by Ray Cooney. New Zealand premiere. His Majesty's Theatre, 11 August 1977. Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 10 programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Offprint, varying sizes up to quarto.

Date: 1978

Reference: Eph-B-OPERA-1978

Description: Includes ephemera and programmes for: Perkel Productions Inc proudly present Rossini's "The barber of Seville". Producer Paul Person. [Season 22 September - 2 December 1978]. Programme "The boyfriend", a musical play by Sandy Wilson. Producer Miss M Tait-Jamieson. Presented by St Patrick's & St Catherine's Colleges. University Memorial Theatre, 1-3 May [1978]. Programme De La Tour Opera Group. "Il campanello", by Gaetano Donizetti; produced and designed by Peter Coates. [1978]. Programme (cover design by Peter Coates) "Cavalleria rusticana" with "Not in front of the waiter". Directed by Bruce Woods; producer Lois de Latour. (With Juan Matteucci, Heather Pascual, Anthony Benfell, Linda Shearer, Anne van der Sluis, Roger Creagh, Salvatore Gagliardi, Sally Sloman, Robert O'Hara, Maurice Renouf). [Auckland, 1978]. Programme Upper Hutt Operatic Society (Inc) presents "The desert song". Producer Berna Hamilton; musical director Jim Noice; choreographer Carol-Ann Moynihan. [1978]. Programme Rotorua Operatic Society. "Fiddler on the roof"; directed and choreographed by Duncan Whiting; musical direction by David Scherger. Programme Napier Operatic Society Inc proudly present in its Tabard Theatre ... "Old time music hall". Host and chairman Paul Grosvenor Waring esq. [1978]. Programme "Orfeo ed Euridice", by Gluck. Director Elric Hooper; music director Dobbs Franks (With Heather Begg and Nicola Waite). Christchurch Town Hall [1978]. Programme (2 copies) Tauranga Choral & Operatic Society presents Richard Carey's production of "The pirates of Penzance". Tauranga, 15-22 1978. Programme Stewart Macpherson's Stetson Productions. Harry M Miller ... Michael White Limited ... "The Rocky horror show", starring Gary Glitter. Now alive on stage in New Zealand [Flyer with itinerary] Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on booklets and fliers, sizes varying beneath 350 mm. Provenance: Some programmes donated by Noelen Wevell, David Lascelles, Ross Harland, Richard McEldowney, Morva Croxson.

Date: 1975 - 1976

From: Downstage Theatre :[Ephemera and posters for productions. 1964-2013]

Reference: Eph-C-DOWNSTAGE-1975/1976

Description: Includes posters for: 1975: Come together at Downstage [Festival]. 25 May - 8 June [1975] "Equus", by Peter Shaffer. Downstage 18 June - 19 July [1975] (2 copies) "First return", by Mervyn Thompson, commencing Downstage 24 September [1975] (2 copies) Happy days", by Samuel Beckett; directed by Antony Groser, featuring Pat Evison. Downstage [1975] "No man's land", by Jennifer Compton; directed by Elric Hooper. Downstage at Unity, 10-21 December [1975] (2 copies) "Rooted", by Alexander Buzo. Downstage, from 19 August [1975] (2 copies) Downstage on tour. "Equus" by Peter Shaffer; and "A state of siege", "Songs to Uncle Scrim", "A day in the life", "As Dorothy Parker once said", "All's fair in love and war". Hastings 18-23 March; Napier 22-27 March; Waipukurau 24 March; Hawera 29-31 March; New Plymouth 1-3 April [1975] (2 copies) 1976: "Absurd person singular", by Alan Ayckbourn; directed by Elric Hooper. Downstage from 15 Dec [1976] "Bully; or the life and legend of Capt. Bully Hayes". A saga of the goldfields will take place in Wellington's Palace of Culture Downstage Theatre. Penned by Frank Edwards; [directed by] Colin McColl; scenery by Peter Ridder. From 28 January [1976]. Poster / programme (2 copies), and Background to the life of Bully Hayes (2 copies) "Miss Julie", by August Strindberg; directed by Jan Prettejohns. Opening midnight 3 July 1976, and opening for s short season as main bill, 19-24 July [1976] (2 copies) "Othello". Opera House, 8-11 Septe [1976] (2 copies - 1 b&w and one coloured) Theatre Action presents "History - herstory". Downstage 20-29 August [1976] Quantity: 14 posters. Physical Description: Screenprints on posters, sizes varying around 400 x 550 mm.

Date: 1970 - 1979

Reference: Eph-C-DRAMA-1970s

Description: Includes: 1970s?: "A midsummer night's dream" by William Shakespeare. Producer S Musgrove [Auckland University Theatre Company production. 1970s] "Richard III", William Shakespeare. June 19. Director Matt O'Sullivan [1970s?] Lunch-time theatre. Theatre 87. Grant Tilly in "At lunchtime; a story of love" and other works by Roger McGough. Thursday 1.10; Friday 12.10. Theatre for children every Saturday at 11 am [1970s] 1973: Theatre Action. Join Theatre Action in "The best of all possible worlds". [1973 or 1974?] Le Theatre des Iles. "Le medecin malgre lui", de Moliere. Wellington Juillet; Noumea Novembre. Memorial Theatre July 23-25 [1973] (2 copies) 1975: "The collector". Opens at Performer, 106 Courtenay Place, ph 846-580 [1975] Prestige Promotions and NZBC for David Gordon Productions (London) proudly present Patricia Phoenix and Alan Browning, stars of TV's Coronation St., in Patrick Hamilton's world famous thriller "Gaslight". Wellington, Grand Opera House, 1-15 February [Poster. 1975] NZplaycycle '75; four N.Z. author plays presented by Repertory, Unity, Stagecraft & New Theatre. April 21 [-] May 18 [1975] NZ Students' Arts Council presents - from Melbourne's PRAM FACTORY, the Australian Performing Group late night session, "One of nature's gentlemen", by Jack Hibberd. 'An everlasting monument to bad taste' [1975] (2 copies) 1976: Back Street Theatre Group travelling NZ. Abortion a womans right to choose? Unity Theatre 8-9 Oct [1976] Back Street Theatre Group travelling NZ. Abortion a womans right to choose? Matauranga School, Aro St., 11th [October 1976] 1977: "The bed before yesterday", a comedy by Ben Travers. Fortune Theatre proudly presenting our 50th production. 21 Nov - 10 Dec [1977] The New Zealand Students Arts Council in association with the Queen Elizabeth Arts Council and by arrangement with the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust and Peter Williams Productions presents "Boesman and Lena", by Athol Fugard, with Olive Bodill, Anthony Wheeler. State Opera House, August 26-27 [1977] "The house of Bernarda Alba", by Garcia Lorca. Globe Theatre, 7-14 June [1977] "Macbeth"; a new production of Shakespeare's tragedy by Elric Hooper for the Fortune Theatre Company. Regent Theatre, 11-18 June [1977] Paul Elliott and Bernard Jay (London) present Sir Michael Redgrave in "Shakespeare's people"; a celebration of Shakespeare in words & music, with Philip Bowen, David Dodimead, Rosalind Shanks, Rod Willmott. Devised and directed by Alan Strachan. Wellington Grand Opera House, 6, 7 & 9 May [1977] "Three sisters", [by] Anton Chekhov. Regent Theatre 12 to 16 April. A Fortune Theatre production [1977] "Waiting for Godot", by Samuel Beckett. Globe Theatre, 5-13 March [1977] 1978: Nimrod Theatre of Sydney. Peter Carroll in "The Christian brothers", by Ron Blair; directed by John Bell; designed by Larry Eastwood [Promotional brochure for NZ tour. 1978] (2 copies) Morrinsville Dramatic Society (Inc) presents for your entertainment "Glide time", by Roger Hall. Directed by Dorothy Macbeth. Little Theatre, 1978. "Irma La Douce", starring Yolande Gibson. Fortune Theatre Company, May 27 - June 10 [1978] World premiere tour. "Steptoe & Son". Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H Corbett. [NZ tour 13-18 March itinerary on poster. 1978] Four Seasons Theatre. "Treats", a comedy by Christopher Hampton. Opens Wednesday 12 July 1978. 1979: My skull and their cross-bones; a performance devised by Jane Campion with Jane Edwards and Ruth Allen - Tuesday 10 April. 1.30 pm. Barr St. [1979? or 1973 or 1984]. Quantity: 16 colour photo-mechanical print(s). 7 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on poster. Physical Description: Various print media on posters, sizes varying below 500 mm.

Date: 1980

Reference: Eph-A-COURT-1980

Description: Includes programmes or fliers for: "Bedroom farce", by Alan Ayckbourn, directed by Bryan Aitken. Court Theatre, 3 May 1980. Programme "Blood of the lamb", by Bruce Mason; directed by Elric Hooper. Court Theatre Studio, 22 March 1980. Programme (2 copies) "Death of a salesman", by Arthur Miller; directed by Elric Hooper. Court Theatre, 12 July 1980. Programme "A night at the races", by Mervyn Thompson and Yvonne Edwards; directed by Mervyn Thompson; musical director Philip Norman. Court Theatre, 12 June 1980. Programme "Prisoners of Mother England", by Roger Hall; directed by Bryan Aitken. Court Theatre, 22 November 1980. Programme "The rivals", by Richard Sheridan; directed by Elric Hooper. Court Theatre, 16 August 1980. Programme (2 copies) "Terra nova", by Ted Tally; directed by Elric Hooper. Court Theatre, 18 October 1980. Programme "Zastrozzi", by George F Walker; directed by Bryan Aitken. Court Theatre 20 September 1980. Programme Newsletter / invitation to Court Theatre Christmas party, 6 December 1980 Quantity: 1 folder(s) theatre programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Photolithographs on programmes and fliers, sizes around 210 mm. Provenance: One programme donated by Roger Flury, Wellington, in 2013.

Date: 1981

Reference: Eph-A-COURT-1981

Description: Includes programmes or fliers for: "Awakening women" ("Pygmalion" and "Hedda Gabler"). Court Theatre March/April 1981. Pamphlet "Awakening women" ("Hedda Gabler", etc). Court Theatre May/June 1981. Pamphlet "The bed before yesterday", by Ben Travers. Directed by Stuart Devenie. Court Theatre, 7 February 1981. Programme "Betrayal", by Harold Pinter. Directed by Yvette Bromley. Court Studio, 21 October 1981. Programme "The elephant man", by Bernard Pomerance. Directed by Elric Hooper. Court Theatre, 18 July 1981. Programme "Fresh revolving pleasures", a chamber musical by A K Grant and Philip Norman. Court Theatre Studio, 18 August 1981. Programme (2 copies) "Hedda Gabler", by Henrik Ibsen. Directed by Elric Hooper. Court Theatre, 2 May 1981. Programme (2 copies) "The lady's not for burning", by Christopher Fry. Directed by Stuart Devenie. Court Theatre, 22 August 1981. Programme "Pygmalion", by George Bernard Shaw. Directed by Elric Hooper. Court Theatre, 14 March 1981. Programme "Ring round the moon", by Jean Anouilh, translated by Christopher Fry. Directed by Elric Hooper. Court Theatre, 14 November 1981. Programme "Side by side by Sondheim"; a musical entertainment with Annie Whittle, Bartholomew John, Yvonne Martin, Rawiri Paratene. Directed by Stuart Devenie. Court Thetare, 3 January 1981. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s) 10 theatre programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Photolithographs on programmes and fliers, sizes around 210 mm. Provenance: Donated from various sources.

Date: 1963

Reference: Eph-A-OPERA-GB-1963

Description: Includes programmes for the following performances: "Attila". Sadler's Wells Opera, 29 November 1963. Programme (Donald McIntyre) "Attila". Sadler's Wells Opera, 4 December 1963. Programme (Donald McIntyre) "Carmen". Sadler's Wells Opera, 20 March 1963. Programme (John Hauxvell) "Cosi fan tutte". Sadler's Wells Opera at Theatre Royal Nottingham, 30 September 1963. Programme (Donald McIntyre) Sadler's Wells Opera. "Cosi fan tutte". Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House. 7 May 1963. Programme (Donald McIntyre) Sadler's Wells Opera in "Cosi fan Tutte". 22 March 1963. Programme (Donald McIntyre) "Count Ory". Sadler's Wells Opera, 8 November 1963. Programme (Denis Dowling and Heather Begg) "Der Freischutz". Sadler's Wells Opera , 17 and 20 September 1963. Programmes (2) (John Hauxvell, Donald McIntyre) "Die Fledermaus". Sadler's Wells Opera, 2 January 1963. Programme (Denis Dowling) "The girl of the golden West". Sadler's Wells Opera at Alexandra Theatre Birmingham. 28 March 1963. Programme (John Hauxvell) "Iolanthe". Sadler's Wells Theatre, 6 April 1963. Programme (Denis Dowling) "The knife". New Opera Company workshop at Sadler's Wells Theatre, 2 December 1963. Programme (Noel Mangin) PhilOpera Circle. Gaetano Donizetti "Linda di Chamounix". 15-16 May (1963 or 1968). Programme (Noel Mangin) "The love of three oranges". Sadler's Wells Theatre, 30 April 1963. Programme (Heather Begg, Noel Mangin) "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 14 February 1963. Programme (Inia Te Wiata) "Merry-go-round", a glittering musical produced by Leon Bartell. Sandown Pavilion, [1963?]. Programme (Bette Gilmore) "My fair lady". Opera House Manchester. 31 October 1963. Programme (Michael Cotterill) (2 copies) "Oh what a lovely war". Hippodrome Bristol, 1963. Programme (Elric Hooper) "Oliver!" Imperial Theatre, Jnaury 1963. Programme (Playbill, 7 January 1963)(Clive Revill) "I pagliacci: and "Cacalleria rusticana". Cambridge Arts Theatre 21-25 January 1963. Programme (John Hauxvell) Ninth Saint Pancras Arts Festival. Gioacchino Rossini. "La Pietra del Paragone". 19-20 March (1963 or 1968). Programme (Noel Mangin) "Rigoletto". Sadler's Wells Opera, 22 January 1963. Programme (Donald McIntyre) "Rigoletto". Sadler's Wells Opera, 22 October 1963. Programme (Noel Mangin) "The rise and fall of the city of Mahagonny". Sadler's Wells Opera, 18 and 26 January, 15 and 21 February 1963. Programmes (4) (Inia Te Wiata, Ronald Dowd, Donald McIntyre) The rise and fall of the city of Mahagonny". Sadler's Wells Opera, 12 and 16 November 1963. Programmes (Inia Te Wiata, Ronald Dowd) "Samson and Delilah". Sadler's Wells Opera, 9 and 14 November 1963. Two programmes (John Hauxvell) Scottish Opera. “Otello”, “Il seraglio”, “Night flight”, “L’Heure espagnole”. King’s Theatre Glasgow 27 May – 1 June; King’s Theatre Edinburgh 3-8 June 1963. Programme (Inia Te Wiata, Jon Andrew) "La traviata". Sadler's Wells Opera at Granada Sutton. 28 January 1963. Programme (John Hauxvell) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Programmes, sizes ranging under 250 mm. Provenance: Some programmes purchased from Louise Grant, London, in 2003-2017

Date: 2001

Reference: Eph-A-DOWNSTAGE-2001

Description: Includes: Downstage season booklets: Destination Downstage: 2001 Season 1; subscription season at Downstage Theatre 30 Mar - 28 May [2001]. Programme (2 copies), booking form (2 copies) Destination Downstage: 2001 Season 2; subscription season at Downstage Theatre 6 Jul - 15 Dec [2001]. Programme (2 copies), flyer (1 copy) Launch of the 2001 season at Downstage Theatre 24 Jan [2001]. "Boarding pass". Flyer Dinner and Show. Downstage Theatre [2001]. Flyer (1 copy) Programmes, pamphlets and flyers include: Adam Play Reading Series: The fifth Adam Play Reading Series; Sundays in June 2001, organised by Downstage Theatre Society with the support of the Adam Foundation, and in association with Playmarket ("The wild blue yonder" by David Lyndon Brown & Olwyn Stewart; "Gunsmoke" by Jeffrey Thomas; "Dawn raids" by Oscar Kightley; "Solid gold hits" by David Geary). Downstage Theatre, 3 June - 24 June [2001]. Programme (2 copies) "As you like it"; by Shakespeare. Directed by Murray Lynch. Featuring Kirstie O'Sullivan as Rosalind; Anna McPhail as Celia, and Peter Hambleton as Touchstone. Downstage Theatre, 24 May - 30 June [2001]. Programme (2 copies), flyer (2 copies), photocopied abridged programme (2 copies), box office ticket (1 copy) Theatre Stampede in association with Montana presents "Blossom"; by Vanessa Chapple, Ben Crowder & Alison Wall. Directed by Vanessa Chapple and Ben Crowder. Starring Alison Wall. Downstage Theatre, 8 Aug - 18 Aug [2001]. Programme (2 copies), postcard (2 copies), box office ticket (1 copy) TV2 presents International laugh festival (The Four Noels in "Doom riders"; Michael Smiley in "The parting glass"; Adam Bloom; Brendan Lovegrove & Jon Bridges in "Live"). Downstage Theatre, 3 May - 19 May [2001]. Programme (2 copies) "It's my party and I'll die if I want to", by Elizabeth Coleman. Directed by Murray Lynch. Starring Steven Ray and featuring Paul McLaughlin and Darien Takle. Downstage Theatre 28 Sept - 27 Oct [2001]. Programme (2 copies), flyer (2 copies), ASB flyer (1 copy) "Middle age spread"; "Mules", "It's my party (and I'll die if I want to)"; "On the razzle". Downstage Theatre, 6 Jul - 15 Dec [2001]. Preview flyer (1 copy) "Middle age spread", by Roger Hall. Directed by Steven Ray. Featuring Perry Piercy and Peter Hambleton. Downstage Theatre 6 Jul - 4 Aug [2001]. Programme (2 copies), flyer (1 copy), ASB Bank invitation (1 copy) "Mules", by Winsome Pinnock. Directed by Timothy Douglas. Downstage Theatre 24 Aug - 22 Sept [2001]. Programme (2 copies), flyer (2 copies) "No2 (number two)", by Toa Fraser. Directed by Catherine Boniface. Starring Madeleine Sami. Produced by Fenn Gordon. Downstage Theatre 29 Jan - 9 Feb [2001]. Photocopied programme (2 copies), flyer (2 copies) "On the razzle", by Tom Stoppard. Directed by Elric Hooper. Downstage Theatre 9 Nov - 15 Dec [2001]. Programme (2 copies), flyer (2 copies), box office ticket "Waterloo sunset", by Ken Duncum. Directed by Jonathon Hendry; set design Nicole Cosgrove. Starring Peter Daube as Terry, Phil Grieve as Davey, and Rima Te Wiata as Julie. Downstage Theatre 30 Mar - 28 Apr [2001]. Programme (2 copies), flyer "The wedding party", by Fiona Samuel. Directed by Jude Gibson. Designers: Ross Gibbs, Janet Dunn, Jennifer Lal. Featuring Nick Blake and Darien Takle. Original music by Plan 9 (David Donaldson, Janet Roddick, and Steve Roche). Downstage Theatre 16 Feb - 17 Mar [2001]. Programme (2 copies), flyer (2 copies), box office ticket (1 copy) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Booklets sizes varying below 250 mm.

Date: 1987

Reference: Eph-B-OPERA-1987

Description: Includes: Wellington Polytechnic Music Department. "Amahl and the night visitors", by Gian-Carlo Menotti. University Memorial Theatre Victoria University, 25-29 November [1987]. Booking form only Encore Productions Ltd. "Are you lonesome tonight?", by Alan Bleasdale; directed by Venessa Park; musical director Timothy Bridgewater [Musical re Elvis Presley]. New Zealand tour 19 June - later September 1987. Programme Manawatu Theatre Society proudly presents "Barnum; the circus musical". Directed by Robert Rimmer; musically directed by Stephen Fisher. Palmerston North Opera House, 28 May - 6 June 1987. Programme Canterbury Opera and the BNZ present the 1987 season of "Carmen", by Bizet, in the new translation by Anthony Burgess. Director Elric Hooper; conductor John Matheson; set design Tony Geddes. James Hay Theatre, 9-20 June 1987. Programme EM Edition Musica AG presents Michael Bennett's "A chorus line". Book by James Kirkwood & Nicholas Dante; music by Marvin Hamlisch; lyrics by Edward Kleban. Musical director Albin Konopka. Programme booklet (2 versions) Perkel Opera and Opera Boutique present "The magic flute", by Mozart. Musical director Ronald Dellow; director Neil Jenkins. Auckland season 8-17 October 1987. Programme New Zealand Opera Society Inc. Invitation to Jill Palmer to launch recording of "Introducing Giuseppe Balducci". 30 March [1987]. Flyer New Zealand Opera Society Wellington Branch. Recital by Marion Olsen, accompanied by Rae de Lisle. 20 August 1987. programme / flyer Lower Hutt Operatic Society presents "Oklahoma!". Produced and directed by Richard Dyer; musical director Suzanne Dyer; choreographer Dolores Thomas. Lower Hutt Little Theatre, 19-27 June 1987. Programme Sue Townsend's 'The secret life of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4, starring Jason Gunn, meredith braun, Jon Brazier, Tim Breen, Edward Campbell, Jim Grant, kate Harcourt, Gary Henderson, Roz Mason, Lin Waldegrave. Directed by John Banas. [1987?]. Programme Quantity: 8 programmes and fliers. Physical Description: Photolithographs on booklets and fliers, sizes varying beneath 350 mm.

Date: 1975

By: Downstage Theatre Company Ltd

Reference: Eph-B-DOWNSTAGE-1975

Description: Includes: "First return", written and directed by Mervyn Thompson. Designed by Raymond Boyce. Music written by Pene Evison and Stephen McCurdy. Hannah Playhouse, opening 24 September 1975. Programme (2 copies) "Gershwin's America", devised and presented by Elric Hooper [1975]. Programme / flyer (2 copies) "Ground level", by Craig Harrison. Directed by Colin McColl; designed by Ron Highfield; lighting desined by Rex Gilfillan; costumes by Gwen Kaiser. Hannah Playhouse, opening 3 February 1975. Programme (2 copies) "Mothers & fathers", by Joseph Musaphia; directed by Antony Groser; designed by Raymond Boyce. Hannah Playhouse, openng 29 October [1975]. Programme (2 copies) "O! Temperance!", by Mervyn Thompson; director Stephen Tozer; musical director Stephen McCurdy; costumes Gwen Kaiser [in same programme as] Downstage on tour "Marat/Sade", by Peter Weiss. Programme (2 copies) "You're a good man, Charlie Brown!" Directed by Dick Johnstone; designed by Mark Squires; musical director Stephen McCurdy. Hannah Playhouse, opening 9 December [1975]. Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints, sizes below 350 mm.

Date: 1989

Reference: Eph-B-OPERA-1989

Description: Includes: Canterbury Opera presents "The barber of Seville", by Rossini. Director Elric Hooper; conductor Max McBride. Canterbury Opera Chorus, chorus master Tony Ryan; Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, leader John Boardman. Theatre Royal Christchurch, 26, 28, 31 October, 2 & 4 November 1989. Programme Canterbury Opera and the Bank of New Zealand present the 1989 season of Verdi's "La traviata". Director Anthony Taylor; conductor Vanco Cavdarski; choreographer Taisia Missevich. Canterbury Opera Chorus, chorus master Martin Setchell; Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, leader John Boardman. Theatre Royal Christchurch, 20, 22, 25, 27, 29 July 1989. Programme (2 copies) "Cats"; music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on "Old Possum's book of practical cats", by T S Eliot. A Cameron Mackintosh Production ... Director Trevor Nunn; musical director Guy Simpson; direction and choreography Jo-Anne Robinson. St James Theatre Auckland from 17 November 1989. Booklet with programme in back flap (2 copies) The Palmerston North Operatic Society Inc by arrangement with Robert Stigwood Organisation Limited and David Land presents "Evita". Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; lyrics by Timothy Rice. Director Sharon Stevens-Cottle; musical director Eldon Ormsby. Palmerston North Opera House, 26 July - 5 August 1989. Programme Quantity: 4 programmes and fliers. Physical Description: Photolithographs on booklets and fliers, sizes varying beneath 350 mm. Provenance: Donated from various sources.

Date: 1990

By: Wellington City Opera Trust

Reference: Eph-B-OPERA-WCO-1990

Description: Includes: Wellington City Opera presents the 1990 Caltex season at the opera. "Die Fledermaus", by Johann Strauss. (Conductor Patrick Thomas, director Jan Mila, designer Donald Grant Sunderland, choreographer Dawn Sanders; with Bernadette Robinson, Flora Edwards, Lynette Martin, David Skinner, Peter Baillie, Leslie Dorizac, Richard Cooper, Ross Hinton, Maria Archer, Jon Trimmer). Wellington, 5 July 1990. Programme (2 copies) Wellington City Opera presents the 1990 Caltex season at the opera. "Madama Butterfly", by Giacomo Puccini. (Musical director and conductor Patrick Thomas, director Elric Hooper, costume design Pamela Maling, set design Tony Geddes, vocal coach Peter Lockwood; with Rosamund Illing, Barry Mora, Ronald Stevens, Suzanne Blackburn, Nadia Bishara, Derek Miller, Leslie Dorizac, Bruce Carson, Ron Thrush). [Wellington, 1990]. Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 2 programmes and fliers. Physical Description: Offset prints on booklets and fliers, sizes varying beneath 350 mm.

Date: 1999

Reference: Eph-B-OPERA-1999-1

Description: Includes: Jeremy Commons. Letter to Mr Starke, 6 February 1999 Coasters Musical Theatre Inc. "Chess"; the musical. Music by Benny Anderson and Bjorn Ulvaeus. Director choreographer Alison Pond. [1999]. Programme Opera Factory; young friends of opera, proudly presents the Auckland premiere of "A Christmas carol"; music and libretto by Philip Norman. Selwyn Theatre, Kohimarama, Auckland, 15-18 December 1999. Programme Wellington Musical Theatre presents Angela Ayres, Douglas Kamo, Tim Benton, Sussana Hooper, Melanie Inglis. "42nd Street". Director Stephen Robertson, musical director Peter Marshall. St James Theatre Wellington, commencing 14 May 1999. Programme Simon Gallaher & Essgee Entertainment (NZ) and Pacific Entertainment New Zealand present John [Jon] English, Drew Forsythe, Mark Hadlow, John Bowles, Joan Brokenshire, Tommy Dysart & Andi Gallaher in "A funny thing happened on the way to the forum". Director Craig Schaefer, conductor Kevin Hocking; choreographer Andris Toppe. Town Hall Christchurch June-July; Michael Fowler Centre Wellington July; St James Theatre Auckland July-August 1999. Programme Canterbury Opera & Telecom New Zealand proudly present Mozart's "The magic flute" in English. With Richard Edgar-Wilson, Deborah Wai-Kapohe, Mark Pedrotti, Jillian Anderton, Michael Saunders. Conductor Brian Law; director Elric Hooper. Theatre Royal, 28 September - 12 October [1999]. Flier National Opera of Wellington. Mozart's "The magic flute". Conductor Michael Vinten; director Carmel Carroll; set design Allan Lees. (With Deborah Wai Kapohe, Mark Luther, Mark Pedrotti ...). Wellington 1999. Programme Jeremy Commons & James Cook Centra Hotel present Jean-Baptiste Wekerlin's "Le mariage en poste; marriage during a posting halt". Director David Groves (With Bruce Carson, Kent McIntosh, Janey MacKenzie, Christopher Anderson, Julie Coulson, Sharon Matthews, David Lewis, Glenn McDean, Kilda Northcott). Programme Cameron Macintosh presents "Les misérables". Executive producer John Robertson; movement Kate Flatt. Auckland, commencing 7 January 1999. Programme A wedding celebration recital for Wendy Robinson (mezzo-soprano), and Peter Doyle (baritone) and Peter's best man Andrew Sritheran (baritone). Old St Paul's, 3 August 1999. Programme / flier Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on booklets and fliers, sizes varying beneath 350 mm.

Date: 1983

Reference: Eph-A-COURT-1983

Description: Includes: Court Theatre. [Newsletter]. May-June 1983; September-October 1983 Court Theatre. 1983 season pamphlet Double bill: "Dirty linen", by Tom Stoppard [and] "Oedipus" by Sophocles. Directed by Elric Hooper; costumes Pamela Maling; sets Wyn Corby; lighting Joe Hayes. Oedipus music specially composed by Dorothy Buchanan. Court Theatre, 2 July 1983. Programme (2 copies) "The dresser", by Ronald Harwood. Directed by Stuart Devenie; designed by Simon Allison; lighting Joe Hayes; sound design Clinton Poole. Court Theatre, 5 February 1983. Programme "Footrot Flats the musical", based on the characters by Murray Ball. book Roger Hall, music Philip Norman, lyrics A K Grant. Set design Tony Geddes and Murray Ball, costumes Pamela Maling. [1983] Programme (2 copies) "London assurance", by Dion Boucicault; directed by Elric Hooper. Set design Tony Geddes; costumes Peter Lees-Jeffries. From 22 October 1983. Programme (2 copies) "Loot", by Joe Orton; directed by Lex Matheson. Court Theatre, 13 August 1983. Programme "Noises off", by Michael Frayn; directed by Elric Hooper. New Zealand premiere, from 23 April 1983. Programme "Sneers and delusions; a revue. A K Grant's madness, music and mayhem, with original music by Dorothy Buchanan. Directed by Elric Hooper. Court Theatre, from 1 September 1983. Programme "The tempest", by William Shakespeare; directed by Elric Hooper. Music Dorothy Buchanan; costumes Pamela Maling; set Tony Geddes / Simon Allison. Court Theatre, 12 March 1983. Programme (2 copies) "Tooth & claw" by Greg McGee; directed by Anthony Taylor. Court Theatre, 17 September 1983. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on programmes and fliers, sizes around 210 mm.