Forbes, Anne, active 1996

Date: 1995

Reference: Eph-A-DOWNSTAGE-1995

Description: Includes: "Braindead the musical". Script & lyrics Stephen Sinclair & Fran Walsh; music Mark Austin & Neill Duncan; director Michael Hurst; design John Harding. Watershed from 1 September; Downstage from 16 November [1995]. Postcard (2 copies) Retina Dance Company presents "Carnival of dreams" Choreographed by Glenn Birchall; script development by Gary Henderson. Opens 2 November, must close 11 November 1995. Flier (2 copies) "Crossing the divide" season ("Fresh off the boat", Bob Downe", "Good works", "Takitoru"). Downstage, from 13 April 1995. Pamphlet (2 copies) Dance festival. The inaugural ASB Bank Dance festival. Takitoru, Bodies Electric, Tinana Hikohiko, Carnival of Dreams. 25 October - 11 November [1995]. Flier (2 copies) Pocket Opera. Henry Purcell's "The fairy queen". 2-16 September 1995. Flier (2 copies) "Falling from grace", by Hannie Rayson. Directed by Jean Betts. Downstage Theatre, 23 June - 22 July [1995]. Programme (2 copies) and flier (2 copies) Downstage in association with the Fandango Company presents "Foreign bodies" Choreography Paul Jenden; music Michelle Scullion. Downstage Theatre 1-11 November [1995]. Programme (2 copies) and postcards (3 different) Downstage Theatre in association with Pacific Underground present: "Fresh off the boat", by Oscar Kightl[e]y and Simon Small. Directed by Nathaniel Lees. Downstage Theatre, 12-29 April 1995. Programme (2 copies) and flier (2 copies) Downstage Theatre presents "Good works", by Nick Enright with Miranda Harcourt and Heather Bolton; directed by Cathy Downes. 5 May - 3 June 1995. Programme (2 copies), flier (2 copies) and pamphlet Downstage Theatre proudly presents Anne Forbes in "Jackie and the beanstalk". Downstage Theatre, 4-9 September [1995]. Flier (2 copies) Michael Parmenter. "A long undressing; a solo performance". Michael Parmenter, directed by Cathy Downes; new music by David Downes. 11-21 October [1995]. Postcard (2 copies), and flyer Downstage. The "Next generation" season ("Skin tight", "One shot", "Sadness", "Blue sky boys"), from 21 February 1995. Pamphlet "One shot". A Snarling Beasties production. Written directed and performed by Mark Kilmurry. Downstage, 6-11 March [1995]. Programme (2 copies) Downstage presents "Sadness", by William Yang. A monologue with slides. Downstage, 14-18 March [1995]. Programme (2 copies) and postcard (2 copies) Downstage proudly presents "She stoops to conquer", by Oliver Goldsmith. Director Colin McColl; designer Tony Rabbit. 28 July - 26 August [1995]. Programme (2 copies) and flier (2 copies) Downstage presents "Skin tight", a play by Gary Henderson; original music Chris Ward. 21 Feb - 11 March [1995]. Flier only Takenoko Puppet Troupe direct from Okayama, Japan. "Storylines". 11-15 July [1995]. Programme and flier "Takitoru; weaving traditions in music and dance". Devised and directed by Keri Kaa, Jan Bolwell, Sunny Amey. Lower Hutt Little Theatre, 24-31 May; Downstage 8-17 June [1995]. Programme (2 copies) and flier (2 copies) "Takitoru; weaving traditions in music and dance". Programme, with "Return season 25-29 October" sticker on front cover "Touch and go", by Miranda Harcourt and William Brandt, starring Miranda Harcourt & Todd Rippon. Directed by Stephen Bain. Downstage 30 June - 8 July 1995. Flier (2 copies) "The turning world" season ("Touch and go", "Falling from grace", "Witch mother", "Puppet troupe Takenoko", "She stoops to conquer", "The fairy queen", "Rigoletto; a perversion"). From 23 June 1995. Booklet (2 copies) Witch Mother in association with Downstage Theatre presents "Witch mother", a wicked new musical for children, written by Michele Amas and Anne Chamberlain. Producer Anne Chamberlain; musical arrangements Michael Williams. Downstage Theatre, from 1 July 1995. Programme (2 copies) The "Wrapping up" season, from 26 September 1995 (When the cat's been spayed; The Flannelettes come again; A long undressing; Fold). Pamphlet Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Booklets sizes varying below 250 mm. Provenance: Some programmes donated by Downstage Theatre.

Date: 1994

Reference: Eph-B-DOWNSTAGE-1994

Description: "Dancing at Lughnasa" by Brian Friel. Directed by George Webby. 11 June 1994. Programme (2 copies). "I can sing tall!" featuring Ellie Smith. 8-23 December 1994. Flyer (2 copies). "Lovelock's dream run" by Daid Geary. Directed by William Walker. 11 March 1994. Programme (2 copies). On copy has a ticket for the play and a letter from the ticketing co-ordinator regarding cancelling of performance dates. "Oleanna" by David Mamet. Directed by William Walker. 22 April 1994. Programme (2 copies). "Olde time music hall". 21 August 1994. Programme. "The Miss Muffet Show". 9-21 May 1994. Flyer/colouring competition (2 copies). "Miss Muffet returns" with Tim Denton and Anne Forbes. 29 August-3 September 1994. Flyer (2 copies). "Miss Muffet returns" with Tim Denton and Anne Forbes. 29 August-3 September. A4 flyer. "Sadness: a monologue with slides". Written and performed by William Yang. 23-26 March 1994. Flyer. "Scenes from an execution" by Howard Barker. Directed by William Walker. 10 September 1994. Flyer. "Uncle Vanya" by Anton Chekhov. Directed by William Walker. 23 July 1994. Programme (2 copies). "Uncle Vanya" by Anton Chekhov. Directed by William Walker. 32 July 1994. Flyer. See history by John Smyth, Downstage Upfront, for listing of productions and dates. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Pamphlets and fliers, sizes varying below 330 mm. Provenance: Acquired from various sources, including donations from Downstage Theatre and Roger Swanson. Transfers: Photographic Archive received the collection as a whole and material is to be transferred to other sections - Transfer information - To Oral History : 4 cassette tapes; to Manuscripts and Archives : papers; to Ephemera Collection : posters, flyers, programmes; to Drawings, Paintings and Prints : plans and sketches..

Date: 1990

Reference: Eph-A-VARIETY-1990

Description: Includes: New Zealand International Festival of the Arts presents Airjazz. University Memorial Theatre, 5-10 March 1990. Programme with inset loose sheet (2 copies), and 1 ticket New Zealand International Festival of the Arts presents Max Bygraves, featuring Max Bygraves with Peter Warham, Walter Thompson, Yolande Gibson, Terry Crayford Quartet. Michael Fowler Centre, 13 March 1990. Programme (2 copies) Circus Oz. NZ International Festival of the Arts. Festival Big Top, Hutt recreation Ground, 6-16 March 1990. Programme, and wallet of five tickets "Daughter of Hen's Teeth". Produced by Kate JasonSmith, designed by Debra Bustin, choreographed by Jamie Bull. New Zaland International Festival of the Arts. Illott Concert Chamber of the Wellington Town Hall, 17-23 March 1990. Programme (2 copies) New Zealand International Festival of the Arts presents L'Ecran Humain in "Univers - Destination without limbs", 13-17 March 1990. Programme (2 copies) The New Zealand Puppet Theatre presents "Out of hand", a performance for objects, performed by Anne Forbes; directed by Nick Blake. Lopdell House, 2-3 June; Maidment Little Theatre, 7-11 June [1990?]. Programme The Coasters present "Palace of variety; music hall '90". Southwards Theatre Paraparaumu, Sept/Oct 1990. Programme New Zealand International Festival of the Arts presents the Fay Richwhite jazz and cabaret season with Gary McCormick and Hamond [Hammond] Gamble. Plaza Internatal Ballroom, 11 March [1990]. Programme Aotea Centre in association with Marguerite Pepper Productions presents MTP's "Thunderbirds F.A.B.". Aotea Centre, 23-26 May [1990]. Flyer only United Theatre Sports. Kiwi comedy combat at Labour Weekend. National final, 21-22 October [1990?]. Flyer only New Zealand International Festival of the Arts presents Velo Theatre in "Enveloppes et deballages". National Library Auditorium, 8-13 March 1990. Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Programme and flyers, sizes varying up to 288 x 157 mm. Provenance: Donated from various sources include J Taylor (1995) and Dame Miria Simpson.

Date: 10 Feb 1984

From: New Zealand Puppet Theatre Oral History

By: Chalmers, Joan, 1917-2008; Thompson, Barbara, 1915-1996; Forbes, Anne, active 1996

Reference: OHInt-0725/3

Description: The daughters and son-in-law of Arnold Goodwin talk about the Goodwin Marionette Theatre, from its beginnings in the 1930s. Topics discussed include: creating puppets and writing scripts, marionettes and glove puppets, first performance of the Tempest in 1939, shows for schools, work for advertising companies, being contracted by the Army Education Service (AES) to perform shows for adult audiences Interviewer(s) - Anne Forbes Interviewer(s) - Richard Buckley Quantity: 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s) partial transcript. 1 interview(s). 1.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-5144.

Date: [1995-1996]

From: New Zealand International Arts Festival : Records

Reference: 2000-106-22/4

Description: Administrative file covering timetables, report research, staff for youth and regional events, TranzRail, budgets, regional correspondence, Kapiti region, Porirua region, Lower Hutt region, Upper Hutt region, correspondence to schools, Saxcess, Whitireia Performing Arts company, Class Act Opera, Richard Bradshaw Shadow Theatre, the Miss Muffet Show, Hone Tuwhare and Cilla McQueen, Samantha Scott directing workshop, Metaphor, technial workshops, NIE, ArtsWalk and proposals for shows Quantity: 1 folder(s) (bound file).