Copeland, David, active 1980-1990s

Date: 1986

From: Circa Theatre :[Posters. 1976 onwards].

Reference: Eph-C-CIRCA-1986

Description: Includes posters for: "Bert and Maisy", by Robert Lord, directed by Susan Wilson, with Grant Tilly, Alice Fraser, Jane Waddell, Timothy Bartlett, Jon Brazier. Open 19 June 1986 (2 copies) Circa presents at 7 Harris Street "The Hansard show", an entertainment devised by Roger Hall and directed by John Banas. Playing from Nov 21st [1986] One week only! "Harold & the witch". From Sat 23rd August [1986] (2 copies) "The little red song-book". Sarah Davison, Rod Dunbar. Circa 9pm, Feb 19-25 [1986] Circa Theatre presents "Master class". Starring Ray Henwood, David McKenzie, Tim Bridgewater, John Callen. Director Ross Jolly. Opens Sept 6 [1986] (2 copies) Circa 10th anniversary. "Mates", by Joe Musaphia [with] Ray Henwood, Glenis Levestan [Levestam], Nicola Manthel, Jeff Boyd. From May 15 [1986] (Poster designed by K R Tait) (2 copies) Working Title premieres an exciting new N.Z. play at Circa Theatre. Kerry Jimson's powerful provocative "Motive". Jan 28th - Feb 16th [1986] (2 copies) A play for kids. "Odd bods", at Circa Theatre. Happy birthday - Circa is 10. 15-24 May [1986]. (2 copies) Harold Pinter "Old times", directed by Ray Henwood, with Donna Akersten, Anne Budd, Peter Vere-Jones. From July 31 [1986] (2 copies) "Stevie", a play about the poet Stevie Smith. [With] Alice Fraser, Davina Whitehouse, David Copeland. Opens April 10th [1986] (2 copies) Quantity: 9 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs and screen prints, approximately A3 size. Provenance: Some donated by Circa Theatre.

Date: 1936 - 1999

By: Whitehouse, Jocelyn A, active 1950-2000

Reference: Eph-B-DRAMA-VUDC-1900s

Description: Includes productions of the Victoria University College Drama Club and the VUWSA Drama Club. Includes: 1936: "Hay fever", by Noel Coward. Directed by Mr Ashley-Jones. College Gymnasium, 12-13 March 1936. Typescript flier / programme (2 copies) ca 1939: "Stage door", by Edna Ferber. Produced by Marie McWilliams. Typescript flier / programme One act play evening: "E and O.E.; a farce in one act", by E Crawshaw Williams, produced by Guy C Bliss; "An evening at the Rodways'; a low comedy in one spasm:, written and produced by Ronald L Meek' "The royal inn", by Ronald Elwy Mitchell, produced by J D Freeman". [ca 1939]. Programme. Three one-act plays: "Flickering light", by Ethel Madeley, produced by H M Williamson; "Where's that bomb?" by Roger Gullan and Buckley Roberts, produced by A B Gordon; "Danger", by Richard Hughes, produced by Miss June Cummins. [ca 1939]. Typescript programme / flier. 1940: "Harvest in the north", by James Lansdale Hodson, produced by A Donald Priestley. 14-16 March 1940. Typescript programme / flier. ca 1947?: V U C Drama Club presents "Mr Bolfry", by James Brodie [i.e. Bridie]. Produced by Pix Hurrell. Programme / flier 1950: "Coriolanus", by William Shakespeare, produced by Patricia Evison. Town Hall Concert Chamber, 21-25 March 1950. Programme (2 copies) 1951: "The typewriter", by Jean Cocteau. University Little Theatre, 26-28 April 1951. Flier announcement. Three one-act plays: "The corridors of the soul", by Evreinov [?], produced by Klaus Neuberg; "The dark lady of the sonnets", by George Bernard Shaw, produced by Elizabeth Oliver; "Lord Byron's love letter", by Tennessee Williams, produced by Robin King. Typescript flier / programme. 1952: "The rivals", by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Produced by Ralph Hogg. Town Hall Concert Chamber, 18-22 March 1952. Programme (2 copies) 1953: "The circle", by Somerset Maugham. produced by Harold Baigent. Scenery constructed in the CAS workshop and painted by John Holmwood. North Island tour 1953. A Community Arts Service. Programme 1957: "I am a camera", by John van Druten. Produced by Ann Flannery. 7 August 1957. Typescript flier / programme (2 copies one with date in ink) 1960s: "The last half-crown; V.U.W. Drama Club's Christmas revue. Producer Roger Hall [1960s - ca 1967?]. Programme (2 copies) 1963: 1963 Inter University Drama Festival. Allen Hall, 19- and 21 August [1963]. Judge Patric Carey (Canterbury University "The respectable prostitute; Auckland University "The public eye"; Massey University "Electra"; Contemporary Arts Society "The sandbox"; Victoria University "Crawling Arnold"; Lincoln College "The eccentric"; Otago University "The rattle"). Programme (photocopy only) "Lysistrata", by Aristophanes, traslated by Dudley Fitts. produced by Owen Leeming. Victoria University Memorial Theatre, 22 June - 3 July 1963. Programme (2 copies) 1967: "Twelfth night", by William Shakespeare, produced by William Austin. 14-21 April 1967. Programme. 1972: Shakespeare is alive and well and living in "The winter's tale", by William Shakespeare. Produced by Anthony Taylor. May/June 1972. Programme (2 copies) ca 1977-1979: "Doctor Faustus", by Christopher Marlowe, directed by Jeremy Jay; and "Everyman", directed by Judith Dale. [ca 1977-1979?]. Typescript programme 1979: "The marriage of Figaro", by Beaumarchais, directed by Adrian Kiernander. Victoria University of Wellington Drama Studies. Drama House, 7-14 Juiy [1979] Flier only. 1983: One act plays: "The stationary 6th form poetry trip", by Rachel McAlpine; "The pen of my aunt", by Gordon Daviot; "The end of the picnic", by David Compton; "The man who turned into a dog", by Dragun. Also "The ruffian on the stairs", by Joe Orton; "The man who turned into a dog", by Dragun. 16-18 August [1983] (2 different fliers) 1984: "Setting the table", by Renee. Drama House, 93 Kelburn Parade, 11-16 September [1984]. Flyer 1985: "Twelfth night, or what you will", by William Shakespeare. Director David Copeland. With new and beautiful scenery and effects by Mr Richard Till. Majestic Theatre, 6-16 February 1985. Flier only (2 copies) 1986: Victoria University Drama Studies production directed by John Downie. "Everyman", a contemporary version of the medieval play. Drama Studio, 93 Kelburn Parade, 30 April - 3 May [1986] "Whose life is it anyway?", by Brian Clark. VUW Union Hall, 6-13 September [1986]. Flyer only 1987: VUW Drama Studies presents "Promptings of the Devil"; scenes of temptation from Elizabethan drama [Marlowe, Webster, Shakespeare, Middleton]. Drama House Studio, 30 September - 3 October [1987]. Flyer 1988: Much ado about nothing; Summer Shakespeare Trust 1989. Auditions. 2-day audition/workshop for 1989 Victoria University Summer Shakespeare. Dance Room, University Recreation Centre, 8-9 October [1988]. Flyer 1990s?: Cocktail: wine, beer, vodka and ... blood. VUW Drama Department's composition class present the premiere of four original plays: "In", "Terrace", "Loaf" and "The red death". Studio 77, 77 Fairlie Tce, Wednesday 11th- Friday 13th [1990s?]. Green flyer only 1991: Victoria University Drama Club & Summer City present "A midsummer night's dream", by William Shakespeare, with original music composed by Ivan Patterson. Director David O'Donnell; asst director Jeremy Scrivener. [1991]. Programme 1992: Summer Shakespeare. "Richard III". Directed by David O'Donnell. The Dell, 1992. Programme (2 copies) 1995: "Macbeth", by William Shakespeare (Summer Shakepeare). Directed by Gabrielle Bishop. [February 1995]. Programme and two tickets (inside) 1996: Summer Shakespeare "As you like it" in Civic Square, Summer 1996. Programme VUWSA Drama Club. "A fish with 2 tales"; two plays: "To be a fish you must get wet", by Eliot Pryor and Virginia Fenton; "Eyepie", by Virginia Fenton. Directors Melinda Collie and Judy Dale. Bats Theatre, 3-9 March [1996]. Programme "Tall stories and short yarns"; 75th anniversary production. Circa Studio 5-14 September; Dionysus Ball, Boatshed 6 September; Archives alive - launching of Drama Club archives 14 September [1996]. Flier 1997: VUW Theatre and Film Department presents Bertolt Brecht's "The resistable rise of Arturo Ui", directed by Vanessa Byrnes. Studio 77, 16-19 April 1997. Programme. Quantity: 31 theatre programmes and fliers.. Physical Description: Offset print or typescript on programmes, sizes below 320 mm.

Date: 1985

From: Circa Theatre :[Posters. 1976 onwards].

Reference: Eph-C-CIRCA-1985

Description: Includes posters for: "Benefactors". Ray Henwood, Helen Moulder, Katy Platt & Peter Vere-Jones in Michael Frayn's award-winning new play, directed by Susan Wilson. Opens 21 March [1985] (2 copies) Mervyn Thompson's "Coaltown blues" [shows a photograph of Mervyn Thompson]. Circa, 14 Feb - 9 March [1985] (2 copies) "Country cops", by Robert Lord. Directed by Jane Waddell with Bruce Phillips, John Smythe, David Copeland, Augusta McDonald & Marshall Napier. Opens Dec 7th [1985] (2 copies) Circa Theatre presents "Ghosts", by Henrik Ibsen, directed by Alyson Baker. Open 18 Oct [1985] (2 copies) "Kaz: a working girl", by Leah Poulter. A one-woman show toured by Fortune Theatre Company. Circa Theatre, 4-18 January [1985] "Pack of lies"; a play by Hugh Whitemore, directed by Alyson Baker. Opens June 13th [1985] (2 copies) "Passing by", by Martin Sherman, directed by Maurice Halder. Circa Theatre 12 September - 5 October [1985] (2 copies) Junkit presents "The plastic bag princess", with the support of Trigon Plastics. December 16-21 [1985] New Zealand Drama School. "The sea" by Edward Bond. Directed by George Webby. Circa Theatre 21-30 Nov [1985] Shocks & ripples. Cilla McQueen. Circa Theatre Sun 22, Mon 23 Sept [1985]. (2 copies, one red and one blue) "Stretch marks", by Sarah Delahunty. Opens Sept 6 [1985]. Triangular poster (2 copies) Harvey Fiersteins' "Torch song trilogy". Circa Theatre, from July 25 [1985] (2 copies) Quantity: 13 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs and screen prints, approximately A3 size. Provenance: Some donated by Circa Theatre.

Date: 1984

From: Circa Theatre :[Posters. 1976 onwards].

Reference: Eph-C-CIRCA-1984

Description: Includes posters for: "Allegro Gestapo". 11-15, 19-22 January [1984]. (2 copies) "Conversations with a faint-hearted feminist", by Jill Tweedie and Heather Lindsay. Directed by Susan Wilson. From 4 May 1984. (2 copies) "Footrot Flats", book by Roger Hall; lyrics by A K Grant, music by Philip Norman; based on original characters created by Murray Ball. State Opera House, opening Sat April 21. [1984] (2 copies) Four women; poetry, music, prose. Elaine Jakobsson, Mona Williams, Val Murphy, Joy Cowley. Sunday May 27 [1984](2 copies) "I can give you a good time", by Gilly Fraser. Directed by David Copeland (with Katy Platt and Eddie Campbell). From 26 July 1984 (2 copies) "Insignificance", by Terry Johnson. Directed by Susan Wilson (with Ray Henwood, Donna Akersten). From 6 September 1984. (2 copies) Mime River; River is definitely a 5 star not to be missed act. Late night Christmas attraction. 6-8, 12-15, 19-22 December. Presented by Brian Sweeney [1984] Poetry and music. Elaine Jakobsson, Rosalie Webster, Mona Williams. Circa Theatre, Sunday December 16 [1984] "The real thing", by Tom Stoppard. Directed by Christopher Hampson. With Susan Wilson and Grant Tilly. From 7 June [1984]. "The soldier's tale", by Igor Stravinsky. Produced by Carol Dee. (Cast Helen Moulder, Jeff Boyd, Timothy Bartlett, Susanne Adair). 13-17 June [1984]. "Till the boys come home", by Ken Hudson. Starts November 30 [1984]. (2 copies) "Tomfoolery", by Tom Lehrer. Return season, with Jim Moriarty, Michael Williams, Katy Platt, Ann Pacey, Christina Asher. Circa, from 21 February [1984] (2 copies) "Top girls"; women and power. [From 18 October 1984]. (2 copies) "YVTIAMF!" Yes Virginia, there is a Michael Fowler! The late night review at Circa from Dec 1st [1984] Bumper sticker. Quantity: 14 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Screenprint and offset print, sizes varying up to 500 mm.