Buist, Grant, 1973-

Date: 2001-2012

By: Buist, Grant, 1973-; Capital times (Newspaper)

Reference: DC-Group-0041

Description: Cartoons by Grant Buist who writes Jitterati (a satire on latte sipping cafe values; as well as contemporary political and social developments) for the weekly Wellington City newspaper The Capital Times. Includes several main characters including Jaimee Buchanan (a redhaired librarian), Debbie (a blonde PA) and Tony (a Maori actor). Occasionally the cartoon strip is visited by other Buist cartoon characters including Fitz (a pink psycho-bunny) and Brunswick (a yellow rodent). Part of the NZ Cartoon Archive Grant Buist (born 1973 in Wellington), is a New Zealand cartoonist and animator who produced the cult comic strip Brunswick from 1993 to 2003, and Jitterati from 2001. Jitterati was first published in Wellington's City Voice newspaper, which folded suddenly in 2001. From there, Jitterati was picked up by the Capital Times, until the Capital Times closed down in April 2013, after 540 episodes of the cartoon strip. In June 2013, the Wellington magazine, FishHead began publishing Jitterati comics. Quantity: 491 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2007

From: BATS Theatre :[Posters for productions at BATS Theatre. 1985- ].

By: BATS Theatre

Reference: Eph-D-BATS-2007

Description: Includes posters for: 2007 NZ International Comedy Festival. Wellington 7-26 May 2007 (2 copies0 Arts Wellington. The Big Look-See. artswellington.org.nz. 9-10 June [2007] (2 copies) Theatre Militia presents, from the author of "Angels in America", Tony Kushner's "A bright room called Day". Directed by Rachel Lenart. BATS Theatre 26 April - 5 May [2007] (2 copies0 The Wheelbarrow Group presents "Corner 4 am & Cuba", produced and directed by Ronald Trifero Nelson. Bats Theatre 12-21 April 2007.l [Re the death of 14-year-old Jeff Whittington, 8 May 1999] The Collective presents "Falling petals", written by Ben Ellis; directed by Jean Betts. "Donnie Darko meets Lord of the Flies". BATS Theatre, 5-21 July [2007] (2 copies) Jeremy Elwood in "Passport control". 2007 NZ International Comedy Festival. Wellington BATS Theatre 9-12 May; Auckland Classic Studio, 14-19 May [2007] (2 copies) Stroke29 presents "50 minutes with Ivanja Dabrowska!". Russian dominatrix with a soft touch. Starring Ciara Mulholland with James Coyle and Tony Wyeth. International Comedy Festival, 12-13 October [2007] (2 copies) "His mother's son", by Leilani Unasa; directed by Katrina Chandra. Debuting at BATS Theatre, 24 January - 3 February 2007 (2 copies) "The Kreutzer", directed by Sara Brodie. 14-24 November [2007] Picket Fence Productions presents "Landlies". 29 May - 2 June 2007. Theatrewhack presents "Lost girls", written by Patrick graham; directed by Thomas Sainsbury; starry Eve Gordon, Kirsty Hamilton, Elizabeth Tierney. BATS Theatre, 24 Feb - 1 March [2007] (2 copies) Learn to rock with Mrs Peacock. "Mrs Peacock's Rock 101"; a crash course in the art of rocking. 2007 NZ International Comedy Festival. Wellington BATS Theatre 16-19 May; Auckland Classic Studio, 22-26 May [2007] "Murder by chocolate", from the creators of "Biscuit & coffee". Phil Ormsby, Alex Ellis, directed by Caitlin Dullard. Bats Theatre, 26 January - 3 February [2007] (2 copies) "Part of me", written by Kelly Kilgour and directed by Danny Mulheron, with Tania Nolan, Steve Tamarapa, Holly Shanahan and Phil Vaughan. 26 July - 11 August [2007] (2 copies) Upskill Productions in association with Greg Wikstrom presents the 25th anniversary production of the Charlotte Larsen Valley Printing season of "Revenge of the Amazons", by Jean Betts and William Shakespeare. Directed by Rachel More and Jacqueline Coats. BATS Theatre, 30 November - 15 December [2007] Wing Productions presents a physical comedy, "Scratch 'n' fly", by Meret Weiss & Kim Oetliker. Fringe [Festival]. BATS Theatre 12-16 February 2007 (2 copies) Taki Rua Productions presents Te Wai Hohonu season of "Strange resting places"; stories inspired by the Maori Battalion in Italy, by Rob Mokaraka & Paolo Rotondo. Directed by Leo Gene Peters, featuring Rob Mokaraka, Paolo Rotondo & Maaka Pohatu. BATS Theatre, 3-21 July 2007. The Magniloquents present "Tap That"; not your nana's tap dancing. 12-15 Sept [2007] (2 copies) Young and Hungry 2007 festival of new works. "The life death and afterlife of Felix Unfortunate", by Zoe Deverick, directed by L'Hibou Hornung; "Fitz Bunny: lust for glory", by Grant Buist, directed by James Hadley, musical direction by Jamie Burgess; "The henchman", by Dean Hewison, directed by Rachel More, fight choreography by Allan Henry. 15-30 June 2007. See other posters for the same year at C and E sizes. Quantity: 19 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on posters. Physical Description: Photolithographs on posters sizes varying around 600 x 400 mm. Provenance: Donated by Bats Theatre in 2008, 2010 and 2017; some posters donated by Wadestown Public Library in 2007; one by Dance Aotearoa New Zealand in 2013.

Date: Jun 2007

From: Bats Theatre (Wellington): Records

Reference: MS-Papers-10089-040

Description: Musical written for Young and Hungry Festival by Grant Buist and directed by James Hadley Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 2005

From: Buist, Grant, 1973- : [Jitterati digital cartoons published in The Capital Times newspaper]

Reference: DCDL-0008277

Description: "Jitterati" cartoon strip. Shows Tony again asking Jaimee and Debbie whether or not there is a government yet. Jaimee answers 'yes', while Debbie says 'no'. Jaimee confirms that is actually 'yes and no' which just frustrates Tony. He says he is gone off representative democracy. Someone out of frame interjects and says that "FRUSTRATING is when you wait 12 years for the Dom Post to plug you, only for them to get your website wrong!". Tony asks who the schmuck is. Jaimee tells him to be quiet and humour him. Refers to the ongoing coalition government formation following the 2005 election. Also refers to Buist being upset with the Dominion Post newspaper. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

From: Buist, Grant, 1973- : [Jitterati digital cartoons published in The Capital Times newspaper]

Reference: DCDL-0008304

Description: "Jitterati" cartoon strip. Shows Grant Buist talking about how Jitterati won the 'best web-comic in NZ comics' at the NZ Comics Festival 'Eric' Awards, he sold lots of copies of his new book at Armageddon and was very sleep deprived. Also how the hot Orcon girls asks if they could be photographed with him because one of them was a 'Brunswick' fan. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

From: Buist, Grant, 1973- : [Jitterati digital cartoons published in The Capital Times newspaper]

Reference: DCDL-0008248

Description: "Jitterati" cartoon strip. Shows a caricature of Grant Buist the creator of the Jitterati. He is looking after an exhibition at the Mezzo Gallery at the Central Library. People have told him it will be great as he will meet people and have loads of material for the comic strip. He waits and then tells viewers not to just stand there and come entertain him. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).