Places

Date: 1957 - 1964

Reference: Eph-A-DRAMA-SCP

Description: Includes: 1957: "Charley's Aunt". Directed by Patric Carey. [1957] (2 copies) 1958: "Private lives", by Noel Coward. Produced by Patric Carey. Stage manager William Menlove. Second tour 12 February - 1 April 1958 (2 copies) 1959: "The cat and the canary", by John Williard. Directed by Grahame Clifford. With Sybil Westland, Desmond Lock, William Menlove. Summer tour 1959-1960. Programme. "Salad days", by Dorothy Reynolds and Julian Slade. Produced by Grahame Clifford. With Sybil Westland, Bernard Esquilant, William Menlove, Desmond Lock, Robin Stevens. Winter tour 1959. Programme (2 copies) "While the sun shines", by Terence Rattigan. Directed by Grahame Clifford. With Jon (Jonathan) Elsom, Mary Goodwin, Joy Rowlatt. Summer tour 24 Janaury to 24 March 1959. Programme. 1960: "Blithe spirit", by Noel Coward. Produced by Grahame Clifford. Eighth major tour, 3 March - 5 May 1960. Programme. "Free as air". Grand Opera House Wellington [1960?]. Directed by Grahame Clifford. Choreography by Barbara Bonnar. (2 copies) "Free as air". Directed by Grahame Clifford, choreography by Barbara Bonnar. Second full NZ tour. [1960?] (2 copies) "Free as air". Directed by Grahame Clifford, choreography by Barbara Bonnar.Theatre Royal Christchurch. 2nd full New Zealand tour [1060?] Programme 1961: "Watch it, sailor!", by Philip King and Falkland Cary. Produced by John Kim. 1961. Programme. 1962: "Johnny Belinda", by Elmer Harris. With Peggy Turvey, William Menlove, Bill Hargreaves. Directed by Frank Newman. [Dunedin, 1962]. Programme (2 copies) "Beauty and the beast", by Nicholas Stuart Gray. Produced by Bernard L Esquilant. 1962. Programme A season with Bruce Mason. "The end of the golden weather, 14-19 March; "Lat night extra", 25-27 March; "The pohutukawa tree" by Bruce Mason, directed by the author. Playhouse, 30 March - 10 April 1963. Programme 1964: "The living room", by Graham Greene. Produced by Bernard L Esquilant. The Playhouse, 11 June 1964; Civic Theatre Invercargill, 20 June 1964. Quantity: 10 theatre programmes. Physical Description: Letterpress on programmes, sizes below 250 mm.

Date: 1971 - 1975

Reference: Eph-A-COURT-1971/1975

Description: Includes programmes or fliers for: 1971: "The prime of Miss Jean Brodie", by Jay Presson Allen adapted from the novel by Muriel Spark. Directed by Yvette Bromley. Provincial Chambers, 21 April - 16 May [1971]. Programme. 1972: "Old times" by Harold Pinter. Directed by Mervyn Thompson. 12-28 October 1972. Programme. 1973: "Home", by David Storey. Directed by Anthony Taylor. 24 February - 17 March [1973]. Programme. "What the butler saw", by Joe Orton. Directed by Yvette Bromley. 1-17 February 1973. Programme. 1974: "Awatea", by Bruce Mason. Directed by Mervyn Thompson; designed by Tony Redhead. New Zealand play season [January 1974]. Programme "Canterbury tales", book by Martin Starkie & Nevill Coghill; music by Richard Hill & John Hawkins. Director & choreographer Dick Johnstone; musical director Tony Peek. James Hay Theatre, 20 July - 3 August 1974. Programme (2 copies) 1975: Mildred Woods in "Early Canterbury tales"/ 17-22 March 1975. Brochure with portrait photograph. "As you like it", by William Shakespeare. Directed by Roy Hope. 1975. Programme. The Court Theatre presents Jonathan Elsom in "Sweet Mr Shakespeare", devised by Jonathan Elsom, directed and with additional material by Ngaio Marsh. [1975?] Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s) 8 theatre programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Photolithographs on programmes and fliers, sizes around 210 mm. Provenance: Some programmes donated by Barbara Brownlie, Wellington, in 1993; one by Morva Croxson, Palmerston North, in 2015. Transfers: Collection received in Ephemera. Transfers on appraisal made to: Photo Archive (Phorographs of chamber music and other artists); Published (Music scores and NZBC school songbooks)..

Date: 1950 - 1959

Reference: Eph-A-RELIGION-P-1950s

Description: Includes: 1950s: Wanted - a man with his feet on the ground and a Bible in his hand. Issued by the Assembly's New Life Movement Committee of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. [Pamphlet inviting prospective candidates to the ministry] 1952: Knox Church news. Masterton, September 1952. 1953: St John's Presbyterian Church Wellington. Centennial celebrations, 8-15 November 1953. Programme (2 copies) 1953: St John's [Willis Street] Centennial banquet. Church Hall, 12 November 1953. Ticket 1953: St John's Church Willis Street Wellington, 1853-1953. Women's commemorative service. Church Hall, 11 November 1953. Programme / flier 1955: Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. Church of St Stephen Lower Hutt. Dedication service by the Presbytery of Wellington, 15 October 1955. Order of service (2 copies) Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. Dominion Summer Conference 1958-59. Opening service. Town Hall Lower Hutt, 27 December 1958. Programme Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. Committee on Christian Education. Order of service for Young People's Day, 12 October, 1958. Booklet with cover design by Jon Elsom 1958: Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. Summer Conference. What's on? Come and see. Circular letter signed by Geo Dallard. Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. Summer Conference. Lower Hutt 1958-59. Programme 1959: Kelburn Presbyterian Church Wellington. Jubilee celebrations, 1909-1959. 13-15 March 1959. Programme 1959: Musselburgh Presbyterian Church. Opening and dedication of the new church centre, 12 February 1959. Order of service Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Fliers and booklets, sizes varying up to 230 mm.

Date: 1976 - 2003 - 2010 - 1986 - 2006

Reference: Eph-C-COURT-1976/2010

Description: Includes posters for: 1976: "Private lives", by Noel Coward. Produced by Jan Prettejohns. Set construction by Ian Boswell, costumes Pamela Maling. Set design Jean Harris. Lighting Chris Mangin. [1976] 1979: Fun and games: "Last of the red hot lovers" by Neil Simon; directed by Bryan Aitken; "Travesties", by Tom Stoppard; directed by Elric Hooper; "The Club", by David Williamson; directed by John Curry of Auckland. 1979. "Three sisters", by Anton Chekhov; directed by Elric Hooper; "Big noise at Fort Issimo", by Bernard Goss and Charles Savage; directed by Paul Sonne; "Till the boys come home", by Ken Hudson; directed by Elric Hooper. 1979. 1980: "Blood of the lamb", by Bruce Mason. Directed by Elric Hooper. Cast Elizabeth Moody, Judie Douglass, Susan Curnow. At Circa Theatre Wellington. 7 - 18 October 1980. Poster (2 copies) Wedlock; a season of plays on the subject of marriage: "Middle age spread" by Roger Hall; "Ashes", by David Rudkin; "The country wife", by William Wycherley; "The dance of death", by Auguste Strindberg; "Mothers & fathers", by Joe Musaphia. 1979. Poster (2 copies) Winners & losers. "Bedroom farce", by Alan Aykbourn; directed by Bryan Aitken. 3 May - 7 June; "A night at the races", by Mervyn Thompson; directed by himself, 12 June - 5 July; "Death of a salesman", by Arthur Miller; directed by Elric Hooper. 12 July - 9 August; "The rivals", by Richard Brinsley Sheridan; directed by Elric Hooper. 16 August - 13 September. 1980. 1981: "Side by side by Sondheim; a musical entertainment", with Annie Whittle, Yvonne Martin, Batholomew John, Rawiri Paratene. 3-31 January [181]. "Hedda Gabler", by Henrik Ibsen. (Awakening women 3). 2 May [1981]. "Blood of the lamb", by Bruce Mason; directed by Elric Hooper. With Elizabeth Moody, Judie Douglass, Thomascita Edgerton. Phillip St Theatre (Sydney?). From 6 October 1981. Vive la France. "Ring round the moon", by Jean Anouilh. 14 November 1981; "Jacques Brel is alive and well and living in Paris", by Jacques Brel, opens 2 January 1982; "The Miser", by Moliere, opens 7 February 1982. 1982: "Duet for one", by Tom Kempinski. With Annie Whittle. Court Studio. 27 April [1982]. "Accidental death of an anarchist", by Dario Fo. 1-29 May [1982]. "Amadeus", by Peter Shaffer. With Jonathan Elsom and Martyn Duffy. 5 June [1982]. 1984: "84 Charing Cross Road", by Helene Hanff; directed by Jonathan Elsom. 5 May 1984. "The real thing", by Tom Stoppard. With Jonathan Elsom, Alison Quigan. 9 June - 17 July 1984. "'Night, Mother", by Marsha Norman. Court Studio, 16 June - 7 July [1984]. "Arms and the man", by George Bernard Shaw. 16 July - 11 August [1984]. "Can't pay, won't pay", by Dario Fo. 21 July - 11 August [1984]. "The threepenny opera", by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. [1984]. "True West", by Sam Shepard. 25 September - 13 October [1984]. "The Cherry Orchard", by Anton Chekhov. 29 September [1984]. "Bent", by Martin Sherman. 30 October [1984]. "Wednesday to come", by Renee. 3 November [1984]. 1985: "Hobson's choice", directed by Stuart Devenie, starring Richard Mayes, Elizabeth Moody and Alex Gilchrist. From 16 March [1985]. "Top Girls", by Carol Churchill. Court Studio, from 16 April [1985]. "King Lear", by William Shakespeare. From 20 April [1985]. "Steaming", by Nell Dunn. Theatre Royal, from 22 May [1985]. "Mr Cinders". Music by Vivian Ellis and Richard Myers. Book and lyrics by Clifford Grey and Greatrex Newman. Starring Elric Hooper. From 1 June [1985]. "Foreskin's lament", by Greg McGee. From 6 July [1985]. "Tramway Road", by Ronald Harwood. From 3 July [1985]. "Annie Wobbler", by Arnold Wesker. Directed by Elizabeth Moody. With Judie Douglass. Opens 7 August [1985]. "The servant of two masters", by Carlo Goldoni. Opens 10 August [1985]. "Tom and Viv", by Michael Hastings. From 17 September [1985]. "The foursome", by A E Whitehead. Opens 20 September [1985]. "Cloud nine", by Carol Churchill. From 19 October [1985]. 1986: "Wild cabbage". Directed by James Beaumont. Court II, 18 February [1986] 1993: "Larnach, castle of lies", by Michelanne Forster. Court Theatre from 16 October 1993 1997: Roger Hall's "Social climbers", from 15 March 1997 1999: "The god boy" by Ian Cross. From 24 July 1999 2000: "Kiwifruits 2; heaven sent", with Mark Hadlow. By Carl Nixon. From 14 October 2000 2001: Mark Hadlow in "The face maker", by Stuart Hoar [2001] 2002: "The big OE", by Alison Quigan & Ross Gumbley. Directed by Elizabeth Moody. With Ross Gumbley. from 16 March 2002. 2003: George Henare in "The Christian brothers", by Ron Blair. Directed by Peter Evans. George Henare in "The curative" , adapted by Tony McCaffrey from the novel by Charlotte Randall. Court Two, from 14 June 2003 "Middle age spread", by Roger Hall. Directed by Cathy Downes. From 15 March 2003 "Muldoon", written and performed by David McPhail. From June 2003 "Potiki's memory of stone", by Briar Grace-Smith. Directed by Cathy Downes. The Court Theatre on tour [2003]. With George Henare, Jim Moriarty and Jennifer Ludlam "Potiki's memory of stone", by Briar Grace-Smith. Directed by Cathy Downes. With George Henare, Jim Moriarty and Jennifer Ludlam. Court One, from 19 July 2003 2004: Patrick Duffy and Greg Ellis are "Geezers"; balls of steel. Court 2, from 21 Feb 2004. 2006: "Happy coupling", by Ross Gumbley. Directed by Ross Jolly. Court Theatre 35th anniversary tour. 2010: Two fish 'n' a scoop", by Carl Nixon. Directed by Gregory Cooper. The Forge at the Court, 2-18 December 2010. Programme / flier Quantity: 39 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on posters. Physical Description: Photolithographs on posters sizes varying below 500 mm. Provenance: Some material donated by Marlborough District Libraries in 2003. One flier donated by Kathy Palmer, National Library Christchurch, in 2011; some by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage in 2015.

Date: 1984

Reference: Eph-A-COURT-1984

Description: Includes programmes or fliers for: "Arms and the man", by George Bernard Shaw. Directed by Yvette Bromley. 17 July 1984. Programme "Bent", by Martin Sherman. Directed by Elric Hooper. Court Studio, 30 October 1984. Programme. "Can't pay, won't pay", by Dario Fo. Directed by Alison Quigan. Court Studio, 21 July 1984. Programme. "Charley's Aunt", by Brandon Thomas. Directed by Elric Hooper. Court Theatre, 8 December 1984. Programme (2 copies) "The cherry orchard", by Anton Chekhov. Directed by Elric Hooper. Court Theatre, 29 September 1984. Programme (2 copies) and pamphlet (Court cues, October-November 1984). The Court Theatre presents Circa. "Conversations with a fainthearted feminist", by Jill Tweedie & Heather Lindsay. Directed by Susan Wilson. Court Studio, 25 August - 8 September 1984. Programme "84 Charing Cross Rd", by Helene Hanff. Directed by Jonathan Elsom. Court Theatre, 5 May 1984. Programme (2 copies) "Footrot Flats", by Murray Ball, adapted by Roger Hall, A K Grant and Philip Norman. Directed by Elric Hooper. Court Theatre 1984. Programme. "A man for all seasons", by Robert Bolt. Directed by Murree Hutchinson. Court Theatre, 24 March 1984. Programme (2 copies) "'Night, Mother", by Marsha Norman. Directed by Elizabeth O'Connor. Court Studio, 16 June 1984. Programme (2 copies) "The perfectionist", by David Williamson, directed by Elizabeth O'Connor. Court Studio, 12 May 1984. Programme. "The real thing", by Tom Stoppard. Directed by Aileen O'Sullivan. Court Theatre, 9 June 1984. Programme (2 copies) "The threepenny opera", by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. Directed by Elric Hooper. Court Theatre, 18 August 1984. Programme "True west", by Sam Shepard. Directed by Elizabeth O'Connor. Court Theatre, 25 September 1984. Programme. "Wednesday to come", by Renee. Directed by Alex Gilchrist. Court Theatre, 3 November 1984. Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 15 theatre programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Photolithographs on programmes and fliers, sizes around 210 mm.