McCurdy, Stephen John, 1949-

Date: 1980

From: [Programmes and ephemera of octavo size for drama productions in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-DRAMA-1980

Description: Includes: "The altruist in spite of himself"; a fairy tale by Marie Bullock. Production The Crock's Club; producer Marie Bullock et al. [1980s?]. Programme Gentle Annie Roadshow. Frances Edmond in "Between night and morning", written by Lauris Edmond, directed by Phillip Mann. Music Stephen McCurdy; lighting Mike Knudsen. With the support of the Committee on Women [1980] Centrepoint Theatre. "Dusa Fish Stas & Vi, by Pam Gems. Directed by Ross Duncan. Centrepoint Theatre Palmerston North, 12 April - 3 May [1980]. Flier. "Exiles"; two for a theatre. John Cairney and Alannah O'Sullivan. New Zealand tour. Pamphlet [1980] Centrepoint Theatre. "Foreskin's lament", by Greg McGee. Directed by Jan Prettejohns. [March 1980]. Programme / flier. "An evening with Queen Victoria", devised and directed by Katrina Hendrey, music compiled by Richard Burnett, presented by Seven Muses. With Prunella Scales, Ian Partridge (tenor) and Richard Burnett (piano). Christchurch Town Hall and Auckland Aotea Centre. [1980]. Programme. Foxton Little Theatre. "Arsenic and old lace", by Joseph Kesselring. Directed by Daphne Hunt. December 1980. Programme. Heartache & Sorrow programme 1980. Heartache & Sorrow Theatre Company. "The case of Katherine Mansfield", compiled and performed by Cathy Downes. New Zealand tour, April - May 1980. Promotional pamphlet (2 copies). Heartache & Sorrow Theatre Company presents "Curse of the starving class", by Sam Shepard. Directed by Jean Betts. [1980]. Programme / flyer. Levin Little Theatre Society presents "I can give you a bed", by Rosalie Carey. Levin, 18-22 November 1980. Programme.New Independent Theatre. "Dark halo", by Sylvia Leigh. September 1980. Programme 59. Performers Theatre (Courtenay Place). "Collector". 8 November [1980]. Ticket only. Prospect Theatre Company (Wanganui). "A dolls house", by Henrik Ibsen. Directed by Lex Matheson. Fours Seasons Theatre, 8 July 1980. Programme (dated from review clipping, kept with item) Stewart Macpherson's Stetson Productions proudly present Patrick Mower and Suzanne Danielle in "Monkey walk", by John Murray, directed by Charles Ross. October-November 1980. Programme (2 copies). "Mothers and fathers", by Joseph Musaphia. Directed by Stephen Dee [and] "Prisoners of Mother England", by Roger Hall. Flier Auckland Youth Theatre's Signet Theatre presents "The prime of Miss Jean Brodie", by Jay Presson Allen, adapted from the novel by Muriel Spark. Directed by Mary Amoore; designed by Wayne Sellwood. [April? 1980]. Programme "Te Hara & Nga Puke", written by John Broughton. Produced by Jim Moriarty. "Te Hara" directed by Ann Keating; "Nga Puke" directed by Lisa Warrington. Casts: Tungia Baker, Tina Cook, Mere Boynton, Maggie Harper, Tobias Mills. [1980s]. Flier. Williams and Cooper Productions proudly present "Time & time again", by Alan Ayckbourn. Directed by Ken Blackburn. With James Bolam and Julie Dawn Cole, Lloyd Scott and Susan Wilson. [Wellington, July 1980]. Programme (2 copies) "Under Milk Wood", by Dylan Thomas. Directed by Ingrid Prossor. (With Tony Nightingale, Rex Nairn, Philip Brophy, Michael Whitley, Alan Skates, Bill Smith, Janice Fraser, Jennifer mair, Eric Kemeys, Kristin Gibson, Joan Moran, Caroline Hickman, Sharon Burt, Nan Sanders). [Wellington 1980s?]. Programme Quantity: 18 theatre programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Photolithographs on programmes and fliers, sizes below 250 mm.

Date: 1989

From: [Ephemera and posters relating to films, motion pictures, cinema. 1985-1989]

Reference: Eph-C-CINEMA-1989-01

Description: Poster promoting the screening of the film "Leave all fair" at Canners. Inset photograph shows the actress Jane Birkin seated on a railway platform. There are also inset portrait photographs of John Gielgud and Jane Birkin. Sales of the film at Cannes were to be managed by Jeannine Seawell; and enquiries could be made to Lindsay Shelton or John O'Shea of the New Zealand Film Commission. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on poster.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, on poster 418 x 294 mm.

Date: 1981

From: Circa Theatre: [Programmes and ephemera of octavo size]

Reference: Eph-A-CIRCA-1981

Description: Includes: "Buck privates", and "Scanlan", by Barry Oakley. Directed by Stephen McElrea. 19 February 1981. Programme (2 copies) "Bullshot Crummond", by Ron House, Diz White, John Neville-Andrews, Alan Shearman and Derek Cunnungham. Directed by John Banas. 20 November 1981. Programme (2 copies) Ray Henwood as "Dylan Thomas: Nogood Boyo. Directed by Susan Wilson. Circa Theatre 10 December 1980; Court Theatre Christchurch 8-11 1981; Mercury Theatre Auckland 20-25 July 1981; Nelson Festival 28-31 August 1981. Programme (2 copies) "Foreskin's lament", by Greg McGee. Directed by John Reid. 12 May 1981. Programme (2 copies) "Foreskin's lament", by Greg McGee. Directed by John Reid. State Opera House season, 10-25 July 1981. Programme (2 copies) "The gin game", by D L Coburn. Directed by Ross Jolly. 12 September 1981. Programme (2 copies) "St Mark's gospel", a solo performance of the authorised King James version, presented by Patrick Smyth. Directed by Antony Groser. Programme (2 copies) plus pink flier for performance at St Andrews on the Terrace, on Good Friday 1981. "Sore throats", by Howard Brenton. Directed by Colin McColl. 17 July 1981. Programme (2 copies) "SUS", by Barrie Keeffe. Directed by Euan Upston. [1981]. Programme (2 copies) "Vanities", by Jack Heifner. Directed by Susan Wilson. 2 April 1981. Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s) 11 programmes. Physical Description: Letterpress, various sizes. Provenance: One items donated from the collection of Rodney Murphy, Wellington, in 2014.

Date: 1981

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

Reference: Eph-C-DOWNSTAGE-1981

Description: Includes posters for: "Amadeus", by Peter Shaffer. Downstage Theatre, from August 28th [1981] (2 copies) "Big and little"; scenes by Botho Strauss. Downstage Theatre, from June 19 [1981] (2 copies) "The biograph girl"; a new musical at Downstage Theatre. By Warner Brown and David Heneker, from December 4th [1981] (2 copies) "Brecht songs"; Stephen McCurdy, Stephanie Arlidge. Downstage, Sunday June 28th at 8 pm [1981] Downstage Theatre announces its Autumn premier season ("Hay fever", "The suicide", "Fifty-fifty"). Booking form "Fifty-fifty", by Roger Hall. From May 8 [1981] (2 copies) "Fifty-fifty", by Roger Hall. Return season by popular demand, 6-28 November [1981] (2 copies) "Hay fever", by Noel Coward. Downstage Theatre, from 20 February [1981] (2 copies) "Hitting town", by Stephen Poliakoff. 29 May - 13 June, Fri-Sat night only [1981] (1 copy in colour; plus three different black and white versions) "The suicide", by Nikolai Erdman; translated by Peter Tegel. Downstage Theatre from April 3rd [1981] (Poster designed by P Hollis, showing a group of figures, one resembling Toulouse-Lautrec's Aristide Bruant)(2 copies) "The wind and the rain", a comedy by Merton Hodge. Downstage Theatre, from July 24 [1981] (2 copies) Quantity: 12 posters. Physical Description: Screenprints on posters, sizes varying around 400 x 550 mm.

Date: 1980

From: Circa Theatre: [Ephemera, programmes and fliers. 1975- ]

Reference: Eph-B-CIRCA-1980

Description: Includes: “Brimstone and treacle” by Dennis Potter. Directed by Grant Tilly; lighting by Ian McMinn. Cast includes: John Callen, Simon O’Connor, Sandra Reid, and Lorraine Banks. Circa Theatre, from 10 July 1980. Flyer (Newsletter) “Brecht songs” Stephanie Arlidge and Stephen McCurdy. Circa Theatre, 1980. Poster “A shotgun wedding” by Joseph Musaphia; directed by Joe Musaphia; designed by Barbara Collinson-Smith; costumes by Thora Poulopoulos. Cast includes: Alice Fraser, Ray Henwood, Adele Chapman, Michael Haigh, and Ken Blackburn. Circa Theatre, 5 October 1980. Poster “Songs for Lotte” ; songs by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill; performed and devised by Darien Takle. Directed by Raymond Hawthorne; musical director Paul Emsley. Circa Theatre, from 2 December 1980. Poster (2 copies), plus 1 of an alternative design crediting Timothy Webster as the director, and Steven Lodder as musical director. Town and country Players presents “You can’t be brave until you’ve been afraid”. Circa Theatre, from 29 November 1980. Poster Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints, photocopies, various sizes, up to 330 mm. Provenance: Donated from various sources.

Date: 1979

From: Circa Theatre: [Ephemera, programmes and fliers. 1975- ]

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-

Reference: Eph-B-CIRCA-1979

Description: Includes: “Bedfellows” by Barry Oakley; directed by Michael Haigh; set designed by Tolis Papazoglou. Featuring; Grant Tilly, Susan Wilson, and Chris Hampson. Circa Theatre, from 16 August 1979 (“if “Sexual Perversity” does not extend”). Flyer (Next Circa production) “Box office volunteers”, letter written by Carolyn Henwood; Circa Theatre secretary. Circa Theatre, 1979 Circa revue holds benefit for Kampuchea; “Decayed Decade”. Musical director; Stephen McCurdy. Circa Theatre, from 10 December 1979. Poster (one side), and news release dated 20 November 1979 on the other. "The every weather girl"; a political comedy by Simon Carr; directed by Ross Jolly. Open 17 November [1979]. Flier only (with illustration by cartoonist Tom Scott) “Hunting” written and produced by Joe Musaphia. Featuring; Alice Fraser, Michael Haigh, Adele Chapman, and Arthur Ranford. Circa Theatre, from 18 April 1979. Flyer (“Next season at Circa” dated 6 April 1979); and poster “The nobodies from nowhere” devised by Paul Minifie and Jean Betts along with a group of actors at Tauranga’s Gateway Theatre; directed by Arthur Ranford; lighting and sound by Paul Watson. Featuring; Ray Henwood, Sandra Reid, Andrew Duggan, Deirdre O’Connor, and Mary Regan. Circa Theatre, from 17 August 1979. Programme, and poster “The old country” by Alan Bennett; directed by Antony Groser. Circa Theatre, from 30 May 1979. Poster “Sexual Perversity in Chicago”, Circa Theatre, from 12 July 1979. Poster (2 copies) “Side by side by Sondheim” by Stephen Sondheim; directed by Fergus Dick; musical director Bruce Greenfield with pianist Phillipa Ward; choreographed by Trish Hodgson; with Bridgette Allen, Ann Pacey, Rawiri Paratene, and Ian Fraser. Circa Theatre, from 14 February 1979. Flyer “Side by side by Sondheim” by Stephen Sondheim; directed by Fergus Dick; musical director Bruce Greenfield with pianist Phillipa Ward; with Bridgette Allen, Ann Pacey, Rawiri Paratene, and Ray Henwood. Circa Theatre production in Lower Hutt, from 24 August 1979. Flyer Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints, sizes varying up to 330 mm

Date: 1980

Reference: Eph-A-VARIETY-1980

Description: Includes: Chameleon Circus [cabaret performance]. Group constists of Aileen Davidson, Tim Hyde, Garth Frost, May Lloyd, Elizabeth Tolley, Stephen McCurdy. Includes photographs of the performers. Performances at the Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, 12-13 April 1980. Flyer. The Company of Musical Players presents Music Hall 1980. Producer-Musical director, Bob Whyte. Musical co-ordinator and orchestra leader, Joyce Brown. Programme. (2 copies). The Dick Emery show [with] Dick Emery, Laurie Dee, Jodi Vaughan, Gray Bartlett & The Showband. Ace of Clubs. Souvenir brochure 1980 [to be unfolded as a poster] Foxton Little Theatre presents Music Hall. Director John Hornblow. 3-10 May 1980. Programme The Mask Project presents Mask-A-Reading. Performers consist of Victoria Boyack, Tim Denton, Gillian Clark, Rob Jayne, Matthew Fisher, Murray Edmond. 1980. Programme. Red Mole. NZ Students Arts Council presents NZ Tour, Feb-March'80. Performers include, Allan Brunton, Sally Rodwell, Deborah Hunt, Jan Preston, Martin Edmond, John Davies and Neil Hannan. Public shows - Wellington 9-10 February, State Opera House; Hamilton 15-16 February, Founders Theatre; Palmerston North 21-22 February, Opera House; Dunedin 29 February, Concert Chamber. Campus shows - Otago University 28 February; Lincoln College 1 March; Canterbury University 2 March; Victoria University 4 March; Massey University 5 March; Waikato Students Union 6 March; Auckland University 7-8 March. 1980. Flyer. (3 copies). I'll Never Dance Down Bugis St Again with Red Mole. Majestic Cabaret, Wellington. 8 June 1980. Ticket. (2 copies). Oliver's Cabaret, no.5 Lloyd Street, Wellington. Billy Washington's Drifters recreating the fabulous 50s and 60s as only they can, 18-20 September. Les Girls Hollywood Nites, 29-30 September [and] 5-8 October (also one performance at Upper Hutt Town Hall, 1 October). Miss World Glamour Spectacular starring Miss World 1979-80 (Miss Bermuda Gina Swainson); runner up Miss United Kingdom (Carolyn Seaward); Miss New Zealand 1980 (Miss Waikato Vicki-Lee Hemi); Wellington's own Tracy McIntyre. Lower Hutt Town Hall one night only. Diamond Lil's Travelling Road Show, at Olivers 13-17 October, and Lower Hutt Town Hall 20 October. Christmas Scandals, a Christmas Review at the Caltex Lounge. 1980. Flyer. Quantity: 7 programmes and flyers. 4 duplicates. Physical Description: Booklets and flyers, sizes varying up to 210 x 168 mm. Provenance: Some items donated by Noelene Wevell, Wellington, in 1998.

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: 1979 - 1980

Reference: Eph-B-DRAMA-HS

Description: Includes: The Heartache and Sorrow Company. "Crossfire" by Jennifer Compton. Directed by Jean Betts. New Zealand House [London]. Monday 13 August [1979] The Heartache and Sorrow Company. "Songs to Uncle Scrim", devised by Mervyn Thompson with original music by Stephen McCurdy. Director Jean Betts; musical director Michael Houstoun. Action Space, [1979?]. Programme / booklet of words "The case of Katherine Mansfield". [London, 1980?] Programme (2 copies) The Heartache and Sorrow Company. Feminist Cabaret. Action Space 3-19 May [1980?] Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints and photocopies on pamphlets, sizes varying up to 300 mm.

Date: 1980 - 1986

By: Salinger, Lesleigh, active 1999-2000s

Reference: Eph-B-MERCURY-1980/1986

Description: Includes: ca 1980?: "Bremen coffee", by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Directed by Simon Phillips. Original music by Stephen McCurdy. Promotional flier. 1980: "Godspell", conceived and originally directed by John-Michael Tebelak; music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Produced and directed by Robert Alderton. Mercury Theatre, 13 June 1980. Programme. 1981: 1981 premier season summer series; 4 great plays .. introduction by Jonathan Hardy (photo). "You're a good man Charlie Brown", "Moby Dick", "The importance of being earnest", "Stage struck". Advertising flier (2 copies) "Gershwin" (with George Henare, Margaret Barron and Alex Wiltshire); devised by Robert Alderton. "Father's Day" by Peter Bland, directed by Stephen Dee. Promotional flier. Mercury news, October 1981. Mummers Theatre. Mercury 2, 20-28 February [1981] "Hancock's half hour", by Heathcote Williams. Directed by Stephen Dee. [1981] Promotional flier. "Bodies", by James Saunders. Directed by Jonathan Hardy. 1981. Promotional flier. "Hosanna", by Michel Tremblay. Directed by Keith Foote. 1981. Promotional flier. "The immortalist", by Heathcote Williams. Directed by Simon Phillips. 1981. Promotional flier. "Barbarians", by Barrie Keefe. Directed by Simon Phillips. 1981. Promotional flier. "Potiphar's wife", by Margot Hilton. Directed by Stephen Dee. 1981. Promotional flier. 1982: "The silver screen blues", written and directed by Steve Agnew. Musical direction Penelope Dodd; choreography Richard Jeziorny and George Henare. Promotional flier. "Once a Catholic", by Mary O'Malley. Directed by Jonathan Hardy. Palmerston North season, 14-16 October [1982]. Promotional flier. "Jesus Christ superstar", by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Timothy Rice. Directed by Jonathan Hardy and Simon Phillips. Musical director Penelope Dodd. 1982. Programme 1983: "Chicago"; music by John Kander; lyrics by Fred Ebb (With Annie Whittle, Lee Grant, George Henare, Dorothy McKegg, Paul Sonne, Ken Blackburn, Michelle Leachman). Director Simon Phillips; musical director Penny Dodd; choroegrapher Cath Cardiff. Mercury Theatre 16 September 1983. Programme 1984: "Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?", by Edward Albee. Directed by Jonathan Hardy. 30 March - 19 April [1984]. Promotional flier. "Steaming", by Nell Dunn. Directed by Jan Prettejohns. 10 February 1984. Programme. 1985: Puccini's "Tosca" (With Wendy Dixon). Costume design by Mary Kerr. Mercury Theatre, 2 November 1985. Programme. 1986: "The tales of Hoffmann", directed by Raymond Hawthorne; musical director Brian Stacey. Mercury Theatre, 13 September 1986. Programme (2 copies) "Westside story", by Leonard Bernstein. Directed by Raymond Hawthorne. Mercury Theatre 1986. Programme "The Winslow boy", by Terence Rattigan. Directed by Jan Prettejohns. Mercury Theatre, 1986. Programme Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s) of programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Letterpress items, varying sizes up to quarto.

Date: December 1977, February-March 1978

From: Downstage Theatre (Wellington): Photographs of productions

By: McCurdy, Stephen John, 1949-

Reference: PAColl-7704-04

Description: Photographs of the Downstage Theatre productions of 'Palace of Varieties - East Lynne' (December 1977) and 'Crossing Niagara' (February to March 1978), including 7 colour postcards with images of Niagara Falls. Quantity: 74 b&w original photographic print(s). 3 b&w original photographic print(s) contact sheets with 19 images. 7 postcards.

Date: 1980

From: Circa Theatre: [Programmes and ephemera of octavo size]

Reference: Eph-A-CIRCA-1980

Description: Includes one pamphlet "What is Circa Theatre?" (2 copies) Circa Theatre newsletter November/December 1980. Includes programmes for performances at Circa Theatre, 7 Harris Street: "Who killed the resident Commissioner?; a tale of the South Seas" by J Edward Brown. Directed by Mike Huege de Serville; designed by Grant Tilly. 19 March 1980. "Silly buggers", by David Hughes. Directed by Ken Blackburn; designed by Barbara Collinson-Smith. 24 April 1980. (2 copies) "Knock knock", by Jules Feiffer. Directed by Ross Jolly; designed by Grant Tilly. 4 May 1977. "Playing the game", by Jeffrey Thomas. Directed by Ray Henwood. 7 June 1980 (2 copies) "Brimstone & treacle", by Dennis Potter. Directed and designed by Grant Tilly; lighting by Ian McMinn. 17 July 1980. Programme (2 copies) "Betrayal", by Harold Pinter, Directed by Ralph D McAllister; designed by Grant Tilly. 28 August 1980 (2 copies) "A shotgun wedding", by Joe Musaphia; directed by Joe Musaphia. 22 October 1980. Programme (2 copies) Frances Edmond in "Between night and morning", written by Lauris Edmond; directed by Phillip Mann. Music Stephen McCurdy; lighting Mike Knudsen. [November 1980]. (2 copies) "Songs for Lotte". Darien Takle sings Brecht and the music of Kurt Weill. [December 1980] (2 copies) Ray Henwood as Dylan Thomas: "Nogood Boyo", directed by Susan Wilson. 10 December 1980 (2 copies) Brecht songs. Stephanie Arlidge, Stephen McCurdy; Mike Knudsen - lighting. [1980]. Programme (2 copies) "Side by side by Sondheim". [Revival 1980]. Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 12 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) (programmes - 2 copies of some); 1 pamphlet. Physical Description: Letterpress, various sizes. Provenance: One programme donated by Mrs Maree Kibblewhite in 2003.

Date: 1967

Reference: Eph-A-MUSIC-UCSM-1967

Description: Includes lunchtime concert programmes for:: 9 March: Elisabeth Hellawell and Christopher Gray 16 March: Heather Taylor, William Hawkey, Roger Buckton 23 March: John Ritchie String Orchestra 30 March: Rolf Just Recorder Consort with Anita Ritchie soprano; Wallace Woodley, Ellen Doyle 12 April: Farquhar Wilkinson and Maurice Till 13 April: Guy Henderson, Maurits Monas, Vyvyan Yendoll, Farquhar Wilkinson 19 April: Elizabethan Quartet (Maurice Stead, Gladys Vincent, Thomas Kidson, Francis Bate) 26 April: Denis Smalley 8 June: New Zealand Wind Quintet and New Zealand Brass Ensemble 15 June: Brian Hansford and Maurice Till 22 June: University Choir and Orchestra with Sylvia Bradley, Richard Greager, Christopher Doig 6 July: Allan Chisholm, Suzanne Purnell, Jocelyn Staples, Diana Solomon, Guy Donaldson, Sylvia bradley, William R Hawkey 13 July: University of Canterbury Madrigal Singers, conductor Brian Barrett 14 July: University Orchestra, conductor John Cousins; leader Alex Blom. With Stephen McCurdy, cello and Dorothy Buchanan, piano; and Suzanne Purnell, piano. 20 July: Richard Giese, frank Gurr, Maurice Till 27 July: Music at the court of King James I - John Chisholm, Axel Blom, Elizabeth Rogers, Marjorie Sutton, Frances de Goldi, Allan Chisholm 3 August: Christchurch Harmonic Society Chorale, conductor William R Hawkey 3 and 4 August: "The coronation of Poppea" by Claudio Monteverdi. Musical director David Sell; producer Mervyn Glue (With Christopher Doig, John Harker, Jonathan Mane, Andrew Baines, Heather Verity, Sylvia Bradley, Brian Gallas, Jan ten Hove, Rosemary Turnbull, John Doig, Pauline Clark, Margaret Buchanan, Victor Ellena, Fern Scrivener). Ngaio Marsh Theatre, Ilam 10 August: John Ritchie String Orchestra, conductor John Ritchie, leader Louis Yffer 21 September: Frank Britton Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Flyers and pamphlets, sizes varying up to 240 mm.

Date: 1964 - 1966

Reference: Eph-A-MUSIC-UCSM-1964/1966

Description: Includes: 1964: Recital by Wanda Luzzato, with Maurice Till. University Hall, 7 August 1964. Programme 1966: Programmes for lunchtime concerts on the following dates: 10 March (John Ritchie String Orchestra), 24 March (University of Canterbury Madrigal Singers), 31 March (Anson Austin & Maurice Till), 7 April (Brian Hansford and Maurice Till), 28 April (Prague Quartet), 2 June (Bretislav Novotny, Karel Pribyl, Jaroslav Karlovsky, Zdenek Konicek), 9 June (Members of Prague Quartet with Maurice Till), 16 June (Patricia Free, Roger Buckton, Wallace Woodley), 23 June (Bretislav Novotny, Anson Austin, Maurice Till), 7 July (Prague Quartet), 14 July (Chorale of the Christchurch Harmonic Society), 21 July (Prague Quartet), 28 July (Ellen Armitage, Christopher Gray), 4 August (Rosamunde Connal and Maurice Till), 20 September (Ronald Woodcock and Colleen Rae), 22 September (Pupils of Mr Konicek and Mr Karlovsky: Julie White, Stephen McCurdy, Aart Brusse, Romola Griffiths, Mary-Grace Sussex, Allan Chisholm, Brian Sandle), 29 September (Prague Quartet) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Flyers and pamphlets, sizes varying up to 240 mm.

Date: 1980

From: [Music ephemera and programmes of quarto size. 1980]

By: Latty, Stephen, active 1980s

Reference: Eph-B-MUSIC-1980-01

Description: Shows a photograph of Stephen McCurdy and Stephanie Arlidge. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on flier.. Physical Description: Photocopy and felt tip on flier, 210 x 290 mm.

Date: 1978

Reference: Eph-B-DOWNSTAGE-1978

Description: Includes: "Candide", the best of all possible shows. Music by Leonard Bernstein; book adapted from Voltaire by Hugh Wheeler. Director Anthony Taylor; musical director Peter Marshall. Hannah Playhouse, 30 November 1978. Programme (2 copies) "Candide", the best of all possible shows. Packaging (2 copies) "Crossing Niagara", by Alonso Alegria, translated by Gwenda Pandolfi. (With Bill Stalker as Blondin; John Banas as Carlo). Direction Jan Prettejohns. 9 February 1978. Programme / flier (2 copies) Press release 7 March 1978: re "Heroes and butterflies", "Stage-Truck" and "Crossing Niagara" Press release 2 May 1978: re "School for clowns", "Three New Zealand poets read their work", "Standard safety" Press release 1 June 1978: re "State of the play", publication of "Middle Age Spread", "Standard safety" Newsletter 1 June 1978: re Downstage Theatre-in-Education '78. ("Varnished faces", "The merchant of Venice") Press release 23 August 1978: re "Fancy's child", Shakespeare the sadist" News sheet re: "The Palace of varieties", and "Crossing Niagara" Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Programmes and fliers, sizes varying below 330 mm. Provenance: One item donated by Stella Milne, Wellington, in 2014

Date: 1977

Reference: Eph-B-DOWNSTAGE-1977

Description: Includes: Current programme (re Downstage Palace of varieties, December 1977). Typescript sheet "Dr Seuss!!!" performed by the Stage-Truck Company. Half Way Up [Theatre], 8, 15, 29 March, 12 April [1977]. Flier "An evening with Adolph Hitler", first production of a new play by Jennifer Compton and Matthew O'Sullivan (With Matthew O'Sullivan, Lorae Parry, Michael McGrath). Director Jan Prettejohns. Half-Way-Up [Theatre], 28 September 1977. (2 copies) "High as a kite", "Death trap", "Between heaven and Woolworths". 3-15 November [1977]. Flier "Judgement". Photocopies of four book illustrations "Prisoners of Mother England", by Roger Hall; "Of cabbages and kings", "Rag doll"; Four poets (Lauris Edmond, Bill Manhire, Rachel McAlpine, Vincent O'Sullivan) "Rag doll", devised by the Stage-Truck Company. Presented by Janine Barry, Kathryn Rawlings. Direction Jan Prettejohns; musical direction Stephen McCurdy "The recruiting officer", by Georges Farquhar; direction by Raymond Boyce and Davina Whitehouse; designed by Raymond Boyce. August/September. Flier Children's Holiday Theatre. "The stickiest glue in the world!", by John Banas; directed by John Callen. Music by Stephen McCurdy. 27 August - 1 September [1977]. Flier Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Fliers, sizes varying below 330 mm.

Date: 1982

Reference: Eph-A-MERCURY-1982

Description: Includes: Mercury Theatre "Horizon 82" prospectus pamphlet, January - July 1982 (2 copies) Mercury Theatre presents the world premiere of "Aladdin", by Steve Agnew and Jonathan Hardy. Music by Stephen McCurdy and Penelope Dodd. Directed by Steve Agnew (With photos and biographical notes about Darryl Forbes-Dawson, and Alma Woods). Mercury Theatre, 8 January 1982. Programme "Amadeus", by Peter Shaffer. Director Simon Phillips (With photos and biographical notes about Frank Whitten, Michael Hurst). Mercury Theatre, 3 September 1982. Programme "Blood of the lamb", by Bruce Mason. Directed by Simon Phillips (Dorothy McKegg as Eliza, Elizabeth Moody as Henry, Denise O'Connell at Victoria). Promotional card only "Foreskin's lament", by Greg McGee. Directed by Jonathan Hardy and Steve Agnew (with photos and biographical notes about Greg McGee, Linden Wilkenson [Wilkinson], Roy Billing, Philip Holder). Mercury Theatre [1982]. Programme Grand variety concert to celebrate the opposition to the Springbok tour. Mercury Theatre, 18 July [1982?]. Card Mercury Theatre in association with Television New Zealand presents the world premiere of "The great Kiwi concert show", by Tom Parkinson and Maurice Shadbolt. Mercury Theatre, 12 February 1982. Programme (2 copies) "Hot water", by Roger Hall. Directed by Steve Agnew (With photos and brief notes about Dorothy McKegg, Paul Robinson, Merv Smith, Philip Holder, Davina Whitehouse, Annie Whittle, Frances Edmond, Nathaniel Lees). World premiere season, 30 July - 28 August 1982. Programme "Once on Chunuk Bair", by Maurice Shadbolt. Directed by Ian Mune. World premiere, Mercury Theatre, 23 April 1982. Programme (2 copies) "She stoops to conquer", by Oliver Goldsmith. Directed by Simon Phillips (With photos and biographical notes about Aileen O'Sullivan, Graham Trevor Johnson). Mercury Theatre, 19 March 1982. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs in booklets and pamphlets, sizes varying up to octavo.

Date: 1979

From: Circa Theatre: [Programmes and ephemera of octavo size]

Reference: Eph-A-CIRCA-1979

Description: Includes programmes for performances at Circa Theatre, 7 Harris Street: "Hunting", by Joe Musaphia. Directed by Joe Musaphia. 18 April 1979. (2 copies) "The old country", by Alan Bennett. Directed by Antony Groser; designed by Grant Tilly. 30 May 1979. (2 copies) "Sexual perversity in Chicago", by David Mamet. Directed and designed by Grant Tilly. 12 July 1979 (2 copies) "Bedfellows", by Barry Oakley. Directed by Michael Haigh; designed by Tolis Papazoglou. 23 August 1979. (2 copies) "Side by side by Sondheim"; a musical entertainment with Bridgette Allen, Ray Henwood, Ann Pacey, Rawiri Paratene. Directed by Fergus Dick. 24 August 1979 (2 copies) "Inner voices", by Louis Nowra. Directed by John Callen. 17 October - 17 November [1979] (2 copies) "Decayed decade; or the end of an error". Produced by John Reid, with actors Peter Hayden, Ginette McDonald, Stephen McCurdy, Rawiri Paratene, Susan Wilson. 24 November 1979. Musical direction Stephen McCurdy; stage management Ian Scofield; lighting design Tom Wilton; costumes Beth Bowden and Gwen Kaiser. (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 7 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) (programmes - 2 copies of all). Physical Description: Letterpress, various sizes.

Date: 1975-1977

From: Circa Theatre: [Ephemera, programmes and fliers. 1975- ]

Reference: Eph-B-CIRCA-1975/1977

Description: Includes: 1975: “Circa Theatre: A new professional theatre for Wellington” Circa Theatre, 1975. Flyer (letter written by Carolyn Henwood; Circa Theatre secretary) 1976: “Children’s puppet shows”, by White Rabbit Puppet Theatre. Musical director Rose Wedde. Featuring Alan Brunton, Deborah Hunt, and Sally Rodwell. Circa Theatre, from 3 July 1976. Flyer (“Circa News”) “Circa Theatre”, Circa Theatre 1976. Invitation to become a friend of Circa. Flyer (2 copies) “Dracula”, Circa Theatre, from 7 December 1976. Flyer “Glide Time”, by Roger Hall. Circa Theatre, from 11 August 1976. Flyer (letter written by Carolyn Henwood; Circa Theatre secretary) 1977: “Antigone”, by Jean Anouilh; directed by Ray Henwood. Cast includes: Kevin Woodhill, Margaret Burnett, Wickham Pack, Peter Sakey, Joanna Derrill, Peter McCauley, Christopher Woodhill, and Pat Smyth. Circa Theatre, from 7 September 1977. Flyer “Circa Theatre News” dated 4th October 1977 “The Constant wife”, by Somerset Maugham; directed by Anne Flannery. Cast includes: Frances Edmond, Prue Langbein, Michael McGrath, Helen Pankhurst [Panckhurst], Peter McCauley, Marcus Rishworth, Ian McClymont, and Christine Bartlett. Circa Theatre, from 25 March 1977. Flyer “Circa Theatre Newsletter” dated 15.3.77 “Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi”, by Pam Gems. Directed and designed by Grant Tilly. Starring Glenys Levistam, Adele Chapman, Allanah O’Sullivan, and Susan Wilson. Circa Theatre, from 1 August 1977. Flyer “Circa Theatre News Letter” dated 20th July 1977 “Gentleman prefer blondes”, adapted from the book by Anita Loos; starring Jane Waddell, and Sarah Delahunty. Circa Theatre, from 20 October 1977. Flyer “Circa Theatre News” dated 4th October 1977 “Hynoonie and the sun snatchers” , written and performed by Frances Edmond, Garth Frost, Prue Langbein, Stephen McCurdy, and Peter McCauley. Circa Theatre, from 9 May 1977. Flyer “Circa Theatre News” dated 26 April 1977 “Knock knock”, by Jules Feifer. Directed by Ross Jolly. Starring Ken Blackburn, Cathy Downes, Michael Haigh, and Grant Tilly. Circa Theatre, from 4 May 1977. Flyer “Circa Theatre News” dated 26 April 1977 “Package deal”, by John Banas. Cast includes: Michael Haigh, Christopher Hampson, John O’Leary, Peter McCauley, Joy Watson, and Frances Edmond. Circa Theatre, from 19 June 1977. Flyer “Circa Newsletter” dated 13.6.77 “Middle age spread”, by Roger Hall. Directed by Michael Haigh. Starring Grant Tilly, Jane Waddell, Dorothy McKegg, Donna Akersten, and John Reid. Circa Theatre, from 16 November 1977. Flyer “Circa Theatre incorporated” dated 8th November 1977 “Remembering Ruth Draper”, with Prue Langbein; assisted by Michael McGrath and Anne Flannery. Circa Theatre, 1977. Flyer “Circa Theatre Newsletter” dated 15.3.77 “Treats”, by Christopher Hampton; directed by Anthony Groser. Starring Anne Budd, John Callan, and Tony Hiles. Circa Theatre, from 12 October 1977. Flyer “Circa Theatre News” dated 4th October 1977; and small poster. Provenance: Some programmes donated by Beverley Thomson in 2013; one flier by Judith Fyfe in 2017.