[Posters advertising and promoting plays and drama events in New Zealand. 1970-1979]

Date
1970 - 1979
Reference
Eph-D-DRAMA-1970s
Description

Includes posters for:

1970s:

University Theatre workshops. 15th annual Summer Shakespeare. "Hamlet", directed by Adrian Kiernander (With Simon Phillips as Hamlet). 8.00 pm. [Auckland?] Old University Quad. Season February 7-28 [1970s?].

A new version by Tony Harrison of "The misanthrope", a play by Moliere. V.U.W. Memorial Theatre. Director Anthony Taylor. Designer Grant Tilly. August 21-31 [1970s?]

"Tom Jones; a comedy". University Theatre April 11-21, 8 pm. Book at DIC. [1970s?].

Early 1970s:

Marton Players. The caretaker by Harold Pinter. Marton Players' Theatre, 15th, 6th May [late 1960s - early 1970s]

1971:

Bob Brockie. "One in five"; new look extravaganza - Victoria University Memorial Theatre, May 3-8 [1971]

1973:

Colin McCahon. James K. Baxter festival 1973. University Memorial Theatre, May 25 to 2 June. Wellington ;[Kosmik Krumbia], 1973. (2 copies)

1975:

Australian Performing Group, from Melbourne's Pram Factory. New Zealand tour 1975 (With Fay Mokotow, Susy Potter, Bob abd Joe, and Bill Garner. Tour programme/poster (2 copies)

Roy Dotrice as John Aubrey in "Brief lives". Auckland Mercury Theatre 3-13 September; Christchurch James Hay Theatre 16-21 September; Dunedin Regent Theatre 24-27 September [1975]

1977:

"La detente" (exegese d'un cliche politique). Performance realisee par Bruce Barber our la 10e Biennale de Paris. Acteurs Bruce Barber, Peter Fleps. Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. Vendredi 3- septembre et dimanche 2 octobre a 1800 hres. Relaisation subventionnee par le Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council de Nouvelle-Zelande [1977]

1978:

Raven Theatre Techniques in association with Unity Theatre presents Russell Wells, Bill Smith, Maria Buchanan, Joan Foster, in "Relatively speaking" by Alan Ayckbourn. Directed by Jane M Tite. Unity Theatre, 30 March - 8 April [1978]. (2 copies)

1979:

Full house; performances by Peter Gibson, Peter Roche, Peter Hannken, Nicky Spill, Wystan Curnow, Lucy Gold, Ron Brownson, Tony Green, Richard von Sturmer. Maidment Little Theatre. Saturday 27 Oct, 7.30 [1979?]

Stewart Macpherson's Stetson Productions proudly present direct from London, Lynette Davies and Donald Burton in "Night and day", by Tom Stoppard, with Michael Haigh, Ray Henwood, Stephen Gledhill, George Henare, John Chico and William Manson / Marcus Callen. Directed by Charles Ross; designed by Carl Toms. Invercargill Civic 10-12 October; Christchurch James Hay 15-27 October; Wellington State Opera House 20 October - 10 November; Auckland His Majesty's 12-24 November [1979]

Quantity: 11 colour photo-mechanical print(s).

Physical Description: Photolithographs, sizes varying around 595 x 420 mm.

Provenance: One poster donated by the Hocken Library, Dunedin, in 2012.

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11 colour photo-mechanical print(s), Ephemera, Posters, Advertisements, Photolithographs, sizes varying around 595 x 420 mm., Orientation: Vertical image
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Marton Players :The caretaker by Harold Pinter. Marton Players' Theatre, 15th, 16th May...

Date: 1968 - 1973

From: [Posters advertising and promoting plays and drama events in New Zealand. 1970-1979]

Reference: Eph-D-DRAMA-1970s-01

Description: Shows a drawing of an iron bedstead. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and felt pen, 690 x 435 mm.

Image

Full house; performances by Peter Gibson, Peter Roche, Peter Hannken, Nicky Spill, Wyst...

Date: 1979

From: [Posters advertising and promoting plays and drama events in New Zealand. 1970-1979]

Reference: Eph-D-DRAMA-1979-01

Description: Shows six panels of drawings of a traditional Japanese man pulling faces. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 567 x 382 mm.

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McCahon, Colin John 1919-1987 :James K. Baxter festival 1973. The band rotunda, The tem...

Date: 1973

From: [Posters advertising and promoting plays and drama events in New Zealand. 1970-1979]

By: Kosmik Krumbia; McCahon, Colin John, 1919-1987

Reference: Eph-D-DRAMA-1973-01

Description: Poster advertising a festival of plays by James K Baxter shows handwritten text in black and red and a white background. There is a Maltese cross at top left, and sketches of stage plans at the lower edge. Two copies held. Displayed in "An ornament to the town; the band rotunda in New Zealand". Turnbull Gallery, 13 March - 2 June 2017 Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - This poster is based on a drawing for 'Oedipus': is a scale drawing of the university theatre stage where I'm working. It's drawn over one of the many drawings I made - & reconsidered as I drew, + got to know Jim's plays. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Screenprint, black and red, 400 x 570 mm.