Rattigan, Terence, 1911-1977

Date: 1963

Reference: Eph-A-WELLINGTON-REPERTORY-1963

Description: Includes: "Critic's choice", by Ira Levin. Directed by L Assheton Harbord. Grand Opera House, 21-25 May 1963. Programme (2 copies) "Love in idleness", by Terence Rattigan. Directed by Alex Peacock. Victoria University Memorial Theatre, 19-25 August 1963. Programme (2 copies) "Not to worry"; a revue devised and directed by William Sheat. Concert Chamber Town Hall, 8-17 July 1963. Programme (2 copies). "The one day of the year", by Alan Seymour. Directed by Cedric E Gardiner. Concert Chamber, 23-30 March 1963. Programme (2 copies) "Robin Hood and his merry men", written and directed by David Tinkham, Grand Opera House, 11-21 December 1963). Programme (2 copies) "The shadow of doubt", by Norman King. Directed by Ronald Bowie. Concert Chamber, 12-19 October 1963. (With preview/cast list of Christmas production)(2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset lithographs on programmes, sizes below 250 mm. Provenance: One item donated by Joe Barnao, Levin, in 2016.

Date: 1992

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

By: BATS Theatre; Hughes, Helena, active 1992

Reference: Eph-D-BATS-1992

Description: Includes posters for: Sweet Lucy present "The bagmen". [With] Jed Brophy, Andrew Foster, Juliet Furness, Dra McKay, Yolande Smythe, assisted by Simon Bennett. Fringe Fest '92. Bats Theatre, 27 Feb - 6 March [1992] (2 copies) "Belladonna"; a comic face-lift on the Beauty Industry, by Michele Hine. Bats Theatre, 18 November - 5 December [1992] From the makers of The Phenomenal Frock Shows I & II, Bathwater Productions presents "The diet show". Govt Health warning: 100% taste-free experience. Bats Theatre opens June 4 1992. (Yellow triangular poster) Dobermen, do you fill your own shoes? Performance, sound, language. Bats, Midnight 12-15 March [1992] (Circular poster) (2 copies) "Facial DBX"; comedy. With [star]s from TV's "Away laughing" & "More issues": Paul, Dave, David, Jon. Special guest Alan Brough. Live at Bats Theatre, 28 July - 1 August [1992] (2 copies) "Facial DBX comedy". Lifespan Smokefree return season. All new show. 28 October - 7 November [1992]. (2 copies) "Fringe fest '92". A three week feast to tempt every taste; take a bite out of the Bats Blurb Book. 27 February - 21 March [1992] (Triangular red, white & blue poster) (2 copies) "Isadora's tribe; dancing towards the 21st century". Directed by Sally Stopforth & Leanne Plunkett. Bats Theatre, 15-22 December [1992] "Let's spend the night together", a comedy by Anthony McCarten, directed by Duncan Smith; starring Timothy Balme. National tour. Photography by Andrew Missen [1992] "Let's spend the night together", a stand-up comedy by Anthony McCarten. Directed by Duncan Smith, starring Timothy Balme. Bats Theatre. Return season 3 nights only, 15-17 October [1992], Memorial Theatre, Victoria University. Photography by Helena Hughes. "Separate tables", by Terence Rattigan. Directed by James Beaumont. Te Kura Toi Whakaari o Aotearoa, New Zealand Drama School. Bats Theatre, 14-16, 22-26 April [1992] (2 copies). "She"; a solo dance by Lyne Pringle. Music by Janet Roddick, Jon McCleary & Jean McAllistar. Bats Theatre, 20-30 May 1992.(2 copies) "Streetcorner man", by Jorges Luis Borges. A tango myth adapted for stage by David Backler and Sidewalk Tangos Co. Bats Fringe Festival, 16-21 March [1999] (2 copies) The Infernal Organ presents "The super-market of love" A play with ukelele & casiotone. Bats Theatre, Opens 13 May, 3 weeks only. Posters and photographs are commissioned by each production (not BATS), so theatre does not have copyright in them Quantity: 14 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on posters. Physical Description: Photolithographs on posters sizes varying around 600 x 400 mm. Provenance: Some donated by Bats Theatre in 2002, 2007 and 2008. Transfers: Some posters previously housed at: MSI-Papers-8941-03.

Date: 1953

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

Reference: Eph-A-DRAMA-1953

Description: Includes: Community Arts Service Theatre. "The lady from Andalusia". Second drama tour, September-December 1953. Producer Patric Carey; publicity designed by John Holmwood. Programme Featherston Drama Society presents "While the sun shines", by Terence Rattigan. Produced by John Dunmore. Anzac Hall, 11-13 August [1953?]. Programme Gisborne Repertory Society. "Grand National night", by Dorothy and Campbell Christie. Produced by Norma Kohn. Gisborne Opera House. 10-11 August 1953. Programme. Masterton Little Theatre Society presents "Ladies in retirement". Produced by Geraldine Inder. St Matthew's Collegiate School Hall, 7-9 September 1953. Programme Otoko Repertory Group. "One wild oat", by Vernon Sylvaine. Produced by G Miller. Presented at Te Karaka (12 May), Patutahi (14 May), Gisborne (19 May), Wairoa (21 May), and Matawai (25 May 1953). Programme. The Utopians present "Home at seven", by R C Sherriff. Produced by Alister H Macandrew. Eastbourne. 12-14 November 1953. Programme. Shakespeare Memorial Theatre (Stratford-Upon-Avon, England). New Zealand tour 1953. Folded pamphlet, and small booklet. The company included: Anthony Quayle, Babara Jefford, Leo McKern, Terence Longdon, Keith Michell, Raymond Westwell, Joan McArthur, Jack Gwillim, Rosalind Atkinson (2 copies) Shakespeare Memorial Theatre (Stratford-Upon-Avon, England). "As you like it". Produced by Glen Byam Shaw. His Majesty's Theatre Dunedin. 23-28 March 1953. Programme. Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. "As you like it". Produced by Glen Byam Shaw. Grand Opera House Wellington. 6-11 April 1953. Programme (2 copies) Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. "As you like it". Produced by Glen Byam Shaw. His Majesty's Theatre Auckland. 9-18 February 1953. Programme. Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. "As you like it". Produced by Glen Byam Shaw. Theatre Royal Christchurch, 9-14 March 1953. Programme. Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. "Henry IV (Part I)". Produced by Anthony Quayle. Grand Opera House Wellington. 13-18 April 1953. Programme (2 copies) Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. "Othello". Produced by Anthony Quayle. His Majesty's Theatre Auckland. 30 January - 7 February 1953. Programme (2 copies, one with ribbon-bound cover) Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. "Othello". Produced by Anthony Quayle. Theatre Royal Christchurch. 2-7 March 1953. Programme. Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. "Othello". Produced by Anthony Quayle. His Majesty's Theatre Dunedin. 16-21 March 1953. Programme. Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. "Othello". Produced by Anthony Quayle. Grand Opera House Wellington. 30 March - 4 April 1953. Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 15 theatre programmes and flyers (plus duplicates).. Physical Description: Letterpress on programmes, sizes below 250 mm.

Date: 1939

By: Johnson, Evelyn, active 1940s

Reference: Eph-A-WELLINGTON-REPERTORY-1939

Description: Includes: "Anthony and Anna", by St John Ervine. Produced by Leo du Chateau. Concert Chamber, 3-7 December 1939. Programme "Dear Octopus", by Dodie Smith. Produced by Leo du Chateau. Town Hall Concert Chamber, 5-9 September 1939. Programme. (2 copies) "French without tears", by Terence Rattigan. Produced by G H A Swan. Twon Hall Concert Chamber, 17-21 October 1939. Programme (2 copies) "Housemaster", by Ian Hay. Produced by Leo du Chateau. Concert Chamber Town Hall, 28 March - 1 April 1939. Programme (2 copies). "Liliom", by Franz Molnar; American translation by Benjamin F Glazer. Produced by G H A Swan. Concert Chamber Town Hall, 11-15 July 1939. Programme (2 copies) "Robert's wife", by St John Ervine. Produced by Leo du Chateau. Town Hall Concert Chamber, 2-7 December 1939. Programme (2 copies) Several programme covers feature illustrations by Evelyn Johnson. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset lithographs on programmes, sizes below 250 mm.

Date: 1959

By: Taylor, Ernest Mervyn, 1906-1964

Reference: Eph-A-WELLINGTON-REPERTORY-1959

Description: Includes: "The desperate hours", by Joseph Hayes. Directed by Roy Leywood. Grand Opera House, 28 April - 2 May 1959. Programme (2 copies) "The mad woman of Chaillot", by Jean Giraudoux. Directed by Edna and Greville Wiggs. 1-3 October [1959]. Programme. "Murder mistaken", by Janet Green. Directed by Alex Peacock. Grand Opera House, 24-29 October 1959. Programme (2 copies) (Cover design by Ernest Mervyn Taylor) "One for the road", Wellington Repertory revue devised and written by David Tinkham and Peter Harcourt. Concert Chamber, 6-14 July 1959. Programme (2 copies) "Peter Pan", by J M Barrie. Directed by Cedric Gardiner. Grand Opera House, 5-19 December 1959. Programme (2 copies) "Playbill" : The Browning version and Harlequinade, by Terence Rattigan. Directed by Ralph Hogg. Grand Opera House, 17-22 August 1959. Programme (2 copies) (Cover design by Ernest Mervyn Taylor) "The remarkable Mr Pennypacker", by Liam O'Brien. Directed by Cedric E Gardiner. Grand Opera House, 14-20 March 1959. Programme (2 copies) "The seven year itch", by George Axelrod. Directed by William N Sheat. Grand Opera House, 23-27 June 1959. Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset lithographs on programmes, sizes below 250 mm. Provenance: Some programmes donated by Mr Michael Wyatt in 1976, Jeanette Stace in 1994, and J Taylor in 1995.

Date: 1948 - 1952

Reference: Eph-A-DRAMA-NRT-1948/1952

Description: Includes: 1948: Nelson Repertory Theatre. "The marquise", by Noel Coward. Directed by Mrs K Moynihan. Theatre Royal, 1-6 May 1948. Programme Nelson Repertory Theatre. "Quiet wedding", by Esther McCracken. Directed by May MacDonald. Theatre Royal, 2-6 November 1948. Programme (2 copies) 1949: Nelson Repertory Theatre. "The Barretts of Wimpole Street", by Rudolf Besier. Directed by Mrs K Moynihan. Theatre Royal, 30 May - 4 June 1949. Programme Nelson Repertory Theatre. "Pygmalion" by G Bernard Shaw. Produced by C Gordon Kirk. Theatre Royal, commencing 13 August 1949. Programme Nelson Repertory Theatre. "The Winslow boy", by Terence Rattigan. Produced by Arnold Goodwin. (With photograph of David Zwartz as Ronnie Winslow). Theatre Royal, commencing 12 December 1949. Programme (2 copies) 1950: Nelson Repertory Theatre. "Born angels", by Garson Kanin. Produced by Kenneth Firth. Theatre Royal, 8-12 April 1950. Programme Nelson Repertory Theatre. "Joan of Lorraine", by Maxwell Anderson. Produced by C Gordon Kirk. Theatre Royal, commencing 26 May 1950. Programme Nelson Repertory Theatre. "Women aren't angels", by Vernon Sylvaine. Theatre Royal, 6 November 1950. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints in booklets, sizes up to 250 mm.

Date: 1930 - 1999

By: Hutt Valley High School

Reference: Eph-A-SCHOOLS-HVHS-1900s

Description: Includes: 1930: Hutt Valley High School Parents' Association. Membership form 1930 1956: HVHS Operatic Society presents "The pirates of Penzance". HVHS Assembly Hall 3-6 October 1956. Programme 1960: Prize-giving ceremony, 9 December 1960. Programme 1960: The Hutt Valley High School presents "Bless the bride", a light opera in two acts by A P Herbert. Produced by Ivan Lawson. 8-11 August 1960. Programme (2 copies) 1962: Hutt Valley High School presents "Brigadoon", a musical play by Lerner and Loewe. Produced by Ivan Lawson. 21-27 June 1962. Programme (2 copies) 1962: Hutt Valley High School end of year service for the senior school, 13 November 1962. Programme 1963: Hutt Valley High School presents "School for scandal", by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Produced by Ivan Lawson. 16-19 July 1963. Programme 1963: Hutt Valley High School concert. Lower Hutt Town Hall, 3-4 October 1963. Programme 1963: Hutt Valley High School end of year service for the senior school, 12 November 1963. Programme 1965: Hutt Valley High School presents "The Winslow boy", by Terence Rattigan. Produced by Lawrence Atkinson. 12 June 1965. Programme (2 copies) 1966: Hutt Valley High School Old Pupils' Association. Newsletter 1966. 1967: "The happy journey", by Thornton Wilder, producer by Helen Henderson; "Androcles and the lion", by Bernard Shaw, produced by Lawrence Atkinson. 1967. Programme 1980: Hutt Valley High School. Community Recreation Centre and School Gymnasium. Proposal / appeal for funding. 1980 1981: "Oh, what a lovely war!". Director Laurie Atkinson; musical director Alison Frude. 1981: Senior prizegiving. Lower Hutt Town Hall, 16 November 1981. Programme 1982?: Hutt Valley High School presents "Guys and dolls", music and lyrics by Frank Loesser. Produced by Laurie Atkinson. [ca 1982]. Programme (2 copies) 1983: Carol service 1983. Choir master Stuart Myers. High School Hall, Sunday 4 December 1983. Programme 1984?: HVHS presents "Oklahoma". Directed by Laurie Atkinson; choreography Tina Hong. 8-11 August [1984?]. Programme 1984: Carol service 1984. Programme 1986: Hutt Valley High School Diamond Jubilee. Farewell lunch. Horticultural Hall, 24 August 1986. Ticket 1989: Hutt Valley High School prospectus. 1998: Hutt Valley High School Festival. 22 September 1998. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Pamphlets and fliers, sizes varying up to 240 mm. Provenance: Some items from the papers of Mr A G Bagnall, donated 2010.

Date: 1958 - 1977

By: Upper Hutt Repertory Society; Heretaunga Players Inc.

Reference: Eph-A-DRAMA-HP

Description: Includes: As the Upper Hutt Repertory Society: 1958: "Caroline", by W Somerset Maugham. Produced by Cyndy Tuson. 11-16 August [1958] Triple bill. "Villa for sale" by Sacha Guitry, produced by Jill Hanlon; "Master Dudley", by Philip Johson [sic], produced by Pat Long; "Still life", by Noel Coward, produced by Lillian Pine. [October 1958] 1959: "Dr Angelus", by James Bridie, produced by Jack Haxton. [May 1959] "Little lambs eat ivy", by Noel Langley, produced by Vinsen Good. [August 1959] 1960: "Doctor in the house", by Ted Willis from the novel by Richard Gordon, produced by Royce Doyle. [May 1960] "They walk alone", by Max Catto, produced by Jack Haxton. [1960] 1961: "Dead on nine", by Jack Popplewell, directed by Niall A Forsyth. [May 1961] "The white sheep of the family", by L du Garde Peach & Ian Hay; produced by Earl Gardner. [August 1961] 1962: "Running riot", by Derek Benfield; produced by Vinsen Good. [May 1962] Comedy trio; three one-act plays: "The ass and the philosophers:, by Gwenyth Jones, produced by Patricia Long; "His boon companions", by Lynn Gault; produced by Kay Hooper; "Fumed oak", by Noel Coward; produced by Alice Piper. [August 1962] "A lady mislaid", by Kenneth Horne; produced by William Campion. [October 1962] 1963: "Will any gentleman", by Vernon Sylvaine; produced by George Lafferty. [May 1963] "The mousetrap", by Agatha Christie; produced by Ken Cotton. [October 1963] 1964: "One wild oat", by Vernon Sylvaine; produced by George Lafferty. [May 1964] "Gaslight", by Patrick Hamilton; produced by Margarita Doyle [August 1964]. "Janus", by Carolyn Green; produced by Diana Bramwell. [October 1964] (With list of past productions from 1950 onwards) 1965: "The hollow", by Agatha Christie; produced by Betty Grattan. [May 1965]. "The telephone never rings", by Falkland L Cary & Philip King, produced by Alice Piper; and "Eldorado", by Bernard Gilbert, produced by Jack Haxton [August 1965] As the Heretaunga Players: Undated: "Butterflies are free", by Leonard Gershe. Directed by Margaret Belsham. Programme 1966: The pantomime "Aladdin", produced by Jack Haxton. [November 1966] 1967: "Wolf's clothing", by Kenneth Horne, produced by George Lafferty and Ken Cotton. [May 1967] Two one-act plays. "Goodby Miss Lizzie Borden", by Lillian de la Torre, produced by William Juliff; "Monsieur Bombel breaks the bank", by Yves Cabrol, produced by Carol Brown. 31 August - 2 September 1967. "The magic shoemaker", produced by Barry Brown. [November 1967] 1968: "The paragon", by Roland and Michael Pertwee, produced by Alan Barkus. [May 1968] Triple bill. "Home is the hunted", by R F Delderfield, produced by Arthur Williams; "Among those present", by Aubrey Feist, produced by Barry Brown; "A phoenix too frequent", by Christopher Fry, produced by Jim Macfarlane. 22-24 August 1968. 1969: "The Piccadilly bushman", by Ray Lawler, produced by Royce Doyle. [May 1969] "The thwarting of Baron Bolligrew", by Robert Bolt, produced by Jim Macfarlane. 25-30 August 1969. "Sweeney Todd the barber", adapted by Brian Burton, produced by Jack Haxton. Upper Hutt School Hall, 2-6 December 1969. 1970: "Major Barbara", by George Bernard Shaw, produced by Les Jones. Upper Hutt School Hall, 23 May 1970. 1971: "Flowering cherry", by Robert Bolt, produced by Geraldine Sims. The Studio, Ward Street, Upper Hutt, 25 March - 3 April 1971. "Ladies in retirement", by Edward Percy and Reginald Denham, produced by Jack Haxton. November 1971. 1974: "Miranda", by Peter Blackmore, produced by Eric Brown. The Studio, 17-24 November [1974] "Little Boy Blue" (pantomime), written and produced by Jim Noice. Studio, 21-30 November [1974] 1975: "The judge", by John Mortimer, produced by Arthur Williams. The Studio, 5-12 April 1975 (2 copies) Heretaunga Players Inc and the Upper Hutt Choral Society Inc presents "The bear", by Chekhov; "Trial by jury", by Gilbert & Sullivan. Baptist Hall, 12-14 June 1975. "The real Inspector Hound", by Tom Stoppard, produced by Jill Edwards. The Studio, 6-13 December 1975. 1976: "The anniversary", by Bill MacIlwraith, produced by Arthur Williams. [April 1976] (2 copies) "Talk of the town", a revue devised by Jill Edwards, directed by Jill Edwards and Jim Grant. [July 1976] 1977: "Boeing Boeing", by Marc Camoletti, produced by Jim Noice. [March 1977] "Separate tables", by Terence Rattigan, produced by Jack Haxton [June 1977] "The crucible", by Arthur Miller, designed and directed by Jim Macfarlane. [August 1977] Quantity: 46 theatre programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Offset and typescript on programmes, sizes below 250 mm. Provenance: Most donated from the papers of Alma Secker, Upper Hutt, in 2010. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - Ms-Group-1830.

Date: 1944 - 1947

By: Glasgow, Karen Ross Margret, 1907-1994

Reference: Eph-A-DRAMA-NRT-1944/1947

Description: Includes: Undated: The Nelson Repertory Theatre presents three one act plays. "Private lives" Act 1 (produced by Mrs A S G Adam); "The miracle merchant, by Saki (Produced by Mrs J S Miller); "Sunday costs five pesos", by Josephine Niggli. [1940s?]. Flier /programme Junior drama festival. Girls' College in "The beauties and the beast" (produced by Miss G E Wilkins); Catholic Youth in "In cold blood" (produced by Lionel C Dean); Cathedral Youth Fellowship in "The man who ignored the war" (produced by Mrs R G Millen); Young People's Club in "Wurzel Flummery" (produced by Miss P Coleman); Cathedral Youth Fellowship in "The scarecrow" (produced by Mrs R G Millen); Student Players in "Augustus in search of a father" (produced by Mrs C G Kirk). Theatre Royal 31 July - 1 Augus [1940s?]. Pink flier / programme 1944: "Dear Octopus", by Dodie Smith. Directed by Mrs K Moyhihan. Nelson Theatre Royal, 12-15 July 1944. Programme. "Flare path", by Terence Rattigan. Produced by C Gordon Kirk. Theatre Royal Nelson, 18-21 October 1944. Programme. 1945: "Arsenic and old lace", by Joseph Kesselring. produced by Friday Easther. Theatre Royal Nelson, 23-27 July 1945. Programme. "Junior Miss", by Jerome Chodorov and Joseph Fields. Produced by Mrs K Moynihan. Theatre Royakl nelson, 3-8 November 1945. programme. 1946: "Peter Pan", by J M Barrie. produced by C Gordon Kirk. Theatre Royal Nelson, 1-7 June 1946. Programme (3 copies including one autographed by the performers. A copy donated by Anne Sudell (née Rowse) contains cuttings reviewing the show including her performance as Peter Pan). "Tony draws a horse", by Lesley Storm. Produced by Mrs K Moynihan. Theatre Royal Nelson, 2-9 November 1946. Programme (2 copies) 1947: "The ghost train", by Arnold Ridley. Produced by Mrs K Moynihan. Theatre Royal Nelson, 2-6 June 1947. Programme (2 copies) "Rebecca", by Daphne du Maurier. Produced by C Gordon Kirk. Theatre Royal Nelson, 30 August - 4 September 1947. Programme (2 copies) "Rookery nook", by Ben Travers. Directed by Mrs A Campbell. Theatre Royal, 6-11 December 1947. Programme Quantity: 9 programmes, plus some duplicates.. Physical Description: Offset prints in booklets, sizes up to 250 mm.

Date: 1940

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

By: Colbert, Roi, active 2007

Reference: Eph-A-DRAMA-1940

Description: Includes: "The Apple cart", by George Bernard Shaw. Produced by Pat Lowe. [1940s?] Ashburton Repertory Society. "The last hour", by Charles Bennett, produced by Ngaio Marsh. Radiant Hall Ashburton, 5-7 June 1940. Programme Ashburton Repertory Society. "The last hour", by Charles Bennett, produced by Miss Ngaio Marsh. In aid of funds for the British Sailors' Society. 2-3 August 1940. Programme Auckland Tramping Club. "The voyage of the 'Santa Maria'". [1940s?] Celebrity Comedy Company presents Don Nicol in "Charley's Aunt". Grand Opera House Wellington. 17 February 1940. Programme (2 copies) Centennial Drama Festival Auckland 1940. Programme. (2 copies) National Centennial Festival of Drama. Programme of national final. Adjudicators Professor James Shelley, Miss May Macdonald, Mr A E Lawrence. Concert Chamber Town Hall Wellington. 26 July 1940. Programme. (Auckland Repertory Theatre - producer R T Bowie, Wellington Repertory Theatre - producer Francis M Renner, WEA Drama Class Dunedin - producer Mrs John Moffett, Canterbury Repertory Theatre Soc. - producer Magdalen Hall) (2 copies) Otago University Dramatic Society presents "French without tears", by Terence Rattigan, produced by Kathleen Falconer (with portrait sketches by Neville Colvin, of "Diana" (Jacqueline Fraser), "Brian" (W D U Fraser), "Kit" (R T Martin) and "Jacque" (Cecile Jones). 8-10 August 1940. Programme Wellington Catholic Players. "The Kingdom of God" by Gregorio Martinez Sierra. Producer Maria Dronke. Wellington Town Hall Concert Chamber. 2-5 February 1940. Programme (2 copies) Young Pretenders' Drama Club. "Sixteen". Blue Triangle Hall. 11-12 March [1940s?]. Quantity: 10 theatre programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Letterpress on programmes, sizes below 250 mm.

Date: 1950

Reference: Eph-A-WELLINGTON-REPERTORY-1950

Description: Includes: "And so to bed", by James Bernard Fagan, based on the diary of Samuel Pepys, produced by Cedric Gardiner. [1950] Programme (2 copies) "Born yesterday", by Garson Kanin. Produced by Kenneth Firth. Grand Opera House 18-25 March 1950. Programme (2 different covers, one red (2 copies) and one blue). "The children's hour", by Lillian Hellman. Produced by Bernard O Jones. Concert Chamber, 19-21 April 1950. Programme (2 copies). "Crime passionel", by Jean-Paul Sartre. Produced by Kenneth Firth. St James Theatre, 13-19 May 1950. Programme (2 copies) "Frieda", by Ronald Millar. Produced by Donald Priestley. St Francis Hall, 1-3 November 1950. Programme (2 copies). "The glass menagerie", by Tennessee Williams. Produced by Ernest Le Grove. St Francis Hall, 7-9 June 1950. Programme (2 copies). "Night must fall", by Emlyn Williams. Produced by Elsie Lloyd. St James Theatre, 7-13 October 1950. Programme (2 copies) "The paragon", by Roland and Michael Pertwee. Produced by Kenneth Firth. St James Theatre, 1-7 July 1950. Programme (2 copies) "Payment deferred", by Jeffrey Dell. Produced by Kenneth Firth. St Francis Hall, 12-15 September 1950. Programme (2 copies) "Playbill", comprising "The Browning version" and "Harlequinade", by Terence Rattigan. Produced by Ralph Hogg. St Francis Hall. 26-28 July 1950. Programme (2 copies) "Present laughter", by Noel Coward. Produced by Kenneth Firth. Grand Opera House, 9-16 December 1950. Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset lithographs on programmes, sizes below 250 mm.

Date: 1944

By: Johnson, Evelyn, active 1940s

Reference: Eph-A-WELLINGTON-REPERTORY-1944

Description: Includes: "Alice in Wonderland", arranged for the stage by Eva Le Gallienne and Florida Friebus. Produced by G Helen Gard'ner. Grand Opera House Wellington. 6 December 1944. Programme (2 copies) "As you like it", by William Shakespeare. Produced by W S Wauchop. Technical College Buckle Street. 27 March - 1 April 1944. Programme (2 copies). "The eldest son", by John Galsworthy. Hled in the Studio, 3 April 1944. [Typescript list of cast and scenes on single sheet] "Flare path", by Terence Rattigan. Produced by G H A Swan. Technical College, Buckle Street. 22-26 August 1944. Programme (2 copies) "Heartbreak house", by George Bernard Shaw. Directed by W S Wauchop. Technical College Buckle Street. 4-8 July 1944. Programme (2 copies) "Jacobowsky and the colonel", by Franz Werzel and S N Behrman. Produced by W S Wauchop. Grand Opera House Wellington. 27 July - 3 August [1944]. Programme (2 copies) "Lady Frederick, by W Somerset Maugham. Produced by W S Wauchop. Technical College Buckle Street. 10-14 October 1944. Programme (2 copies) "Love in a mist", by Kenneth Horne. Produced by Cedric E Gardiner. Technical College Buckle Street. 16-20 May 1944. Programme. (2 copies) Several programme covers feature illustrations by Evelyn Johnson. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset lithographs on programmes, sizes below 250 mm.

Date: 1952

By: Boyce, Raymond Stanley (Dr), 1928-2019

Reference: B-150-005

Description: Shows an interior scene in the office of the principal of an English boys' school, as in Terence Rattigan's play. The headmaster sits at his desk in front of a window hung with a venetian blind, talking to a standing suited figure. On the designer's own inventory as item no 19/137 Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Signed titled and dated]. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and gouache on sheet, 257 x 413 mm.

Date: 1978

From: Unity Theatre :[Programmes and fliers relating to plays and dramatic performances]

Reference: Eph-A-UNITY-1978

Description: Includes: Unity Theatre in association with Raven Theatre Techniques presents "The Winslow boy", by Terence Rattigan. Produced by Jane Tite. Unity Theatre. 16-26 February [1978]. Programme. (2 copies) Raven Theatre Techniques in association with Unity Theatre presents "Relatively speaking", by Alan Ayckbourn. Directed by Jane M Tite. Unity Theatre. 30 March - 8 April [1978]. Programme. (2 copies) "The hostage". [October 1978]. Two tickets, one with "Cancelled" written over it. Quantity: 1 folder(s) 2 programmes / fliers; 2 tickets. Physical Description: Letterpress items, varying sizes up to 250 mm.

Date: 1953

Reference: Eph-A-WELLINGTON-REPERTORY-1953

Description: Includes: "Castle in the air", by Alan Melville. Produced by Alfred Farrell. Concert Chamber Town Hall, 3-7 February 1953. Programme (2 copies) "Dick Whittington" (Christmas pantomime, by arrangement with Emile Littler, London). Produced by Alfred Farrell. Opera House, 5-19 December 1953. Orchestra under the direction of Alex Lindsay. Programme (2 copies) "The front page", by Ben Hecht and Charles Macarthur. Produced by Alfred Farrell. Grand Opera House, 23-28 March 1953. Programme (2 copies) "His Excellency", by Dorothy and Campbell Christie. Produced by Alfred Farrell. Grand Opera House, 19-26 September, 1953. Programme (2 copies). "The holly and the ivy", by Wynyard Browne. Produced by Ernest Le Grove. St Francis Hall, 17-19 June 1953. Programme (2 copies) "Musical chairs", by Ronald Mackenzie. Produced by Ralph Hogg. St Francis Hall, 2-4 Spetember 1953. Programme (2 copies) "Outward bound", by Sutton Vane. produced by Alfred Farrell. Grand Opera House, 3-8 August 1953. programme (2 copies) "Travellers' joy", by Arthur Macrae. Directed by Alfred Farrell. Grand Opera House, 23-30 May 1953. Programme (2 copies) "The Winslow boy", by Terence Rattigan. Produced by Alfred Farrell. Grand Opera House. 31 October - 7 November 1953. Programme (2 copies). Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset lithographs on programmes, sizes below 250 mm.

Date: 1952

Reference: Eph-A-WELLINGTON-REPERTORY-1952

Description: Includes: "Black chiffon", by Leslie Storm. Directed by Elsie Lloyd. St Francis Hall, 3,4, 9 December 1952. Programme (2 copies) "The constant wife", by Somerset Maugham. Produced by Stan Vinsen. St Francis Hall. 6-8 August 1952. Programme (2 copies). "Dark of the moon", by Howard Richardson and William Berney. Produced by Ralph Hogg. Grand Opera House. 10-17 May 1952. Programme (2 copies) "Hamlet", by William Shakespeare. Produced by Richard Campion. St James Theatre. 2-8 July 1952. Programme, with cover design by Roy Cowan (2 copies) "The heiress", by Ruth and Augustus Goetz, based on the novel "Washington Square", by Henry James. Produced by Ernest Le Grove. St James Theatre. 22-28 March 1952. Programme (2 copies) "Life with father", by Clarence Day. Produced by Cedric E Gardiner. Grand Opera House. 30 August - 6 September 1952. Programme (2 copies). "The tragedy of Nan", by John Masefield. Produced by Brian Brimer. St Francis Hall. 1-3 October 1952. Programme (2 copies) "The ringer", by Edgar Wallace. Directed by Alfred Farrell. Grand Opera House. 15-22 November 1952. Programme. (2 copies) "Still life", by Noel Coward, produced by Coralie Smythson; and "A phoenix too frequent", by Christopher Fry, produced by George F Vincent. Programme (2 copies). "Who is Sylvia", by Terence Rattigan. Directed by Alfred Farrell. Grand Opera House. 11-18 October 1952. Programme (2 copies) "The women", by Clare Boothe [Luce]. Produced by Bernard O Jones. Extended season 18-20 June 1952. Programme (2 copies). Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset lithographs on programmes, sizes below 250 mm.