Frisch, Max, 1911-1991

Date: 1964 - 1999

Reference: Eph-A-DRAMA-DC-1960/1999

Description: Includes: 1960s?: "The fire raisers", by Max Frisch. Wesley Church Hall. 31 October - 7 November [1953, 1959 or 1964]. Flier (2 copies). 1964: Festival of dedication, Cathedral Church of St Paul. Admission programme. 27 June [1964]. "The Emperor Constantine; a chronicle-history play" by Dorothy Sayers. Performed by Drama Christi players from the City Churches of Wellington. 1966: "J B", by Archibald MacLeish. [27 Aug 1966]. Wesley Hall, 75 Taranaki Street. Admission programme. 1968: "Thor with angels", by Christopher Fry. Wesley Church, 75 Taranaki Street. 7-9 June [1968]. Programme (2 copies) 1969: The moral play of "Everyman". Programme. 1970s: John Arden's "Business of good government", by John Arden. Mid-December [1970s?] Pamphlet. 1970: Drama Christi Revue 21. 11, 16-18 July 1970. Programme with a list of productions since the group began in 1949. 1970: Navidad Nuestra; a folk nativity. [Picture book of the Nativity story]. (2 copies) 1971: "Antigone", adapted from the play by Sophocles. 30-31 July, 1, 5-7 August; New Plymouth 14 August 1971. Programme. 1972: Navidad Nuestra; a folk nativity dance. [Picture book of the Nativity story]. Lady Norwood Rose Garden, 15-22 December 1972. Programme 1977: "Mass for the theatre". Music by Leonard Bernstein. 24 June - 3 July [1977?] - modern dance and mime. Wesley Church [Taranaki Street, Wellington]. Programme (2 copies)l and flier for pre-conference performance, 31 October. 1978: "The skin of our teeth", by Thornton Wilder. Drama Christi Studio Theatre, 75 Taranaki Street. 4-13 August [1978]. Programme. 1982: "Whanautanga". Flier [1982?] 1983: "Song of the people" a dance drama based on the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, to music composed by Mikis Theodorakis. Wesley Church, 75 Taranaki Street. 11 December [1983]. Flier. 1986: "Reynard the Fox". Wesley Church Taranaki Street. 12 December 1986. Flier (2 copies) 1997: "You can't take it with you; a screwball comedy by Hart & Kaufman. Director Roger Olsson. Drama Christi Studio, 3-12 October 1997. Programme 1998: "Heaven can wait", by Harry Segall. 75 Taranaki Street. 5-13 September 1998. Flier. Drama Christi was established in 1949. Quantity: 15 programmes / fliers. Physical Description: Letterpress on programmes, sizes below 250 mm.

Date: 1970

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

By: Betts, Frederick Albert, 1912-1977

Reference: EPH-B-UNITY-1970

Description: Includes: "3 Plays", by Murray Schisgal (2); Harold Pinter (1). Unity Theatre, Kent Tce, 25 February - 1 March 1970. Flyer (2 copies). "Andorra" by Max Frisch. Unity Theatre, Kent Tce, 15 April 1970. Poster ( 2 copies) "The cocktail party", by T. S. Eliot. Produced by Dell King. Designed by Jim Beard. Cast includes: Murray Alford, Frances Light, Marjorie Brooke-White, David Eastman, Gary Fox, and Margaret Bell. Unity Theatre, 31 July - 8 August 1970. Programme (2 copies) "Dark going down", by Gordon Dryland. Produced by Roy Hope. Lighting by Yvonne Harrison. Sound by Paul Hamlin. Cast includes: Jeff Rowe, Kate Jason-Smith, Margaret Walker, Dell King, and Fred Betts. Unity Theatre, 11 September 1970. Programme (2 copies) Unity Theatre presents "Small change", by Peter Gill. Directed by Stephen McElrea. Music composed and recorded by Malcolm McNeill. Cast includes: Stephen Crane, Kay Melhuish, Ruth Griffin, Stephen McElrea. Unity Theatre (opp Downstage), 19 )ctober - 5 November 1970. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s) fliers and posters. Physical Description: Photocopies and offset prints, sizes varying around 300 x 200 mm. mimeograph Provenance: Stencilled notice donated by J. Dennis 1992.

Date: 1970

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

Reference: Eph-A-UNITY-1970

Description: Includes: "Andorra", by Max Frisch. Produced by Ron Till, designed by Richard Russell. 15-26 April 1970. Programme and flier (2 copies of each) "The Misanthrope" by Moliere. Produced by William Juliff, designed by Graham Glover and William Jenks. 9-24 October 1970. Programme (2 copies) "Plays three"; a season of modern theatre. "Windows" by Murray Schesgal, produced by Peter Whittaker; "The dumb waiter", by Harold Pinter, produced by Rod Jenkins; "Fragments" by Murray Schisgal, produced by Christine Chronis. Unity Theatre. 25 February - 1 March 1970. Programme. "Pot-pourri", a miscellany of plays, directed by Anne Flannery, designed by Richard Russell. "Something unspoken" by Tennessee Williams; "Bacchanalia", by David Campion; "Transcending", by David Cregan. 27 November - 5 December 1970. Programme (2 copies) "Richard III", by William Shakespeare. Directed by Matthew O'Sullivan, designed by Peter Coates. June 1970. Programme (2 copies) "Rites", by Maureen Duffy. Produced by Anne England. 22 & 24 May 1970. Programme (2 copies) Wellington Shakespeare Festival. [Drama, dance and film]. 3-30 June 1970. Includes Unity's "Richard III", directed by Matthew O'Sullivan. Programme. "Blithe spirit", by Noel Coward. Produced by Ian Carrie. [1970-1980s?]. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s) 6 programmes.. Physical Description: Letterpress items, varying sizes up to 250 mm.

Date: 1960 - 1989

Reference: Eph-B-DRAMA-DC-1900s

Description: Includes: 1960s?: "The zeal of thy house", by Dorothy Sayers, presented by Wesley Drama Christi. Saturday March 4 [1960s?]. Programme (2 copies) 1969 or 1975?: Peter Ustinov's "The unknown soldier and his wife", presented by Drama Christi in Drama Christi Studio, 25-27 July, 1-3 August [1969 or 1975]. Programme (2 copies) 1975: "Business of good government", by John Arden. Wesley Church, 12-14 December [1975]. Flyer only 1975: "Downtown Minestrone", Drama Christi's irreligious, religious, libellous, satirical scandalous revue. Drama Christi Studio Theatre, 17-19 October [1975]. Programme / flyer 1976: "Pilgrim"; his death-defying progress from the city of destruction to the city of gold. Presented by Drama Christi sponsored by M.E.D. in the Dell of Lady Norwood Rose Garden, 20-28 March [1976]. Flyer (2 copies) 1976?: "Johnson over Jordan", by J B Priestley. Drama Christi Studio, 24-26 September, 1-3 October [1976?]. Flyer (2 copies) 1976/1977?: You are invited to meet "Androcles and the lion" at Drama Christi Studio, 30 July - 4 August [1976/77?]. Flyer (2 copies) 1978: "Mass for the Theatre". The tensions of a modern city - torn between scepticism and hope. Modern dance and mime by Drama Christi of Wellington. Music by Leonard Bernstein. Wellington Wesley Church 18-19 March; Wanganui Trinity Church 1 April; Hawera Memorial Theatre 2 April; St James Church Hutt City 8 April [1978]. Flyer 1978: "The skin of our teeth", by Thornton Wilder. Drama Christi Studio Theatre, 4-6, 11-13 August [1978]. Flyer 1978: "The world turned upside down", by Clive Sansom. Presented by Drama Christi, 10 December [1978]. Flyer 1981: "The business of good government", by John Arden; a Christmas play with a difference. Wesley Church Taranaki Street, 11 and 13 December; Presbyterian Church Island Bay 13 December [1981]. Flyer only 1981: The Daniel Jazz and captain Noah and His Floating Zoo, presented by Drama Christi in the Dell, Lady Norwood Rose Garden, 1-8 March [1981]. Michael Flander's [sic] sparkling words set to rollicking music by Joseph Horovitz. Flyer (2 copies) 1982: "A Midsummer night's dream", by William Shakespeare. Drama Christi Studio Theatre, 6-8, 13-15 August [1982]. Flyer only 1982: "Whanautanga"; presented by Maori, Pakeha, Samoan, Tongan and Fijian groups of Drama Christi, in the Dell of the Lady Norwood Rose Garden, 14-21 March [1982]. Flier (2 copies) 1983: "Lady Precious Stream", by S I Hsiung. A light hearted melodrama of ancient China. Drama Christi Studio, 75 Taranaki Street, 12-21 August [1983]. Programme and flyer 1985: Shakespeare's "The winter's tale". Drama Christi Studio Theatre, 9-18 August 1985. Flier only (2 copies) 1986: "The fire raisers", by Max Frisch. Drama Christi Studio Theatre, 19-28 September 1986. Flyer only (2 copies) Drama Christi was established in 1949. Quantity: 16 programmes / fliers. Physical Description: Photocopies and offset prints on programmes and flyers, sizes below 340 mm.

Date: 1966

From: Body, John Stanley (Jack), 1944-2015: Collection

By: Body, John Stanley, 1944-2015; Frisch, Max, 1911-1991

Reference: 80-264-21

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s) 18, 13 pages. Physical Description: Holographs (one photocopy)