Hennessey, Neil, active 1977-1990

Date: 1988

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

Reference: Eph-C-DOWNSTAGE-1988-01

Description: Double-sided poster shows on the front an image of a man grasping a knife or dagger, against a red background. Three coins are placed on his left temple. This is probably the actor Michael Hurst who played Mack the Knife. The verso lists the cast, the song list, the production team, and other related text. The production was directed by Colin McColl; set and lighting design by Tony Rabbit; music direction Janet Roddick, Neil Hennessy; costume design Cheri Reinschmidt; choreography Jamie Bull. Two copies held. Quantity: 1 Poster(s). Physical Description: Offset print on both sides of poster, 420 x 297 mm.

Date: 1990-1995

Reference: Eph-B-OPERA-WO-1990/1995

Description: Includes: 1990: Wellington Operatic Society. "Me and my girl", the Lambeth Walk musical. Director Stephen Robertson; musical director Peter Marshall; choreographer Christine Asher. State Opera House, 17 May - 2 June 1990. Programme (2 copies) 1991: Wellington Operatic Society AGM, 27 March 1991. Agenda 1993: Wellington Operatic by arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library New York proudly presents "Anything goes". Director Stephen Robertson; musical director Neil Hennessy; choreographer Leigh Evans. State Opera House, 7-22 May [1993]. Programme (2 copies) 1994: Wellington Operatic presents "Les misérables". Director Stephen Robertson; music director Tim Bridgewater; designer Allan Lees. State Opera House, premiere 21 January 1994. Souvenir programme (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints on booklets and flyers, sizes varying beneath 350 mm.

Date: 1994

Reference: Eph-A-DOWNSTAGE-1994

Description: Includes: Join the Friends of Downstage. Pamphlet and membership application form. Auction of theatre and entertainment memorabilia and other treasures at the Hannah Playhouse, Sunday 2 October 1994. Auctioneer Peter Wedde. [Auction booklet of 98 lots] (2 copies) Downstage 30th birthday celebrations. Calendar of events, July to November [1994]. Pamphlet (2 copies) "Dancing at Lughnasa", by Brian Friel. Directed by George Webby; designed by Prunella Wilde. Downstage Theatre, previews 9-10 June; opens 11 June [1994]. Flier only (2 copies) "I can sing tall" with Ellie Smith. Includes "Her big chance", written by Alan Bennett, and a programme of songs. Directed by Colin McColl; musical director Neil Hennessey; choreography Dancemakers (Jamie Bull and Liz Davey). Downstage Theatre, 8-23 December [1994]. Programme (2 copies) and flier (2 copies) "The king's player", by Trevor Gare. Director Joanna Weir. Downstage Theatre, 18 October - 5 November 1994. Programme (2 copies) and flier (2 copies) "Lovelock's dream run", by David Geary. Downstage Theatre, 11 March - 16 April 1994. Flier only (2 copies) Downstage Theatre presents Stuart Devenie [and] Carol Smith in "Oleanna", a scorching new play by David Mamet. Directed by William Walker; designed by Tolis Papazoglou. Opening 22 April 1994. Flier (2 copies) and ticket Frank McGuinness's "Someone who'll watch over me". With Desmond Kelly, William Walker, Cameron Rhodes. Downstage Theatre, 16 September 1994. Programme (2 copies) and flier "Uncle Vanya", by Anton Chekhov. Directed by William Walker; design by Tolis Papazoglou. Previews 22 July; opens 23 July. Booking form (1 copy), and paper bag (2 copies) John Godber's "Bouncers; the 90's remix". Featuring William Kircher, Duncan Smith, Stelios Yiakmis, Peter Daube. Directed by William Walker; designed by Prunella Wilde. Previews from 25 January; opens 27 January [1994]. Flier only. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Booklets sizes varying below 250 mm. Provenance: Some programmes donated by Downstage Theatre.

Date: 1987 - 1989

Reference: Eph-B-DOWNSTAGE-1987/1989

Description: Includes: 1987: Ellie Smith in "Off Off Off Off Off Broadway", with Neil Hennessy & Michael Williams. Downstage 8 November [1987]. Flier 1988: "Steaming", by Nell Dunn, featuring Ellie Smith, Donna Akersten, Davina Whitehouse, Vivienne Plumb, Jennifer Ludlam, Kay Melhuish. 12 July - 17 August [1988]. Flier 1989: Downstage Theatre. Action theatre classes, start Feb 20: Performance classes, theatre skills, writers workshops, voice, Shakespeare, women in theatre. Flier XXV years leading New Zealand Theatre. Downstage Theatre. Brochure containing letterhead XXV years leading New Zealand Theatre. Downstage Theatre. Brochure containing birthday season flier, Corporate subscription flier; Celebration flier and flier for "Othello" by William Shakespeare, starring George Henare; directed by Phillip Mann, costumes by Raymond Boyce. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Pamphlets and fliers, sizes varying below 330 mm.

Date: 1980-1983

From: Parry, Lorae, 1955- : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8647-04

Description: Production notes for Circa Theatre's performance of `Strip' in 1982 and 1983. Material includes original publicity pages and photographs from Blue Stocking Theatre Company's production of `Strip' for its three week run in Convent Garden's Theatrespace, London, 1980. These notes were part of an unsuccessful proposal to perform the play in Sydney in 1980. Also includes a press release and promotional handbills for the Circa Production of `Strip', 1982 and 1983. Play is set in a striptease club in Kings Cross, Sydney. Directed by Sue Wilson, music by Neil Hennessy, actors: Lora Parry, Jane Waddell and Katie Platt. Printed material inculdes reviews of the English production of `Strip' by `Time-Out London'; reviews of the Crica production by the `New Zealand Listener' and the `The Evening post'. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript, photographs, printed material and ephemera

Date: 1986-1989

By: Roman Antix (Musical group)

Reference: Eph-C-OPERA-1986/1989

Description: Includes the following posters: 1986: "The Musical Chicago"; director John Banas, Musical Director Neil Hennessy, Designer Amanda McArthur, Choreographer Liz Davey. (With Ellie Smith, Linda Anning, Jim Moriarty, Ann Pacey, Lloyd Scott; State Opera House, Wellington, 4-12 July [1986] (2 copies) "The Original Rocky Horror Revue". (With Russ le Roq, Mark Rimington, and Roman Antix); the Oaks Brasserie, 26-28 September [1986]. Wellington High School. "Dr Luke the Rock Opera" by Tom Bradley and William Southgate; Director Ivan Heard; (poster by Matt Reid); Victoria University Memorial Theatre, Wellington, 25-28 June [1986] 1988: The Upper Hutt Operatic Society. "Hello Dolly'; Producer Peter Dye, Heretaunga Collge Hall, upper Hutt, 27 August-3 September 1988. Wellington Repertory Theatre Inc. "The Rugby Poet", by Charles Harter, Wellington Repertory Theatre, 8-22 October [1988] Back with a vengeance, "The Rocky Horror Show". Director Terry O'Connell, Producer Wilton Morley. (With Simon Westaway and Billy T James), Wellington, Auckland, Palmerston North, Christchurch, and Dunedin, 7 September-1 November [1988]. Double-sided poster (2 copies) The New Players Theatre Company. "A Ring of Magic". Words by Eric Charteris, music by Shade Smith; Directors Margaret Potter and Jean Slobbe; Musical director Phil Russell. (With the Flying High Band); Newlands College Hall, Wellington, 31 August-10 September [1988]. 1989: Opera Technique. "Tarantara Tarantara" by Ian Taylor; Director Ingrid Prossor, Musical director John Jerome, Wellington Repertory Theatre, 20-30 September 1989. Canterbury Opera. "The Barber of Seville". Theatre Royal; 26, 28, 31 October and 2 & 4 November [1989]. Palmerston North Operatic Society. "We'll meet again". Director and choreographer Joan Clayton; musical director Audrey Osborne. April 1989. Programme / poster Quantity: 1 folder(s) 11 posters. Physical Description: Offset prints on posters, sizes varing up to 450 x 350 mm.

Date: 1993

Reference: Eph-B-OPERA-1993-2

Description: Includes: Wellington Operatic presents 'Anything goes'. Directed by Stephen Robertson. Musical director Neil Hennessy. State Opera House, Wellington, 5-22 May 1993. Programme. Wellington Branch of New Zealand Opera Society presents 'Apollo and Daphne' English translation by William Leigh Knight and Scilla Askew. Note by Terrence Dennis. 16 February 1993. Concert hand-out. 'Cabaret'. Directed by Michael Hurst. Watershed Theatre, 26 November-20 December and 7-31 January. Programme. Canterbury Opera presents 'La Traviata'. Patron: Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Directed by Bernd Benthaak. Conducted by John Hopkins. James Hay Theatre, Christchurch, 13-27 Febrauary 1993. Programme. The Aotea Centre and Auckland Choral Society presents Paul McCartney's 'Liverpool oratorio'. Conducted by Peter Watts. Neil Shroff musical director. ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, 11-13 July 1993. Programme. 'Tanz der schwane'. Directed by Barry Empson. Conducted by Peter Walls. The Adam Concert Room, School of Music, Victoria University, 12-20 August 1993. Programme (2 copies). Opera Otago The Dunedin Opera Company (Inc.) presents 'Tosca'. Directed by Robert Alderton. Musical director Peter Zwartz. Trust Bank Theatre, October/November 1993. Programe (2 copies). Wellington Polytechnic Conservatorium of Music presents 'Xerxes'. Alexandra Road, Mt Victoria, 12-17 November 1993. Flier. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on booklets and fliers, sizes varying beneath 350 mm. Provenance: Donated from various sources, including Dennis McEldowney (2003), Jill Allan (2007)

Date: 1938, 1981

From: Parry, Lorae, 1955- : Papers

Reference: fMS-Papers-8647-1

Description: Material comprises music scores used in the play `Strip'. Includes annotations indicating stage, light and sound directions. Music and lyrics include `Nonbody makes a pass at me' by Harold Rome; `I've had it up to here'; Dicks don't grow on trees' arranged by Neil Hennessy; `Hollywood song'; `Robin Hood'; `Hurt so bad' and `Don't tell mama'. Publication - Harold Rome, Nobody makes a pass at me (United States: Mills Music Inc, 1983) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Music scores and mss