Else, Barbara Helen, 1947-

Date: [1998-1999]

From: Ireland, Kevin, 1933- : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8198-37

Description: Inward and outward correspondence; identified correspondents entered in the Name field. Also includes letters and cards to and from Catherine (possibly Campbell); Stephen (possibly Stratford), Papetoai; Dave and Carol, `Ducks Crossing', Mosgiel; Dermot M, Lake Rotoiti; Barnabas D, Geraldton, Western Australia. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1990-2011

From: Richards, Llewelyn Morgan, 1935-2013 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-12013-08

Description: Drafts of a novella written by Llewelyn Richards and Wiremu Tawhai between 1990 and 1995. Includes a Reader's Report by John Banas (30 May 1995). Also correspondence with Don Blakeney, Elizabeth Caffin, New Zealand Writers' Guild, Joanna Paul and others regarding publication and possible conversion of the novella into a film script. Includes letter to Barbara Else on the death and tangi of Wiremu Tawhai in 2010. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1956 - 1997

Reference: Eph-B-DRAMA-KDS

Description: Includes: 1956: "The late Christopher Bean". Concert Chamber Town Hall [1956]. Programme 1957: "The secret tent", by Elizabeth Addyman. Produced by Donald Macleod. Concert Chamber Town Hall, [1957]. Programme (2 copies) 1958: "The house by the lake", by Hugh Mills. Produced by Edna Wiggs. Concert Chamber Town Hall, [May 1958]. Programme. 1961: "Arsenic and old lace", by Joseph Kesselring. Produced by Mae Cleall. Concert Chamber Town Hall, 26-28 October 1961. Programme (2 copies) 1962: "The woodcarver", by Morris Brown. Produced by Bettie Goodwin. Concert Chamber Town Hall, 10-12 May 1962. Programme. 1965?: "The offshore island", by Marghanita Laski. Produced by Bettie Goodwin. Karori Community Hall, 11-13 November [1965 or 1972?]. Programme. 1966: "The rehearsal", by Jean Anouilh. Produced by Anne Batt. Karori Community Hall, 27-30 April 1966. Programme 1966?: "Dark of the moon", by Howard Richardson and William Berney. Produced and designed by Harry Baker. [ca 1966] Programme / flier 1979: "Pinocchio", by Brian Way. Directed by Dean Ward. Karori Community Hall, 23 November - 2 December [1979]. Flier (2 copies) Double bill by Peter Shaffer: "The white liars", produced by Richard Russell; "Black comedy", produced by Mary Singleton-Bryan. 29 March - 7 April [1979]. Programme and flier. 1980: Karori Dramatic Society present a double bill - two plays by Noel Coward. "Fumed oak", and "Shadows of the evening". Samuel Marsden School Hall, 6-14 June [1980]. Flier. 1981: Karori Dramatic Society in association with Penguin Books present Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", adapted by Richard George. Auditions, 12 September [1981]. Contact Dean Ward. Flier. Karori Dramatic Society in association with Penguin Books present Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", adapted by Richard George. Wellington Teachers' College Hall, 18-20 December [1981]. Flier (2 copies) Karori Dramatic Society in association with Playmarket present "The pied piper", by Peter Harcourt. Wellington Teachers' College, 15-21 December [1980]. Flier. 1982: Karori Dramatic Society in association with Penguin Books and Jumbo's Restaurant present Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the great glass elevator", adapted by Barbara Neale. Wellington Teachers' College Hall, 27-29 August [1982]. Flier (2 copies) ca 1982: "An inspector calls", by J B Priestley. Produced by Mary bryan. Karori Community Hall, 15-17 September [ca 1982?]. Flier. 1987: "Changes", by Barbara Neale. Directed by Ewen Coleman. Wellington Teachers' College, 18-27 September [1987]. Flier. 1996: Two one-act plays: "Lunchtime" and "In confidence". St John's Centre Karori, 4-6 July [1996]. Flier (2 copies). 1997: "Ten times table", by Alan Ayckbourn. St Ninains' Church Hall, 25 July - 2 August [1997]. Flier. "Daisy pulls it off", by Denise Deegan. 6-8, 14-15 March [1997]. Flier. Quantity: 19 programmes and fliers, plus some duplicates.. Physical Description: Offset and photocopies, sizes varying up to A4. Provenance: One item donated from the estate of Margaret Barker, 2013.

Date: 1956 - 1986

By: Hutt Repertory Theatre

Reference: Eph-B-HUTT-REPERTORY

Description: Includes: 1953: "Quiet wedding", by Esther McCracken. Produced by Lois Mair. June 1953. Programme 1956: Special notice to members. April 1956. 1960: A programme of one-act plays. The Studio, 30 September - 1 October 1960. "Green room for danger", by Philip Johnson - producer Paddy Jones; scenes from "The women", by Clare Booth - producer Jeanne Drake. "Cinderella" (Christmas pantomime) Little Theatre Lower Hutt. 15-29 November 1960. Produced by Bernard O Jones. Programme. 1961: "Jack and the beanstalk" (pantomime). Producer Bernard O Jones. Little Theatre Lower Hutt. 11-25 November 1961. Programme (2 copies) 1962: Questionnaire and audition notice for "Sheppy" and Three one-act contemporary plays. 1962. Typescript. Audition notice for "Alice in Wonderland". 11 July 1962. 1963: "Toad of Toad Hall". Producer William Juliff. Little Theatre Lower Hutt. 8-23 November 1963. Programme (2 copies). 1964: "Babes in the wood" pantomime. Written and produced by Bernard O Jones. Little Theatre Lower Hutt. 4-19 December 1964. Programme (2 copies) 1964: "The Pinedus Affair", by Paolo Levi. Produced by John James. Little Theatre Lower Hutt. 1-5 September 1964. Programme. 1965: "Listen to the wind", by Angela Ainley Jeans. Directed by Alan Wilson. Little Theatre Lower Hutt. 3-18 December 1965. Programme. (2 copies) Newsletters, both 29 June 1965 announcing an audition for "Come blow your horn", by Neil Simon; and a notice about forthcoming events and activities. 1967: "The knack", by Ann Jellicoe. Produced by Bernard O Jones. Little Theatre Lower Hutt. 7-11 March 1967. Flier. Newsletters announcing auditions for "Andorra". 16 March 1967. Also announcing forthcoming events and activities ca December 1967. 1968: A season of two short plays: "The typists" by Murray Schisgal [and] "The private ear", by Peter Schaffer. produced by Bernard O Jones. Hutt Repertory Studio. 3 April [1968]. Tupescript flier. 1976: "Half-way up the tree", by Peter Ustinov. Produced by Lois Mair. Little Theatre Lower Hutt. 31 August - 4 September 1976. 1977: "Mixed doubles", by Weldon, Campton, Owen, Ayckbourn, Pinter, Lyndon Brooks. Producer Maggie Hamilton. 3-6 August 1977. Flyer. "Playboy of the Western World". Hutt Repertory Theatre Studio. 3-11 June [1977]. Flier. "The matchmaker" by Thornton Wilder. Produced by Bill Juliff. Little Theatre Lower Hutt. 22-26 March [1977]. Flier. 1978: "Who killed Santa Claus?" by Terence Feely. Theatre 108. 21-29 July 1978. Flier. "Boeing, Boeing", by Marc Camoletti. Producer Lois Mair. 22-28 September [1978]. Flier. "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead", by Tom Stoppard. Typescript flier. 1979: "Rattle of a simple man", by Charles Dyer. Produced by Berwyn Gibbons. From 6 April [1979] Typescript flier. 1981: "Bedroom farce", by Alan Ayckbourne. Director Arthur Williams. 108 Oxford Terrace Lower Hutt. 11-21 November [1981]. Flier. ca 1986: "Peter Pan the musical", based on the play by Sir James Barrie. Directed by Berwyn Gibbons; musical director Alistair Gilkison, with Elizabeth Bourn as Peter Pan. [ca 1986]. Programme 1986: "Death play", by Barbara Neale. New Zealand play premiere production. Director Robert Logan. Hutt Repertory Theatre, 4-12 April 1986. Flyer Quantity: 31 programmes and flyers. Physical Description: Photolithographs or typescripts, size below 350 mm.

Date: 1992-1996

From: Total Fiction Services: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-12402-07

Description: Papers including correspondence with publishers relating to work by Barbara Else, including reference to working titles and titles "The Rat in the Gumboot", "Hand of Knives", "The Warrior Queen". Title transcribed from item. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescripts and manuscript business correspondence.

Date: [1971-1985]

From: Playmarket Inc : Records

Reference: 2000-309-024

Description: `Rain on the red tin roofs' / Simon Carr; `Lexie and Mr Cartwright' / Gordon Dryland; `The Pied Piper' / Bronwyn Elsemore; `Six ways to win a lady' / Malcolm Fraser; `Mr Bones and Mr Jones' (and score by David Hamilton) / Eve Hughes; `The First time' and `Freesias' / Welby Ings; `A Very short history of the world' / Barbara Neale; `Lift' / Simon O'Connor; `Kaz: A Working girl' / Leah Poulter; `Step walk and stumble' / Kevin L Roberts; `Loved ones' and `Down the hall on a Saturday night' / Simon Wilson. Quantity: 1 box(es) (file boxes).

Date: [1995-1996]

From: New Zealand International Arts Festival : Records

Reference: 2000-106-21/3

Description: Administrative files for artists A-E Quantity: 1 folder(s) (bound file).

Date: Aug 2005

From: Kidman, Fiona Judith (Dame), 1940- : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-9678-026

Description: Includes personal correspondence, and correspondence with literary figures about their work and other literary matters Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescripts

Date: [1984-1986]

From: Playmarket Inc : Records

Reference: 2000-309-038

Description: `The Bitches' / Valdemar Andersen; `Bonnie and Bru' / Barbara Anderson; `Erie' and `Smoko' / Kevin Boon; `Charlie' / Rosalie Carey; `Bert and Mary' / Robert Lord; `The Mortal pleasure of Wanda Lust' / Stuart McKenzie; `Green fly in the marigolds' / Elizabeth Moir; `Captain Pepper and the sea witch' / Barbara Neale; `Too young to be old' Rachel McAlpine; `A Short first night', `Daisy, the delightful dancing cow' and `The Great puppet rebellion' / Wickham Pack; Bang! Bang! you're dead' / Joyce Rowland; `Harvest Festival' / Dora Somerville. Quantity: 1 box(es) (file boxes).

Date: [1999]

From: Kidman, Fiona Judith (Dame), 1940- : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7118-032

Description: Correspondence with Barbara Else re her proposed anthology of writers' experience as grandparents; includes Kidman's contribution Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [1979-1986]

From: Playmarket Inc : Records

Reference: 2000-309-035

Description: `Joggers' / Barbara Anderson; `Country cops' / Robert Lord; `Once twice, thrice upon a tale', `Treasure Island', `You can't be brave until you've been afraid' / Murray Edmond; `Till the days come home' / Ken Hudsonl; `The Academic Year' / Gordon Dryland; `The Ave and the Oak' / J A S Coppard; `Ours but to do' / David Hill; `A Highter form of killing / Peter Hawes; `The Pin striped suit' / Barbara Neale; `Beauty and the beast' / Joyce Rowland. Quantity: 1 box(es) (file boxes).

Date: [2001-2002]

From: Kidman, Fiona Judith (Dame), 1940- : Papers

Reference: 2003-349-37

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [1998-2001]

From: Ireland, Kevin, 1933- : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8198-41

Description: Inward and outward correspondence; identified correspondents entered in the Name field. Also includes letters, cards and notes from Jenny; Stephen [?] Stratford; Sam; Gayle and [?]; [?] Kas; Phillip, Auckland; Dave and Carol, `Ducks' Crossing', Mosgiel; Jo; and Riki. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [1996-1999]

From: Kidman, Fiona Judith (Dame), 1940- : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7118-053

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1988

From: Playmarket Inc : Records

Reference: 2001-013-15/1

Description: Contains the following scripts used during the workshop: Legitimate strip by Jeff Addison, `Kandy cigarettes' by Kurt Davidson, `Blue sky boys' by Ken Duncan, `I Want to be David Bowie's dog' by Elizabeth Fow, `Feeding time' by Gary Henderson, `Pigeon English' by Anthony McCarten, `Good dream bad' by Barbara Neale, `King size' by Mark Prain, and `Birdman' by Simon Wilson Quantity: 1 box(es).

Date: [1987-1988]

From: Playmarket Inc : Records

Reference: 2000-309-055

Description: `Early as pie' / Susan Battye; `The Waiting room' and `Your attention please / Karl Buckley; `Good dream bad' / Barbara Neale; `Twice around the garden' / Marc Metzger; `Possible fathers' / Rex McGregor; `Escape' Barry Southam. Quantity: 1 box(es) (file boxes).

Date: [ca 1965-2015]

By: Else, Barbara Helen, 1947-

Reference: MS-Group-1433

Description: Includes drafts of published novels as well as drafts of film scripts, short stories, plays, and children's writing. Also includes correspondence with publishers and personal correspondence family and with other writers. Includes papers relating to Else's work as the editor of anthologies of children's writing published by Random House Also includes electronic drafts of published and unpublished novels by Else. Quantity: 273 folder(s). 11 megabyte(s). 4 Linear Metres. 174 Electronic document(s). Physical Description: Manuscripts, typescripts, holographs, printed matter, ephemera, and photographic prints. Provenance: Purchased from Barbara Else in 2005, 2010 and 2016.

Date: [1985-1988]

From: Playmarket Inc : Records

Reference: 2000-309-053

Description: `Killing Timothy' / Margaret Beames; `Human resources' and `The Times...' / Karl Buckley; `The Birthday', `The Burning of Willi Bruell', `Rail friends', `Soldier State', `The Tin cross', `Tuesday's stranger', `The Urinal Mrs Fish and the Prime Minister', `The coloured room' `Man with head', `A Shallow grave' and `Two gnomes' / Mark A Casson; The Rationalisation of Jobie Jones / Kathleen Henderson; `Peace Offering' / Rachel McAlpine; `Snakes and ladders' / Joseph Musaphia; `Night for clowns' / Barbara Neale; Kaz: A Working girl' / Leah Poulter. Quantity: 1 box(es) (file boxes).

Date: 2000-2001

From: Kidman, Fiona Judith (Dame), 1940- : Papers

Reference: 2003-198-31

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [1983-1987]

From: Playmarket Inc : Records

Reference: 2000-309-039

Description: `Headaches' / John Densem; Te Rahau Ahi / Edmond Murray; `Write my script' / Janinka Greenwood; `MacKenzie - Freebooter' / John Leaske, John; `A Cockeyed optimist' / Ray Matthew-Prowse; `Te Taitakitanpa i te Puna', `Hemi' and `Ngati Pakeha' / Paul Maunder; `Mates' / Joseph Musaphia; `Plyground' / Barbara Neale; `Passengers' / Fiona Farrell Poole; `Discovered loves' / Neil Stratton. Quantity: 1 box(es) (file boxes).