Campion, Anna, 1952-

Date: 1972 - 1979

Reference: Eph-B-AMAMUS

Description: Includes: 1972: Amamus Theatre Group presents "'51 (a re-enactment of the events of the 1951 wharf dispute as performed by a Watersiders' Dramatic Society". Directed by Paul Maunder, music by Tony Backhouse (cast Chris Chronis, Anne England, Janie McKechnie, Denise Maunder, Marian Rowe, Olwen Taylor, John Anderson, Michael Bajko, Jonathan Dennis, Harold Merriman, Sam Neil [Neill], Jeff Rowe). Flier 1972: Amamus Theatre Group presents "3 sq chain & 10", by Paul Maunder. "Simple as bourgeoisie" by D Takle. Skyline Tearooms, top cable car, 23-27 February [1972]. Flier. [Shows a photograph of Denise Maunder] 1975 or 1976. Amamus Theatre group presents "Valita", partly scripted by Paul Maunder. With John Anderson, Jonathan Dennis, Paul Maunder, Anna Campion, Fiona Lindsay, Denise Young. 1975: Amamus Theatre Group presents "Gallipoli", directed by Paul Maunder. Flier programme with synopsis on separate sheet ("Gallipoli was first performed at Unity Theatre in September 1974, subsequently at the Writers Conference as part of the Downstage Birthday celebrations in November 1974, and at the Allan Hall Dunedin in March 1975. The group has been invited to perform Gallipoli at the Kalumbar Festival of Open Theatre in Wroclaw, Poland in October 1975") 1976?: Amamus Theatre present the first performance of their latest work, "Valita". Unity Theatre 8 pm. Wed 28 July - Sunday 1 August [1976?] Flyer only (2 copies) 1977: Amamus Theatre present performances of their two works, Gallipoli and Valita. Maidment Arts Centre, Auckland, 7-11 September, plus weekend workshop, [1977]. Flyer 1977? The Amamus Theatre Group present "Oedipus", by Sophocles. Directed by Paul Maunder (with John Anderson, Anna Campion, Jonathan Dennis, Jim Moriarty, Paul Maunder, Fiona Lindsay). Flier / programme 1977: Amamus Theatre Group presents "Song of a kiwi; a trilogy of plays. (Includes "Gallipoli", written and directed by Paul Maunder; "Valita", directed by Paul Maunder; and, "Oedipus" (as above). programme / fliers stapled together with cover page (2 copies) 1978: Amamus Theatre presents Shakespeare's "Hamlet", directed by Paul Maunder, with Jim Moriarty, Don Selwyn, Heather Lindsay. Concert Chamber, 14-24 June [1978]. Flier (2 copies each of 2 versions, one red and one white)) Quantity: 4 Programme(s) plus duplicates. 3 Other printed ephemera item(s) pamphlets, fliers. Physical Description: Offset prints and photocopies on programmes, sizes below 350 mm. Provenance: Some items donated by Jonathan Dennis in 1992.

Date: 1855 - 1925 - 1983 - 1857 - 1975 - 1999

Reference: Eph-A-VARIETY-GB-1800/1999

Description: Includes promotional cards for Mr Copping (no New Zealand connection known): 1855: Royal Grecian, City Road (Proprietor B O Conquest). Mr Copping's annual benefit. Thursday March 22, 1855. (With portrait of Mr Copping) Great National Standard Theatre, Shoreditch (Proprietor Mr John Douglass). For the benefit of Mr Copping, Thursday March 19, 1857. Sixpenny ticket for pit. Includes programmes for: 1925: Nottingham Empire. Moss Empires Ltd. Variety programme 4 May 1925. Programme (Joe Brennan, "the New Zealand comedian") 1926: The Victoria Palace. Miss Clarice Mayne, Wilkie Bard, The Victoria Girls, Gillie Potter, The Dawn Sisters, the Flying Winskills, Louie Louise. 29 March 1926. Programme (No known NZ connection) 1927: "Shake your feet". London Hippodrome, 20 July 1927. Programme 1931: Al-Wright's screaming comedy Circus. Her Majesty's Theatre Walsall, 6 April 1931. Programme (Barnes & O'Donnell, New Zealand's acrobatic comedians) 1933: Coliseum programme, commencing Monday February 27th, 1933. Programme (Keith Wilbur as "Just a New Zealander") 1935: Birmingham Hippodrome programme, commencing 22 April 1935. Programme (Lance Fairfax) 1936: Charles B Cochran's 1936 revue "Follow the sun". Adelphi Theatre 1936. Programme (Lance Fairfax) "O-Kay for sound". London Palladium, 2 November 1936. Programme (Lance Fairfax) 1940: Palace of Varieties, County Theatre Reading. Programme (Keith Wilbur, international radio artiste in "Just a New Zealander") 1943: "Scotch & Splash". Aston Hippodrome Birmingham, 22 March 1943. Programme (Iris Day (Edmonds)) 1948: Chiswick Empire Theatre. Variety show presented by Bernard Delfont. 26 April 1948. Programme (Ewen Solon) 1951: "Bonsoir mesdames". Wood Green Empire, 17 September 1951. Programme (John Guest) "Bon Soir Mesdames". Empire Theatre Nottingham, 30 July 1951. Programme (John Guest) 1953: Palace Theatre Morecambe presents Heldy Claxton's "Gaytime". Souvenir programme (Valerie Gray and Arthur Downes) 1953 or 1959?: "Fun and the fair". London Palladium, Wednesday October 7th. Programme (John Hauxvell) 1954: "Light fantastic". King's Theatre Hammersmith. 22 July 1954. Programme (Phillipa Reid) 1955 or 1960?: "Ocean revue". Ocean Theatre, Clacton Pier, [1955?]. Programme (Peter Crago) 1956: Circus a la Moscow. Hippodrome, Derby, 21 May 1956. Programme (Roy Mack) 1958: "For amusement only". Theatre Royal Nottingham, 22 September 1958. Programme (Vivienne Martin) ca 1960?: "Cavalcade of Commonwealth", presented by the Joint Commonwealth Societies. Devised and directed by Richard Campion. London, ca 1960?. Programme (2 copies) (Other New Zealanders taking part were Diana Baxendale, Denise le Compte, Hilary Debden-Wilkins, Trilby Sandhan, Valerie Deakin, Michael Cotterill, Edith Campion, Anna and Jane Campion; stage director Kenneth Adams; also Margaret Leamey, Noeline Pritchard) 1960s: Jack Billing Ltd present "Summer spectacular". Pavilion Rhyl, 1960s? Programme (Peter Crago) 1963: "Round Leicester Square". Prince Charles Theatre, 28 April 1963. Programme (Vivienne Martin) 1964: "The good old days". Nottingham Playhouse, 30 March 1964. Programme (Vivienne Martin) 1967: City Variety Leeds. "The Latin Quarter peep show". Week commencing 10 April 1967. Programme (Tui Alba) "The Bouquets". The glamorous summer show. Esplanade Theatre Bognor Regis, 17 June 1967. Programme (2 copies) (Bette Gilmore) 1969: "Dick Whittington". Watford Palace Theatre, 20 December 1969 - 17 january 1970. programme (Jack Gunn) 1971: "A little of what you fancy". Hampstead Theatre Club, 16 August [1971]. Programme (Bette Gilmore, David O'Brien) 1973: "Mother Goose". Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House, 19 December 1973. Programme (Louise Pajo) 1974: Max Bygraves Show. Theatre Royal Nottingham, 5 October 1974. Programme (Denise Keene and Happy Tenana) Max Bygraves Show. Theatre Royal Nottingham, 11 May 1974. Programme (Denise Keene and Happy Tenana) Max Bygraves Show. Programme (Denise Keene and Happy Tenana) Paul Raymond's Royalty Folies [sic]. Royalty Theatre, London [1974]. Programme (Jack Gunn)(2 copies) 1983: "The two Ronnies". London Palladium, March 1983. Programme (Ed Fardell, sound designer) 1993: Players' Theatre presents Victorian Music Hall. Thorndike Theatre, 6-11 December 1993. Programme (Peter Sutherland) 1997: "Tales from the Triangle"; a weekend of stories and songs for adults and children. Kirkcaldy Museum & Art Gallery, Fife. Programme (Mike Paterson) Quantity: 30 programmmes. 2 promotional cards. Physical Description: Offset print on programmes, sizes below 250 mm. Provenance: Some programmes donated by the Theatre Museum, London, in 2003; some purchased from Louise Grant, dealer London, in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017.

Date: 1939-1998

By: Campion, Edith, 1923-2007

Reference: ATL-Group-00854

Description: Comprises literary drafts, correspondence, notes, newspaper cuttings and other papers relating to Edith Campion, and to her activities as a writer, actor and director of R Hannah Ltd, and to her domestic life. Includes many letters, scripts and film treatments from her daughters Jane and Anna Campion, who are both involved in the film industry. The papers reflect in detail the life and problems of a talented upper middle-class family in the dying years of the twentieth century. The New Zealand Players scrapbooks cover the years of the company's greatest activity (1952-1957) and provide insight into the development of drama in New Zealand. Include programmes, itineraries, reviews and newspaper cuttings. Relationship complexity - The Library already has a collection of NZ Players Theatre Trust Board papers, 80-321, of 37 boxes Edith Campion, a descendant of the shoe manufacturer, Robert Hannah, studied acting at the Old Vic in England. A co-founder, with her former husband Richard Meckiff Campion, of the New Zealand Players Theatrical Company, she lived at Te Kowhai Farm at Te Horo, and in the 1970s became an author. Mother of Jane, Anna and Michael Robert Campion. Quantity: 48 volume(s). 155 folder(s). 4.50 Linear Metres. 1 C120 cassette(s). 1 5" reel(s). Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescripts, printed matter, audiocassettes, open reel audiotapes Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Ms E Campion, Kelburn, Wellington, 1995 and 1998 Transfers: To Photographic Archive - One photograph by John Ashton of Puck and Oberon from `A Midsummer night's dream' (1995), and further photographs found among the 1998 accession. - To Ephemera Collection - Various programmes and other material from the 1998 accession.

Date: 1930s-1980s

From: Campion, Edith, 1923-2007 :Photographs

Reference: PAColl-5857

Description: Family photographs and publicity shots for the New Zealand Players production of Saint Joan. These are part of a larger collection comprising a voluminous correspondence, along with notes, drafts, newspaper cuttings and other papers relating to Edith Campion, a former director of R Hannah Ltd, an actor and a writer of short stories and poetry. Included in the correspondence are many letters, scripts and film treatments from her daughters Jane and Anna Campion, who are both involved in the film industry. The papers as a whole reflect in detail the life and problems of a talented upper middle-class family in the dying years of the twentieth century. Quantity: 18 colour original photographic print(s). 11 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [ca 1960-1998]

From: Campion, Edith, 1923-2007 : Papers and recordings

Reference: Series-1760

Description: Inward letters from Edith Campion's daughter, Anna. Includes film treatments, scripts, and other papers bearing on Anna's career and on her relationships with her mother and others. Most of the letters are either incompletely dated or are undated. Quantity: 9 folder(s).

Date: 1976

From: Circa Theatre :Photographs, proof sheets and negatives relating to Circa Theatre productions

Reference: PAColl-1047-1

Description: Photographs from the productions "Juno and the Paycock" and "Knuckle" Quantity: 20 b&w original photographic print(s) mounted on card, in one box.

Date: 1916-1990

From: Campion, Edith, 1923-2007 :Photographs

Reference: PAColl-5840

Description: These photographs are part of a larger collection comprising a voluminous correspondence, along with notes, drafts, newspaper cuttings and other papers relating to Edith Campion, a former director of R Hannah Ltd, an actor and a writer of short stories and poetry. Included in the correspondence are many letters, scripts and film treatments from her daughters Jane and Anna Campion, who are both involved in the film industry. The papers as a whole reflect in detail the life and problems of a talented upper middle-class family in the dying years of the twentieth century. Quantity: 26 b&w original photographic print(s). 55 colour original photographic print(s). 5 colour original negative(s) 35mm strips with 19 images. 1 album(s) Album(s). 6 colour photo-mechanical print(s).

From: Dennis, Jonathan Spencer, 1953-2002 :Photographs

Reference: PAColl-2550-2-35

From: Dennis, Jonathan Spencer, 1953-2002 :Photographs

Reference: PAColl-2550-1-24

Date: [ca 1954]

From: Ashton, John Hammond, 1917-2010 :Negatives

Reference: JA-578

Description: Photographs of Richard Campion, Edith Campion, and their daughters Anna and Jane, taken ca 1954 by John Ashton of Wellington. Other - dated from presence of Jane Campion (b 1954) as a baby Quantity: 43 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negatives

Date: 1970s

From: Maunder, Paul :Photographs of actors and productions staged by the Amamus Theatre and the Theatre of the Eighth Day

Reference: PAColl-5717-2-11

Description: Jonathan Dennis and Anna Campion acting in Amamus Theatre Group's play, "Valita". Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print