Ranford, Arthur, active 1978

Date: 1978

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

Reference: C-134-074/083

Description: Includes costume designs for Trial scene, Salanio (Paul Shirrifs), Salerio (Arthur Ranford), Gratiano (Garth Frost), Bassanio (Kevin Wilson), Antonio (Lewis Rowe), Morocco and attendants, Shylock (John Callen), Launcelot, Lorenzo, Jessica, Nerissa (Prue Langbein), Portia (Ginette McDonald), Tubal (Desmond Kelly). On the designer's own inventory as item number 12/107. Quantity: 10 drawing(s). Physical Description: Dyes and gouache on sheets approximately 520 x 640 mm.

Date: 1978

From: Circa Theatre: [Ephemera, programmes and fliers. 1975- ]

Reference: Eph-B-CIRCA-1978

Description: Includes: “Bumbledragon” by Adrian Kiernander. Directed by Linda Tucker and Adrian Kiernander. Circa Theatre, from 11 November 1978. Flyer (letter written by Carolyn Henwood; Circa Theatre secretary) “Butley”, by Simon Gray. Directed by Meriol Buchanan; with Ray Henwood, Arthur Ranford, Dick Weir, Sandra Reid, Christine Bartlett, Nan Sanders, and Ralph Johnstone. Circa Theatre, from 5 October 1978. Flyer (Friends of Circa newsletter) dated 27 September 1978 “Circa’s festival of visitors”. Flyer (“Circa Newsletter” dated August 1978) Circa Theatre proudly presents “The every weather girl”, by Simon Carr. Directed by Ross Jolly; with Anne Budd, Judy Fyfe, Michael Haigh, Chris Hampson, Grant Tilly, Peter Vere-Jones, and Kate Wilkin. Circa Theatre, from 17 November 1978. Flyer (letter written by Carolyn Henwood; Circa Theatre secretary) “Old flames” by A E Whitehead. Directed by Ginette McDonald; with Prue Langbein, Stephen Toser [Tozer], Paula Keenan, Donna Akersten, and Sue Dalison-Ryan. Circa Theatre, from 24 May 1978. Flyer (All Circa Friends “News Letter” dated May 1978) “Pieties” written and directed by Michael Heath; with Donna Akersten, and Stephen Toser [Tozer]. Circa Theatre, from 22 August 1978. Flyer “Veronica’s room” by Ira Levin; directed by George Webby; with Jeanette Lewis, Grant Tilly, Ewen Upston, and Suzanne Bacon. Circa Theatre, from 6 July 1978. Flyer (“Circa Newsletter”) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints, sizes varying up to 330 mm

Date: 1979

From: Circa Theatre: [Ephemera, programmes and fliers. 1975- ]

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-

Reference: Eph-B-CIRCA-1979

Description: Includes: “Bedfellows” by Barry Oakley; directed by Michael Haigh; set designed by Tolis Papazoglou. Featuring; Grant Tilly, Susan Wilson, and Chris Hampson. Circa Theatre, from 16 August 1979 (“if “Sexual Perversity” does not extend”). Flyer (Next Circa production) “Box office volunteers”, letter written by Carolyn Henwood; Circa Theatre secretary. Circa Theatre, 1979 Circa revue holds benefit for Kampuchea; “Decayed Decade”. Musical director; Stephen McCurdy. Circa Theatre, from 10 December 1979. Poster (one side), and news release dated 20 November 1979 on the other. "The every weather girl"; a political comedy by Simon Carr; directed by Ross Jolly. Open 17 November [1979]. Flier only (with illustration by cartoonist Tom Scott) “Hunting” written and produced by Joe Musaphia. Featuring; Alice Fraser, Michael Haigh, Adele Chapman, and Arthur Ranford. Circa Theatre, from 18 April 1979. Flyer (“Next season at Circa” dated 6 April 1979); and poster “The nobodies from nowhere” devised by Paul Minifie and Jean Betts along with a group of actors at Tauranga’s Gateway Theatre; directed by Arthur Ranford; lighting and sound by Paul Watson. Featuring; Ray Henwood, Sandra Reid, Andrew Duggan, Deirdre O’Connor, and Mary Regan. Circa Theatre, from 17 August 1979. Programme, and poster “The old country” by Alan Bennett; directed by Antony Groser. Circa Theatre, from 30 May 1979. Poster “Sexual Perversity in Chicago”, Circa Theatre, from 12 July 1979. Poster (2 copies) “Side by side by Sondheim” by Stephen Sondheim; directed by Fergus Dick; musical director Bruce Greenfield with pianist Phillipa Ward; choreographed by Trish Hodgson; with Bridgette Allen, Ann Pacey, Rawiri Paratene, and Ian Fraser. Circa Theatre, from 14 February 1979. Flyer “Side by side by Sondheim” by Stephen Sondheim; directed by Fergus Dick; musical director Bruce Greenfield with pianist Phillipa Ward; with Bridgette Allen, Ann Pacey, Rawiri Paratene, and Ray Henwood. Circa Theatre production in Lower Hutt, from 24 August 1979. Flyer Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints, sizes varying up to 330 mm

Date: [ca 1990s]

From: Bats Theatre (Wellington): Records

Reference: MS-Papers-9193-53

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).