Tait, Peter, active 1984

Date: 1995

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

Reference: Eph-C-DOWNSTAGE-1995

Description: Includes: Tasman Ray presents the hit stage play by Ken Duncum, "Blue sky boys", starring Shortland Street's Michael Galvin & Timothy Balme as the Everly Brothers, with Katie Wolfe, Nicola Murphy, Colin Kitchingman & Peter Hambleton. Directed by Simon Bennett. New Plymouth Opera House 18-23 March; Downstage Wellington 25 March - 8 April; Municipal Theatre Hastings 11-13 April; Great Lake Centre Taupo 20-22 April; Baycourt Tauranga 25-29 April [1995]. Poster (2 copies), and programme booklet (2 copies) "Braindead the musical". A boy, a girl, a bloodbath! Script & lyrics: Stephen Sinclair & Fran Walsh; music Mark Austin & Neill Duncan. Director Michael Hurst; design John Harding. Watershed from 1 September; Downstage from 16 November [1995] "Braindead the musical", another Watershed production. World premiere of splatterfest (With Stephen Butterworth, Lucy Briant, Ann Pacey, Fiona McDonald, Geraldine Brophy, Peter Tait, Kevin Smith. Choreographer Shona McCullagh). [Watershed Theatre from 1 September 1995]. Programme (2 copies) Takenoko Puppet Troupe, direct from Okayama Japan. Downstage Theatre, 11-15 July [1995] (2 copies) "Touch and go", by Miranda Harcourt and William Brandt, starring Miranda Harcourt and Todd Rippon, directed by Stephen bain. Downstage, 30 June - 8 July 1995 (2 copies) Quantity: 5 publications. Physical Description: Offset prints on posters and booklets, sizes varying around 400 x 550 mm. Provenance: Donated by Downstage Theatre, Wellington, 2005, 2007 and 2014

Date: 1979

Reference: Eph-C-FESTIVAL-Christchurch-1979-01

Description: Programme for the students' arts festival of drama, opera, music, poetry, debate, folk music, fringe, visual arts, multi-media, film and dance, with photographs of some participants: Gerrit Bahlman, Alf's Imperial Army, Philip Norman, Tina Kersley, Maureen Carney, Nicola Waite, Nick Messenger, Peter Tait, Ken Hudson, Hubert Klassens [Klaassens], Don McAra, Bob Bradford's Big Band, The Wizard, Guy Cussack [ie Gay Cusack], Michael Harlow, Rachael McAlpine, Basil Pritchett, Craig Newport, Stephanie Herron. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 16 pages, 385 x 270 mm. Provenance: Donated by Roger Flury, Wellington, in 1998.

Date: 1996 - 1998

By: Handley, Kate, active 1998

Reference: Eph-C-PHOENIX-1990s

Description: Includes: 1996: Anthony McCarten Productions presents "Kvetch", directed by Roger Morton ("East"). A play by Steven Berkoff, with Eddie Campbell, Anne Budd, Peter Tait, Ben Powell, Petra Peters. Phoenix Theatre, 10-21 December [1996] 1998: "Bugger!". Phoenix Theatre, March 16-20 [1998] "Spore", presented by Solid Body. Phoenix Theatre, 9-14 March 1998. Photograph: Kate Handley Josie Thomson / Peter Tait present "What about the zebra?" Phoenix Theatre, 17-20 March [1998] Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). 3 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Various print media on posters, sizes varying below 500 mm.

Date: 1984

By: Taki Rua Productions Society Inc; Wellington Media Collective

Reference: Eph-C-DEPOT-1984

Description: Includes: "Le Matau; taotahi ma uo" [The fish hook]. New Depot. 3-4, 7-10, 15-18 February [1984]. [The "first full length Pacific Island play ever performed in New Zealand"] (2 copies) "Le Matau; taotahi ma uo" [The fish hook]. New Depot. Extended season 21, 22, 24, 25 Feb [1984]. Throngz presents "Alternative Titanic and Trolls Dwelling", a revue and play produced by Peter Tait. Depot, Wed-Sat 25-28 [1984?] (2 copies) "Dragonbeat; psyche-delic theatre for all ages, directed by Nic Beets, assisted by Town & Country Players, Inc. New Depot. 28 February - 9 March [1984]. (2 copies) Play-Space Theatre Weird People Tour; weird people playing normal games. Auckland, Playspace Studio (15-18 February); Christchurch Festival fringe, Centre Gallery (2-6 March); Wellington, New Depot Theatre (21-25 March) [1984] (2 copies) Stiff Glue. New Depot, 20-22 April [1984] (2 copies) Lokil Trubble Children's Theatre! New Depot Theatre. 5-19 May [1984]. (2 copies) Poetry and blues at the New Depot. Val Murphy, Ian Wedde, Apirana Taylor and others. 20 May [1984] Proceeds to "Beyond ANZUS" "Pacific awake". Town & Country Players, Te Ohu Whakaari Taotahi. Depot Theatre. 14-16 June [1984]. "Premature elections"; a fundraising revue for/ at The Depot. 10 July [1984] (2 copies) Workhouse Cooperative present "A street called straight", written by Seamus Quinn, directed by William Walker. Depot Theatre. 25 July - 18 August [1984]. (2 copies) Transisters in Burlesque. New Depot. 23 August - 1 September 11 pm. Welcome to the Blue Shoe Show; shadow puppets and music. Depot, from 27 August (2 copies) Theatre of the Eighth Day presents "Te Tutakitanga i te Puna" (Encounter at Te Puna). Depot. 23 August - 1 September. 8 pm. (2 copies) Workhouse Cooperative presents "The great millionaire kidnap", by Margaret Mahy. Directed by Duncan Smith. Depot Theatre. 18 August - 1 September [1984] / Wellington Media Collective. (2 copies) Taranaki Sol [and] Mike Harding on their Freakers Ball tour. New Depot Theatre. 12-13 October [1984]. "Cyril Ellis, where are you?" by Anthony McCarten. Depot Theatre. 26 October - 10 November [1984]. (2 copies of one version, 1 copy of another more coloured version) The UnnCo-operative presents "Let's be friends". New Depot. 23-25 November [1984]. [Poster design by] M Mulheron. (2 copies) "Objection overruled". Depot Theatre. 28 November - 8 December [1984]. [Design by] Hera. (2 copies) "Seven beats to the barre"; a programme of live music and dance. Depot Theatre. 15-19 March [1984]. Shoestring Theatre Co presents "One for the road", National winner Shell Festival of Community Drama 1984; and, "April. Two one-act musicals by Charles Harter. The Depot. 12-15 December [1984]. (2 copies) "Conscieaides" [?]. Drama workshop production. Depot Theatre. 22 December [1984]. Quantity: 19 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on posters. Physical Description: Screenprint or photolithographs on posters, sizes varying around 470 x 320 mm. Provenance: One item donated by Andrea Tangohau, Wellington, in 2013.