Barron, Margaret, active 1979

Date: 1979

Reference: Eph-A-MERCURY-1979

Description: Includes: Announcement of 2nd subscription ticket offer, January-July 1979 3rd subscription season flier and ticket, 1979 "Abigail's party", devised by Mike Leigh. Directed by Noreen Craven, designed by Chris Booth. Mercury 2 [July 1979?]. Programme (2 copies) "Cinderella", a traditional pantomime by Roger Hall. Directed by Ian Mullins; set designer Arthur Thompson. Mercury Theatre 5 January - 10 February 1979. Programme (2 copies) "The club", by David Williamson. Directed by Howard Rubie. Mercury Theatre, 10 August 1979. Programme "Don Juan comes back from the war", by Odon von Horvath, translated by Christopher Hampton. Directed by George Pensotti. Mercury 2 Theatre 13 August 1979. Programme "Henry IV, part one", by William Shakespeare, preceded by a prologue devised from "Richard II". Directed by Ian Mullins. Mercury Theatre, 1979. Programme "Home", by David Storey. Directed by Chris Sheil. With Alma Woods. Mercury Theatre, 26 November 1979. Programme "Just between ourselves", by Alan Ayckbourn. Directed by George Pensotti. Mercury Theatre, 30 May 1979. Programme "Man Friday", by Adrian Mitchell. Directed by Paul Robinson. Mercury Theatre, 4 June 1979. Programme "The naval officer", by Brian McNeill. Directed by Ian Mullins. World premiere, Mercury Theatre, 4 July 1979. Programme "Old King Cole", by Ken Campbell. Directed by Robert Alderton and Margaret Barron. Mercury Theatre 7 May 1979. Programme "Privates on parade", by Peter Nichols. Directed by Robert Alderton. Mercury Theatre, 23 November 1979. Programme "Same time next year", by Bernard Slade. Directed by Mary Amoore. Mercury Theatre, 25 April 1979. Programme (2 copies) "The school for scandal", by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Directed by Ian Mullins. Mercury Theatre, 19 October 1979. Programme (2 copies) "Something's afoot", by James McDonald, David Vos and Robert Gerlach. Directed by Chris Sheil. Mercury Theatre, 14 February 1979. Programme "Spider's web", by Agatha Christie. Directed by Chris Sheil. Mercury Theatre, 14 September 1979. Programme "Staircase", by Charles Dyer. Directed by Karl Bradley. Mercury 2, 24 October 1979. Programme "State of the play", by Roger Hall. Directed by Anne Flannery. Mercury 2, 30 April 1979. Programme "Writer's cramp", by John Byrne. Directed by Stephen Dee. Mercury 2, 1979. Programme Quantity: 20 programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Photolithographs in booklets and pamphlets, sizes varying up to octavo.

Date: 1980 - 1986

By: Salinger, Lesleigh, active 1999-2000s

Reference: Eph-B-MERCURY-1980/1986

Description: Includes: ca 1980?: "Bremen coffee", by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Directed by Simon Phillips. Original music by Stephen McCurdy. Promotional flier. 1980: "Godspell", conceived and originally directed by John-Michael Tebelak; music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Produced and directed by Robert Alderton. Mercury Theatre, 13 June 1980. Programme. 1981: 1981 premier season summer series; 4 great plays .. introduction by Jonathan Hardy (photo). "You're a good man Charlie Brown", "Moby Dick", "The importance of being earnest", "Stage struck". Advertising flier (2 copies) "Gershwin" (with George Henare, Margaret Barron and Alex Wiltshire); devised by Robert Alderton. "Father's Day" by Peter Bland, directed by Stephen Dee. Promotional flier. Mercury news, October 1981. Mummers Theatre. Mercury 2, 20-28 February [1981] "Hancock's half hour", by Heathcote Williams. Directed by Stephen Dee. [1981] Promotional flier. "Bodies", by James Saunders. Directed by Jonathan Hardy. 1981. Promotional flier. "Hosanna", by Michel Tremblay. Directed by Keith Foote. 1981. Promotional flier. "The immortalist", by Heathcote Williams. Directed by Simon Phillips. 1981. Promotional flier. "Barbarians", by Barrie Keefe. Directed by Simon Phillips. 1981. Promotional flier. "Potiphar's wife", by Margot Hilton. Directed by Stephen Dee. 1981. Promotional flier. 1982: "The silver screen blues", written and directed by Steve Agnew. Musical direction Penelope Dodd; choreography Richard Jeziorny and George Henare. Promotional flier. "Once a Catholic", by Mary O'Malley. Directed by Jonathan Hardy. Palmerston North season, 14-16 October [1982]. Promotional flier. "Jesus Christ superstar", by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Timothy Rice. Directed by Jonathan Hardy and Simon Phillips. Musical director Penelope Dodd. 1982. Programme 1983: "Chicago"; music by John Kander; lyrics by Fred Ebb (With Annie Whittle, Lee Grant, George Henare, Dorothy McKegg, Paul Sonne, Ken Blackburn, Michelle Leachman). Director Simon Phillips; musical director Penny Dodd; choroegrapher Cath Cardiff. Mercury Theatre 16 September 1983. Programme 1984: "Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?", by Edward Albee. Directed by Jonathan Hardy. 30 March - 19 April [1984]. Promotional flier. "Steaming", by Nell Dunn. Directed by Jan Prettejohns. 10 February 1984. Programme. 1985: Puccini's "Tosca" (With Wendy Dixon). Costume design by Mary Kerr. Mercury Theatre, 2 November 1985. Programme. 1986: "The tales of Hoffmann", directed by Raymond Hawthorne; musical director Brian Stacey. Mercury Theatre, 13 September 1986. Programme (2 copies) "Westside story", by Leonard Bernstein. Directed by Raymond Hawthorne. Mercury Theatre 1986. Programme "The Winslow boy", by Terence Rattigan. Directed by Jan Prettejohns. Mercury Theatre, 1986. Programme Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s) of programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Letterpress items, varying sizes up to quarto.

Date: 1981

Reference: Eph-A-MERCURY-1981

Description: Includes: Mercury Theatre prospectus [ca 1980-1981] 1981 premier season. Three exciting series. Subscribe now (2 copies) and Booking form (2 copies) "An enemy of the people", by Ibsen. Directed by Ian Mune (with photos and biographical notes about Phil Holder, Pat Sparks, Rob Jayne). Mercury Theatre, 29 July-15 August 1981. Programme "Fifty-fifty", by Roger Hall. Directed by Ian Mune (with photos and biographical notes about John Lee, Helen Smith, Charles Hambling). World premiere Mercury Theatre, 6 May 1981. Programme "Fifty-fifty", by Roger Hall. Directed by Ian Mune. Second return season, Mercury Theatre, 18-22 August 1981. Programme "Glide time", by Roger Hall. Directed by Steve Agnew (with photos and biographical notes about Steve Agnew, Norman Forsey, Don Linke). Mercury Theatre, 21 October - 14 November 1981. Programme (2 copies) "The importance of being Earnest", by Oscar Wilde. Director Jonathan Hardy (With photos and biographical notes about Dorothy Mckegg, Denise O'Connell, Fred James). Mercury Theatre, from 13 March 1981. Programme (2 copies) "Middle age spread", by Roger Hall. Directed by Karl Bradley. (With photos and biographical notes about Bill Pinner, Karl Bradley). Mercury Theatre, 26 August - 12 September 1981. Programme "Oliver!", by Lionel Bart. Directed by Simon Phillips (with photos and biographical notes about Penelope Dodd, Catherine Cardiff, Suzanne Lee, Chris Mangin, Richard Jeziorny). Mercury Theatre, 20 November 1981. Programme "Prisoners of Mother England", by Roger Hall. Directed by Simon Phillips (With photos and biographical notes about Brett Schwieters, Alexander van Dam, Roy Billing). Mercury Theatre, 1-18 July 1981. Programme Mercury Theatre in association with the Goethe Institute [Institut] presents Puppenzentrum Frankfurt [in] "Dilly Hickelstone", a funplay for children 1000 days and older. Played by Barbara Scheel and Dieter Brunner. 4 March [1981?] Flier. "Sauce for the gander", by Georges Feydeau. Director Jonathan Hardy (with photos and biographical notes about Bill Le Marquand, Rima Te Wiata, Marijke Mann. Mercury Theatre, 23 September - 10 October 1981. Programme "The taming of the shrew", by William Shakespeare. Directed by Jonathan Hardy (With photos and biographical notes about Fiona Reilly, Blair Park, Suzanne Sturrock, Erin O'Neill). Mercury Theatre, 3-20 June 1981. Programme "You're a good man, Charlie Brown", based on the comic strip "Peanuts" by Charles M Schulz. Directed by Robert Alderton (With photos and biographical notes about David Letch, Paula Keenan and Margaret Barron). Mercury Theatre, 4? January 1981. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs in booklets and pamphlets, sizes varying up to octavo.

Date: 1980

Reference: Eph-A-MERCURY-1980

Description: Includes: "Showcase" season, June - December 1980. Brochure "Adventures of Robin Hood", by Roger Hall. Directed by Ian Mullins. Mercury Theatre, 4 January 1980. Programme (2 copies) "Bedroom farce", by Alan Ayckbourn. Directed by Ian Mullins. Mercury Theatre, 9 February 1980. Programme (2 copies) "The boy friend", a musical by Sandy Wilson. Produced and directed by Robert Alderton. Mercury Theatre, 28 November 1980. Programme (2 copies) "Comedians", by Trevor Griffiths. Directed by Mervyn Thompson. Mercury Theatre, 8 August 1980. programme "Conversations with a faint-hearted feminist, by Jill Tweedie, Heather Lindsay. Directed by Susan Wilson. Limited season, Mercury II, 22 October - 8 November [1980s?]. Flier only Mercury Theatre presents George Henare in "Gershwin", a love affair with music, with Margaret Barron and Alex Wiltshire. Devised and directed by Robert Alderton; and "Life in the theatre", by David Mamet. Directed by Robert Alderton (with John Atha and Robert Shannon). Two-sided flier "Godspell", music and new lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Produced and directed by Robert Alderton; choreography Margaret Barron; musical director Alex Wiltshire; lighting Chris Mangin. Mercury Theatre, 13 June 1980. Programme and flier. "Just one last dance", by Robert Hewett. Directed by Jonathan Hardy (With photos and biographical notes about Gay Dean, Alan and Joan Whiting. Mercury Theatre Auckland, 31 October 1980. Programme Mercury Theatre presents John Atha and Robert Shannon in "A life in the theatre", by David Mamet. Directed by Robert Alderton; [and] George Henare in "Gershwin", with Margaret Barron and Alex Wiltshire; devised and directed by Robert Alderton. Flier "A midsummer night's dream", by William Shakespeare. Directed by Richard Campion; composer John Rimmer (With photos and biographical notes about Richard Campion, John Rimmer, Paul Sonne, David Weatherly, Dean Ellis). Mercury Theatre, 11 July 1980. Programme (2 copies) "Once a Catholic", by Mary O'Malley. Directed by Jonathan Hardy (With photos and biographical notes about Jonathan Hardy, Rima Te Wiata, Fiona Samuel, Louise Dunne, Georgina Monro, Kate Ward, Elizabeth McCrae, John McKay). Mercury Theatre, 5 September 1980. Programme Beryl Te Wiata in "P and O 1930", by Noel Coward. Director Dick Johnstone; music arranger Moya Rea. Mercury Theatre, 8 March 1980. Flier "Prisoners of Mother England", by Roger Hall. Directed by Ian Mullins. Mercury Theatre [1980]. Programme "Stage struck", by Simon Gray. Directed by Simon Phillips. 10 April 1980. Programme (2 copies) "Uncle Vanya", by Anton Chekhov. Directed by Ian Mullins; design Chris Booth. Mercury Theatre, [April? 1975]. Programme (2 copies) "Whose life is it anyway?", by Brian Clark. Directed by Waric Slyfield; design Chris Booth; lighting Chris Mangin (With photos and biographical notes about Sheila Hammond, Waric Slyfield, George Henare, Diana Turner (house manager)). Mercury Theatre, 3 October 1980. Programme Quantity: 2 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs in booklets and pamphlets, sizes varying up to octavo.