Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Date: 1962

From: [Programmes and ephemera of octavo size for drama productions in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-DRAMA-1962

Description: Includes: Foxton Little Theatre presents "Wild goose chase", by Derek Benfield. Produced by Neal Hunt; guest producer Bernard Jones. Foxton Town Hall, 18-19 June 1962. Programme Hamilton Playbox Repertory Society. "The Gazebo", by Alec Coppel. Produced by Lorna Booth. Playbox Theatre. 14-24 November 1962. Programme. Kaikoura Drama Club presents four one-act plays. "All the tea in China" (producer Valerie Johnston), "And then there were none" (producer Kenneth Bray), "The lonely summit" (producer Doris Perry), "The field of fashion" (producer Ida Vaughan). Kaikoura Memorial Centre, 3 May 1962. Programme "King Arthur". Devised by Mary Annette Hay and Mrs Mclennan, British High Commissioner's wife, and held in British residence 1962? (with Molly Cook, Mary Annette Hay, Anabright Hay, Peter Gwynne, Brian Meads). Programme J C Williamson Theatres Ltd presents "The constant wife", by Somerset Maugham. His Majesty's Theatre Auckland. 26 April - 12 May 1962. Programme. (2 copies) J C Williamson Theatres Ltd present "The constant wife", by Somerset Maugham. Grand Opera House Wellington. 1962. Programme (2 copies) J C Williamson Theatres Ltd present "The constant wife", by Somerset Maugham. Repertory Theatre Christchurch, 11-16 June 1962. Programme Old Vic Company. "Duel of angels", by Jean Giraudoux, translated by Christopher Fry. With Vivien Leigh. Directed by Robert Helpmann. Costumes designed by Christian Dior. Grand Opera House Wellington. 1962. Programme (2 copies) Old Vic Company. "Duel of angels", by Jean Giraudoux, translated by Christopher Fry. With Vivien Leigh. Directed by Robert Helpmann. Costumes designed by Christian Dior. His Majesty's Theatre Auckland. Programme (2 copies). Old Vic Company. "Lady of the camellias", by Alexandre Dumas fils, adapted by Andrew Allan. With Vivien Leigh. Produced by Robert Helpmann. Costumes and decor by Carl Toms. Grand Opera House Wellington. 1962. Programme (2 copies) Old Vic Company. "Duel of angels", by Jean Giraudoux, translated by Christopher Fry. With Vivien Leigh. Directed by Robert Helpmann. Costumes designed by Christian Dior. Municipal Opera House Palmerston North, 22-24 February 1962. Programme Old Vic Company. "Lady of the camellias". Pamphlet featuring a portrait of Vivien Leigh in the part of Marguerite Gauthier. (2 different, one for Grand Opera House Wellington season, commencing 26 Feb 1962; and 2 copies of one for His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, commencing 20 January 1962) Old Vic Company. "Twelfth night", by William Shakespeare. With Vivien Leigh. Directed by Robert Helpmann. Costumes and decor by Loudon Sainthill; music by Gordon Jacob. Grand Opera House Wellington. 1962. Programme. (2 copies) Old Vic Company. "Twelfth night", by William Shakespeare. With Vivien Leigh. Directed by Robert Helpmann. Costumes and decor by Loudon Sainthill; music by Gordon Jacob. His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 1962. Programme Shoestring Players. "The friends of Valerie Lane", by Donald Parsons, and other items. 27-28 March 1962. Programme. (2 copies) Training College Drama Club. "Uncle Harry", by Thomas Job. Produced by Pat Hildreth. 26-28 July [1962?]. Programme. Victoria University of Wellington French Department presents "les Mains Sales" by Jean-Paul Sartre. Produced by Michael Hattaway. Student Union Theatre, 20 June 1962. Wanganui Players present "I remember Mama", by John van Druten. Produced by Lucy Arcus. Wanganui Technical College, Ward Hall, 19-21 November [1962]. Programme Wanganui RSA Little Theatre presents "The bride and the bachelor". produced by Helen McConnochie. 3-7 July 1962. Programme J C Williamson Theatres Ltd presents "The constant wife", by Somerset Maugham. With Googie Withers, Clement McCallin, Terry McDermott, Rod Douglas, Bettina Welch, Alathea Siddons, Marie Redshaw. Directed by John Sumner; scenery and costumes designed by Anne Fraser. 1962 New Zealand tour. Programme. (2 copies) "Wit's end", a Christmas revue. Book, lyrics, music and production by Bruce Mason (with Sunny Amey, Dorothy Toogood, Jessie Weddell, Ralph McAllister, Ian McClymont, John Norton, George Webby. Setting Raymond Boyce; pianist Barry Nalder). Concert Chamber Town Hall Wellington, Tuesday 18 - Friday 21 December; Lower Hutt Little Theatre Saturday 22 December [1962 OR 1956?] Programme (2 copies). Quantity: 17 theatre programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Letterpress on programmes, sizes below 250 mm.

Date: 1960 - 1969

Reference: Eph-A-DRAMA-VUDC-1960s

Description: Includes some programmes whose dates are unknown, and from groups within the University not strictly the Drama Club. Includes: 1960s: University Drama presents "After the rain", by John Bowen. Produced by Pamela Hewes. [1960s?] Programme. V.U.W. Drama Club. "The promise", by Aleksei Arbuzov. Produced by Murray ALford in 1968. Programme. University Drama Club. "Salome", by Oscar Wilde, produced by Jack Richards; and "Everyman", produced by Paul Maunder. [1960s?]. Programme (2 copies) "Sick nativity"; Victoria University Drama Club annual Christmas revue. Stage manager Russell Campbell; producer Martin van Dijk. Programme [1960s?] ca 1960: VUW Drama Club. "Yules a Poppin" [Yulesapoppin]; a Christmas revue directed by William Sheat, associate director Bruce Lawson. Designed by Don Ramage. [late 1950s or ca 1960]. Programme (2 copies) VUW Drama Club. "The knight of the burning pestle", by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher. Produced by John Dawick. VUW Little Theatre, 26-30 April [late 1950s - ca 1960]. Programme (2 copies) 1961: VUW Drama Club. "Much ado about nothing", by William Shakespeare. Produced by Roy Hope. Setting and costume design by Richard Hammond. 26 April - 3 Mary 1961. Programme (2 copies) 1962: VUW Drama Club. "Troilus and Cressida", by William Shakespeare. Produced by Roger Savage; design by Bruce Woods. Composer Jenny McLeod. [1962?]. Programme (2 copies) VUW Drama Club. "The seagull", by Anton Chekhov". Produced by Margaret Walker. Student Union Theatre, 21-28 July 1962. Programme (2 copies) VUW Drama Club. "Guided mistletoe"; Xmas revue 1962. Devised and directed by William Sheat. University Memorial Theatre, 11-15 December 1962. Programme (cover design by Don Ramage) 1963: VUW Drama Club. "Lysistrata", by Aristophanes, translated by Dudley Fitts. Produced by Owen Leeming. Victoria University Memorial Theatre, 22 June - 3 July 1963. Programme (2 copies). VUW Drama Club. "Vilent nite"; a revue. Little Theatre, 10-14 December 1963. Programme (2 copies) Victoria University English Department presents "Measure for Measure", by William Shakespeare. Produced by Michael Hattaway, in the University Theatre. 24, 26, 27 April 1963. Programme (2 copies) 1964: "The private ear and the public eye", by Peter Scaffer. Produced by Peter Engebretsen. VUC Drama Club, June 164. Programme. Victoria University Contemporary Arts Group. Three one-act plays ("Crawling Arnold" by Jules Feiffer, produced by Brian Wigney (VUW Drama Club); "The sandbox", by Edward Albee, produced by Peter Frater (VUW Contemporary Arts group); "The greatest day in me life", by John Parkyn, produced by Anne Brooker (Wellington Teachers' Training Coolege Drama Club)). Memorial Theatre, Student Union Building, 10 and 12 September 1964?. Programme. 1965: "Roundabout"; ten dialogues - Arthur Schnitzler's "Reigen" (1897) translated by Eric Bentley. Produced by Roger Savage.; Victoria University Drama Club, July 1965. Programme (2 copies, one damaged) "The devils", by John Whiting. Produced by Richard Campion. Victoria University Drama Club. University Theatre, 21-27 April [1965]. Programme (2 copies) 1966: "Billy Liar", by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall. Produced by Leslie Wright. [16.4.66]. Programme (2 copies). "The revenger's tragedy", by Cyril Tourneur, 1607. Produced by Cathie Gordon. 1966. Programme 1967: VUW Drama Club. "Cross purpose", by Albert Camus, translated by Stuart Gilbert. Produced by Jennie Sherwood-Butt. Memorial Theatre, March 1967. Programme. 1968: "The crucible", by Arthur Miller. Produced by Antony Groser. VUW Drama Club, 15-20 April, 1968. Programme (2 copies) 1969: "All's well that ends well", by William Shakespeare, produced by Dick Johnstone. VUW Drama Club, 10-19 April 1969. Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 21 theatre programmes and fliers.. Physical Description: Offset print or typescript on programmes, sizes below 250 mm. Processing information: Record updated 7 March 2024 with information on play 'The Promise'.

Date: ca 1900

By: Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918

Reference: Objects-0635

Description: Maker(s) not identified. Head and shoulders bust of William Shakespeare, a cloak or other drapery around his shoulders. Mounted on a square bronze plinth, with felt beneath. There are several sculptors named Revillon active, mostly in Paris, in the 19th century Title supplied by Library. Inscriptions: Recto - on plinth: Revillon inscribed in bronze Quantity: 1 object(s). Physical Description: Bronze, 145 x 100 x 75 mm Provenance: Collection of Alexander Turnbull? Processing information: Description edited as part of Objects survey, 2024. Previous reference: Curios-029-048. Previous title: Revillon :[William Shakespeare. ca 1900].

Date: 1964

From: [Programmes and ephemera of octavo size for drama productions in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-DRAMA-1964

Description: Includes: Athens Drama Company. "Iphigenia in Aulis", and "Lysistrata". NZ tour. [ca 1964]. Programme (2 copies) Shakespeare's "Ages of Man" starring John Gielgud (ports), at His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland from 2 January 1964 (Programme). Lower Hutt Playhouse Inc present their premiere "Man alive", an inlikely story by John Dighton. Produced by Bill Taylor. Little Theatre Lower Hutt. 2-6 June 1963. Programme. "Macbeth in camera", presented by the New Zealand Drama Council, at the Paramount, Wellington, from Thursday 14 [May] 1964. Programme (2 copies, also one for Little Theatre Lower Hutt, 30 April - 2 May). "Never too late" (J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd), with Mary Orr, Milo Boulton and Frank Farmer. Programmes for performances at His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland from 5 August 1964, and at the Opera House Wellington from 24 August 1964. "Mary, Mary", starring Muriel Pavlow, Derek Farr and Dermot Walsh (J.C. Williamson Theatres Ltd); programme for the New Zealand tour (2 copies), and for the season at the Grand Opera House, Wellington, from 28 March 1964 (2 copies). "Dark Brown", by Philip Johnson, and "Rock bottom" by Nina Warner Hooke, presented by the Wadestown Players, at St Luke's Parish Hall, from 13 July 1964 (Programme). "Home at seven" by R. C. Sheriff, presented by Christchurch Boys' High School, from 8 June 1964 (Programme). "The importance of being Oscar", starring Micheal MacLiammoir (port.), produced by Kerridge Odeon, in association with Garland Productions Pty Ltd. (2 copies of programme, and 1 copy of flyer announcing season at Lower Hutt Little Theatre, from 14 July 1964). Foxton Little Theatre. "The shifting heart", by Richard Beynon. Produced by Daphne Hunt. June 1964. Programme Playhouse Incorporated present "Sweeney Todd, the demon barber". Little Theatre Lower Hutt, 18-22 August [1964?]. Bookmark (2 copies) [Victoria University of Wellington]. Russian Section of the Department of Modern Languages presents "The Possessed", adapted by Albert Camus from the novel by Fedor Dostoevsky. 27 June-1 July 1964. Programme (2 copies). Palmerston North Teachers' College Drama Club presents "A tribute to Shakespeare 1564-1964. Teachers' College Hall, 4 October [1964]. Programme "Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?" produced by the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust and J. C. Williamson Ltd, starring members of the Old Tote Company Jacqueline Kott, Alexander Hay, Kevin Miles, and Joan Morrow (ports), produced by John Clark (port). (Programmes for seasons at His Majesty's Theatre Auckland from 5 October 1964, at the Grand Opera House Wellington from 26 October 1964 (2 copies), and at the Theatre Royal Christchurch from 9 November 1964. "Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?". Grand Opera House Wellington. 26 October 1964. Programme (2 copies) "Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?". His Majesty's Theatre Auckland. 5 october 1964. Programme. Wellington Goethe Society. "Die Physiker", by Friedrich Durrenmatt. Produced by Elizabeth Hilton. Victoria University of Wellington, Department of German. 10 August 1964. Programme. Quantity: 19 theatre programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Letterpress on programmes, sizes below 250 mm.

Date: 1990

Reference: Eph-A-DOWNSTAGE-1990

Description: Includes: "Conjugal rites", by Roger Hall. 6 April 1990 (2 copies of programme and 1 flier), and 6 November 1990 (2 copies of programme) "The end of the golden weather", by Bruce Mason. Directed by Murray Lynch. [June 1990?]. Programme (2 copies) and flyer "Hedda Gabler", by Henrik Ibsen. Directed by Colin McColl. 16 February 1990. Programme (2 copies) and flyer "Lives and loves of Harry & George", by Vincent O'Sullivan. Directed by Simon Bennett (with John Brazier, Jonathon Hendry and Theresa Healey). Downstage Theatre, 19 October 1990. Programme (2 copies) and flier. "Macbeth", by William Shakespeare. Directed by Colin McColl. Hannah Playhouse, 13 July 1990. Programme (2 copies) and flyer. "The odd couple", by Neil Simon. 30 November 1990. Programme (2 copies) and flyer (2 copies). "Serious money", by Caryl Churchill. Directed by Murray Lynch. 31 August 1990. Programme (2 copies) and flyer Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Booklets sizes varying below 250 mm. Provenance: Some programmes donated by Downstage Theatre.

Date: 1948

Reference: Eph-A-THESPIANS-1948

Description: Includes membership card for George Eiby 1948. Includes programmes for: "Duchess of [Malfi] Malfy", by John Webster. Produced by F M Renner. Concert Chamber, 13-18 September 1948. Programme (2 copies) "Friends and relations", by St John Ervine. Produced by Anne Lane (biog notes and portrait). Concert Chamber Wellington. 6-10 April 1948. Programme (2 copies). "An inspector calls", by J B Priestley. Produced by Percy W Cousins. Concert Chamber Town Hall. 25-29 May 1948. Programme (2 copies). "Much ado about nothing", by William Shakespeare. Produced by Allona Priestley. Wellington and Palmerston North, 1948. Programme (2 copies cream cover, 1 copy grey cover) "No medals", by Esther McCracken. Produced by Eve Smith. Concert Chamber. 8-13 November 1948. Programme with cover design by Neville Colvin. (2 copies) "Time and the Conways", by J B Priestley. Produced by Frank Ponton. Studio Production, RSA Hall. 15-17 June 1948. Programme (2 copies). Student Thespians present "The woman and the walnut tree" by Sydney Box. Produced by A Saunders Farquhar. RSA Hall, Victoria Street, 4-6 October 1948. Programme. Quantity: 7 theatre programmes. 1 membership card. Physical Description: Letterpress in programmes, sizes below 250 mm.

Date: 1971

From: [Programmes and ephemera of octavo size for drama productions in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-DRAMA-1971

Description: Includes: Date unknown ca 1971: Central Theatre Ltd. "Fairy tales of New York", by J P Donleavy. Directed by Mary Amoore (with Christopher Chambers, Kenneth Porter, Ken Rea, Jon Darvill, Sally Rodwell, etc). Programme Central Theatre (Auckland). "The winter's tale", by William Shakespeare. Directed by Mary Amoore. Bohemian scenes under the direction of Ken Rea. [July?] 1971. Programme. Four Seasons Theatre. "The effect of gamma rays on man-in-the-moon marigolds", by Paul Zindel. Opening 1 November 1971. Card Mana Little Theatre. "Our town", by Thornton Wilder. Produced by Helen Horlor. Pavilion Hall Plimmerton. 20-22 October [1971]. Programme. New Zealand Theatre Federation Inc. The Benson & Hedges Drama Festival of Full-length plays, 1971. 13 March - 8 May 1971. List of drama groups and their producers and productions. New Zealand Theatre Federation Inc. Wellington Area. One-act play festival 1971. Adjudicator Mr George Webby. (Wellington Repertory Society - producer Jean Crabtree; Stokes Valley Repertory Theatre - producer M K Lyttle; Stagecraft Theatre - producer Pauline Hamilton; Playbox Drama Group - producer Basil Barker; Wellington Repertory Society - producer Anne England; Strathmore Players - producer Esme Moore; Carterton Amateur Dramatic Society - producer Tui Davidson; Ngaio Revue Club - producer Ian Carrie; Karori Dramatic Society - producer Richard Yarrow; Karori Dramatic Society - producer John Gilberthorpe). Concert Chamber Town Hall, 28-31 July 1971. Programme New Zealand Theatre Federation Inc. Wellington Area, Secondary Schools Drama festival 1971. Concert Chamber, Wellington Town hall. 15-17 April 1971. Adjudicator Mrs May MacKenzie, stage manager Patrick Manning. Programme. "One in five", written by Roger Hall, Dave Smith and John Clarke. ("One in five New Zealanders suffer from some sort of mental disorder" - Dr Fraser McDonald). Produced by Roger Hall. Programme. (2 programmes) Rarotonga Amateur Players present "Dry rot", by John Chapman. Produced by Bill Officer, at Teachers' College, Tepuka. 4-5 November [1971] Treteau de Paris, directed by Jean de Rigault, in a series of plays by Beaumarchais, Jean Giraudoux, Eugene Ionesco. [Australian tour only? 1971]. Programme (2 copies) Victoria University of Wellington. Four Avant-garde French plays, produced by students and staff of Drama II and the French Department. 22-23 July 1971. ("One way for another", by Jean Tardieu, directed by Ian Garner; "La Salle d'Attente", directed by J P Jugand; "Escurial", by Michel de Ghelderode, directed by Judith Dale; "Le Naufrage, ou, Miss Ann Saunders", by Simone Dubreuilh, directed by J P Jugand. Programme (2 copies) Wanganui Repertory Theatre. "The government inspector", by Nikolai Gogol, directed by Anne Flannery. 13-20 March [1971?]. Ticket only. Wanganui Repertory Theatre. "What the butler saw", by Joe Orton; produced by Jim Pettigrew. 13-20 March [1971?]. Quantity: 11 theatre programmes and flyers (plus duplicates).. Physical Description: Letterpress on programmes, sizes below 250 mm.

Date: 1942

From: [Programmes and ephemera of octavo size for drama productions in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-DRAMA-1942

Description: Includes: [Undated] Eastern Southland Women's Institutes Drama Festival. ("Our aunt from California" - Riversdale; "Little glass houses" - Gore 1; "Playgoers" - Mandeville; "A marriage has been disarranged" - Waikaka; "Danse macabre" - Mataura; "Thursday evening" - Gore II; "The price of coal" - Waipahi). Princess Theatre Gore, Thursday 7 May - Friday 8 May [1942?]. Programme Maria Dronke with students and guests. "Shakespeare's women". Town Hall Concert Chamber. 12 March 1942. (With photographic portrait of Maria Dronke). Maria Dronke Studio presents "Shakespeare's women". Conceret Chamber 12-14 March 1942. Programme. Plus letter and slip asking for help with ushering. Quantity: 5 theatre programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Letterpress on programmes, sizes below 250 mm.

Date: 1977

By: Reid, John Cowie, 1916-1972

Reference: Eph-A-MERCURY-1977

Description: Includes: Mercury Theatre 1977 season booklet (2 copies) and pamphlet "The Two Mercurys" "Alice's adventures in Wonderland", by the Lorna Hope Puppet Theatre. Directed by Roy Hope. Mercury 2, [August 1977]. Programme "Alpha Beta", and "A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum". Promotional pamphlet "Alpha Beta", by E A Whitehead. Directed by Ian Mullins. Mercury 2, 21 November 1977. Programme. "Arsenic and old lace", by Joseph Kesselring. Directed by Ian Mullins. 21 September 1977. Programme (2 copies) "As Dorothy Parker once said ...", with Alannah O'Sullivan. Original production directed by Elric Hooper. New Independent Theatre, 16-18, 23-25 March 1977. Programme. "Blithe spirit", by Noel Coward. Directed by Waric Slyfield. 14 May 1977. Programme. "Bullshot Crummond", by arrangement with Diane White, Alan Shearman and Jonathan Gardner. Directed by Chris Sheil. Mercury 2, 1977. Programme (2 copies) "The diary of a madman", by Nikolai Gogol, adapted by Jonathan Hardy and John Kim. Directed by Andrew Ross. 1977. Programme. "A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum", by Stephen Sondheim. Directed by Ian Mullins. 16 November 1977. Programme (2 copies) "Glide time", by Roger Hall. Directed by Chris Sheil. 6 July 1977. Programme (2 copies) "Hello and goodbye", by Athol Fugard. Directed by Tony Forster. Mercury Theatre Upstairs, 1977. Programme. "Julius Caesar", by William Shakespeare. Directed by Ian Mullins. 11 August 1977. Programme (2 copies) "The last of the knucklemen", by John Powers. Directed by Jonathan Hardy. 2 March 1977. Programme "Lost in the stars", by Maxwell Anderson from Alan Paton's novel "Cry the beloved country". Directed by Derek Wooster. 8 June 1977. Programme. "Man of La Mancha", by Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion. Produced by Robert Alderton. 30 March 1977. Programme (2 copies) Beryl Te Wiata in "Mrs Kiwi Arthur presents". Mercury 2 , September 1977. Programme. "Spider Peg", by Jan Farr. Directed by Chris Sheil. 11 May 1977. Programme. "Trumpets and drums", by Bertolt Brecht. Produced by Bernd Benthaak. 4 February 1977. Programme. "Well hung", by Robert Lord. Produced by Chris Sheil. 24 February 1977. Programme. "When you comin' back, Red Ryder?", by Mark Medoff. Produced by Robert Alderton. Mercury 2, 11 July 1977. Programme. "The world of good", by Marcus Campbell. Directed by Tony Forster. 26 September 1977. Programme. Quantity: 21 programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Photolithographs in booklets and pamphlets, sizes varying up to 240 mm.

Date: 1878

From: Hodgkins, William Mathew 1833-1898 :[Sketchbooks] 1890-1893

Reference: E-315-q-4-004

Description: An unfinished sketch showing a man and a woman in Elizabethan or Jacobean costumel, probably from a Shakespearean play seen by the artist The male figure on the right is also partially drawn on the previous page The unnumbered opposite page includes a tiny drawing of a woman's head in pencil Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing, 73 x 85 mm on page 155 x 250 mm

Date: 1965 - 1969

Reference: Eph-B-DRAMA-1965/1969

Description: Includes: 1965: The York Cycle of Mystery plays. Christchurch Pan Pacific Arts Festival. Programme (2 copies) Community Players present "His Lordship" (Le Mariage de Figaro), by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais. Translated and produced by Murray Alford. Community Centre, Epsom Avenue, 7-14 August [1965?]. Flier only. Grafton Theatre & Auckland University Drama Society. "Measure for measure", by William Shakespeare; directed by J C Reid. Auckland University Grounds, 3-13 February 1965. Programme 1966: New Zealand Theatre Centre and D D O'Connor Productions Ltd present "The comedy of errors", by William Shakespeare. A Clifford Williams production re-directed by Gareth Morgan. March-April 1966. Programme (2 copies) Masterton Little Theatre Society present "Your obedient servant", by Diana Morgan. Directed by Jim Hudson. 11-16 July 1966. Programme. 1967: Treteau de Paris. 1967. Ninth annual tour of University Theatres in North America, and second world tour including return visit to Australia and first appearance in New Zealand. "Antigone" and "Les femmes savantes". Programme Canterbury Theatre Company (patron Dame Ngaio Marsh). Booklet discussing its aims and background. 1967. "Loose boards and seagulls", by Peter Olds. Globe Theatre, November 1967. Typescript note written by James K Baxter Mana Little Theatre presents "The pohutukawa tree", by Bruce Mason, with Thelma Grabmaier, Suzy Hensen, Emron Elkington... Produced by Barbara Heath, at the Pavilion, Plimmerton. 1-4 November [1967]. Flier. Wellington East Girls' College Senior Drama Club presents "Tobias and the angel" by James Bridie. Produced by Miss J Campbell and Miss P McColl. 8-9 August 1967. Programme Grafton Theatre presents William Shakespeare's "Twelfth night". St Andrews Hall, 1-15 April 1967. Programme / poster 1968: Benson & Hedges Drama festival 1968. Programme cover only. Community Players present "Dandy Dick" by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, in honour of Mt Eden Borough Centennial celebrations 1868-1968. Produced by Kay Williams. Mt Eden Community Centre, May 1968. Programme Heretaunga Players present "The man who came to dinner", by Hart & Kaufmann. Produced by Jim Macfarlane. 26-30 November [1968]. Programme / flier 1969: Le Treteau de Paris presents "Le Tartuffe", ou L'Imposteur, by Moliere. Directed by Yves Gasc. New Zealand tour. Flier. 1969? New Theatre Club presents "Man in conflict", devised and played by Ray Henwood. New Theatre Studio. 5-7, 12-14 September 1969. Flier. The Coyle Family Players at the Savarin Restaurant. Your invitation to the Upstage presentation of Mrs Henry Wood's famous melodrama, "East Lynne". [ca 1969?]. Flier only. Ashburton Repertory Society presents "Write me a murder", by Frederick Knott. Directed by Alex Henderson. Repertory Theatre Ashburton. 11-22 March 1969. Programme. Late 1960s?: Theatre Workshop presents to the nobility, gentry and public ingeneral the celebrated Madame Cooper in "Lady Audley's secret", by C M Hazlewood ((with performers Miss Phillips, Mr Dawick, Mr Turner, Madame Cooper, Mr O'Donnell, Mrs Dawick, Mr Steedman), Civic-Centre, Feilding and in the Concert-Chamber Palmerston North. Programme [late 1960s?] (3 copies on green or yellow paper) Quantity: 17 programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Letterpress items, varying sizes up to quarto.

Date: 1970 - 1979

Reference: Eph-A-DRAMA-VUDC-1970s

Description: Includes: 1970s?: "Six characters in search of an otter", directed by Michael J Wilson. [ca 1970?] Flyer only with list of cast and production team (incl Jane Campion) UD: University Drama presents "Nam", by Phillip Mann (based on letters written by American Jim Bury to his family); Victoria University Dance Theatre "The dance sphere", music by Ross Harris; Wellington Modern Dance group - 4 items - choreography Barbara Robinson. Programme. 1970: VUW Drama Society. "Macbeth", by William Shakespeare. University Memorial Theatre, 3-13 June [1970]. Programme (2 copies) "Oh Xmas!", written by Roger Hall and Dave Smith. VUW Memorial Theatre, 14-19 December [1970]. Programme 1971: "Danton's death", by Georg Buchner. Director Phillip Mann. 5-12 June 1971. Programme. 1972: "The knack", by Ann Jellicoe. Produced by Ray Henwood. [1972?] Programme. 1973?: "Before the dawn", by Rewi Alley. Produced by Phillip Mann [1973?]. Programme. "Lady Audley's secret", adapted from the novel by Miss C Braddon by Mr C M Hazlewood. Produced by John Batstone. 1973. Programme. "Tom Jones, a comedy". Directed by Stuart Devenie. [April 1973]. Programme (2 copies) 1974: Orientation One-Act Plays, directed by Linda Wilson: "The great nebula in Orion", by Lanford Wilson; "The hundred and first", by Kenneth Cameron; "Return journey", by Dylan Thomas. 1974. Programme (2 copies) "Ubu Roi", by Albert Jarry. Directed by Jim Spalding. Set design by Paul Jenden, costume design by Lilian Shand. Programme. "Adventures in the skin trade", by Andrew Sinclair, from the novel by Dylan Thomas. Directed by Stuart Devenie. [March] 1974. Programme (2 copies) "Pengwins ... in the worst possible taste". Scripts by the cast. Director Deborah M Guthrie. 1974. Programme. "The misanthrope", by Moliere; a new English version by Tony Harrison. Directed by Anthony Taylor. VUW Memorial Theatre, 21 August 1974. Programme (2 copies) 1978: "The taming of the shrew", by William Shakespeare. Produced by David Carnegie. Drama Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, 1-6 August 1978. Programme. Quantity: 16 theatre programmes and fliers.. Physical Description: Offset print or typescript on programmes, sizes below 250 mm. Provenance: One item donated by Philippa Conway, Wellington, in 2014

Date: 1960-2011

Reference: Eph-A-DRAMA-KAT-1960/2011

Description: Includes: 1960s?: Khandallah Arts Theatre. [Art display, featuring work by Bill Main, Lorna Ellis, Jose de Fajardo, Hillary Bertinshaw, Merlene Young, Joan Macarthur, E Mervyn Taylor, Juliet Peter, Roy Cowan, Flo Collins, Helen Mason, Lee Thomson, Janet Wright, Wilf Wright. Exhibition arranged by Fergus McLean]. 1962: "Under the sycamore tree", by Samuel Spewack. Directed by Pauline McLean. Khandallah Town Hall, 13-14 September 1962. Programme 1963: Archibald Macleish's "JB". Produced by Pauline McLean. V.U.W. Memorial Theatre. 13-17 August 1963. 1964: "The life of Galileo" by Bertolt Brecht. Produced by Pauline McLean. First NZ performance. Victoria University Memorial Theatre. 25-30 May 1964. (Flyer only) (2 copies) 1966: "Come blow your horn", by Neil Simon. Produced by Donald Priestley. Khandallah Town Hall. 31 March - 2 April 1966. 1972: Brochure. 1975: "Twelfth night", by William Shakespeare. Produced by Zenocrate Graham. Designer Raymond Boyce. Khandallah Town Hall. 19-21, 26-28 June 1975 (2 copies) 1976: "She's done it again", by Michael Pertwee. Directed by Dorrigen Dyson-Rowley. Khandallah Town Hall. 12-21 August 1976. (2 copies) "The flip side", by Hugh and Margaret Williams. Produced by Ian Lockie. Designer Vivian Manthel. Khandallah Town Hall. 18-27 March 1976. 1977: "Much ado about nothing", by William Shakespeare. Produced by Zenocrate Graham. Khandallah Town Hall 4-6, 11-13 August 1977. (2 copies) "Suddenly at home", by Francis Durbridge. Produced by Allan Willcock. Khanadallah Town Hall. 21-30 April 1977. 1978: "There's a girl in my soup", by Terence Frisby. Produced by Allan Willcock. Khandallah Arts Theatre. 5-7, 12-14 October 1978[?] (2 copies) "Arms and the man", by George Bernard Shaw. Produced by George Eiby. Khandallah Town Hall. 27-29 April, 4-6 May 1978. (2 copies) "Mothers and fathers", by Joseph Musaphia. Produced by Pauline Wetton. Khandallah Town Hall. 13-16 June 1978. Programme and ticket. 1980: "The rivals", by Sheridan. Produced by Zenocrate Graham. Khandallah Town Hall. 30 April - 10 May 1980. Programme (2 copies) 1981: "Absurd person singular", by Alan Ayckbourn. Produced by Allan Willcock. Khandallah Town Hall. 1-11 April 1981. (2 copies) "The Adventures of Awful Knawful", by Peter Flannery and Mick Ford. Produced by Sharon Major. Cashmere Avenue School Community Hall. 8-17 October 1981. Christmas party programme ("The tram track tragedy"", "Cleaning up justice", "One blast and have done", "A man's best friend", "The Macbeth murders"). 21 November 1981, Cashmere Avenue School Community Hall. 1982: "As you like it", by William Shakespeare. Produced by Zenocrate Graham. Khandallah Town Hall. 21-25 April, 28 April - 1 May 1982. Programme (2 copies) "Puss in Boots", by Nicholas Stuart Gray. Produced by Ian Lockie. Cashmere Avenue School Community Hall. 29 July - 1 August, 5-7 August 1982. "The miracle worker", by William Gibson. Produced by Allan Willcock. Cashmere Avenue School Community Hall. 28-31 October, 4-6 November 1982. (2 copies) 1983: "Ring round the moon", by Jean Anouilh. Produced by Sharon Major. Cashmere Avenue School Community Hall. 28 April - 7 May 1983. "Caucasian Chalk Circle", by Bertolt Brecht. Produced by Pauline Wetton. Khandallah Town Hall. November 1983. 1984: "Pinocchio" by Brian Way. Directed by Sharon Major. Cashmere Ave School Community Hall. 9-10, 16-17 August 1984. Programme and flyer. 1985: "School for clowns", by F K Waechter and Ken Campbell. Directed by Vesta Gormack. Cashmere Ave Community Hall. 15-17, 24 August 1985. Programme and flyer. 1986: "Relatively speaking", by Alan Ayckbourn. Directed by Ewen Coleman. Cashmere Avenue Community School Hall, 9-19 May 1986. Programme (2 copies). "The hobbit", adapted from J R R Tolkien, music Alan Jay Friedman, Lyrics David Rogers. Directed by Sharon Major, musical director Bruce Carpenter. Cashmere Ave School Community Hall. 6-16 August 1986. 1987: "Star Blaze; a rock musical". Music by Shade Smith; words John Reynolds. Director Lorraine Banks; musical director Anne Megget. Cashmere Avenue School Community Hall. 5-15 August 1987. 1988: "Of gold and silver"; scenes chosen by Zenocrate Graham; a theatrical money-go-round. Cashmere Avenue School Community Hall. 23-25 June 1988. "Trudi and the Minstrel", by Alan Cullen. Directed by Sharon Major. Cashmere Avenue School Community Hall, 11-20 August 1988. Flier 1989: "Cinderella", a Crocker and Gilder pantomime, directed by Vesta Gormack. Cashmere Avenue School Community Hall, 10-19 August 1989. Programme 1990: "The scapegoat", by Margaret Beames. Directed by Stephen Fearnley. Victoria University Memorial Theatre. 13 September? 1990. Programme. "Gorillas", by Barbara Anderson. Directed by Mary Collie-Holmes. Cashmere Avenue School Community Hall. 1-10 November 1990. Programme (2 copies) 1991: "Blithe spirit", by Nole Coward. Directed by Irvine O'Callaghan. Cashmere Avenue School Community Hall. 15-24 August 1991. "The comedy of errors", by William Shakespeare. Directed by Vesta Gormack. Cashmere Avenue School Community Hall, 2-11 May 1991. Programme (2 copies). 1994: "Jigsaws", by Jennifer Rogers. Directed by Stephen Fearnley. Cashmere Avenue School Community Hall. 17-19, 24-26 March 1994. "The bungling burglars, by Michelanne Forster. Music by Felicity Williams. Directed by Mary Singleton. 18-21, 25-27 August 1994. 1995: "Natural causes", a black comedy by Eric Chappell, directed by Margaret Robertson. Cashmere Avenue School Community Hall, 9-18 November 1995. Programme. 1996: "Pygmalion", by George Bernard Shaw. Directed by Mary Singleton. Cashmere Avenue School Community Hall. 9-18 May 1996. 1997: "Deadly embrace", by Eric Paice. Directed by Stephen Fearnley. Cashmere Ave School Community Hall, 17-26 April 1997. Programme. "The odd couple" (female version), by Neil Simon. Directed by Ewen Coleman. Cashmere Avenue School Community Hall. 20-29 November 1997. 1998: "The wedding party", by Fiona Samuel. Directed by Mary Singleton in conjunction with Playmarket. Cashmere Avenue School Community Hall. May 1998. (2 copies) 2003: "Hobson's choice", by Harold Brighouse; directed by Margaret Robertson. Cochran Hall, Cashmere Avenue School, 6-15 November 2003. Programme 2005: "Bedroom farce", by Alan Ayckbourn; dorected by Ian Munro. Cochran Hall, Cashmere Avenue School, October 2005. Programme 2006: "Goldilocks and the three bears", by Carl Nixon. Directed by Susan Vella. 9-18 February 2006. Flier/advertisement only. "Dancing at Lughnasa", by Brian Friel. Directed by Paul Langham. Cochran Hall, Cashmere Avenue School, 5-12 October 2006. Flier 2008: Khandallah Arts Theatre proudly presents "The miracle worker", by William Gibson. Directed by Jo Bean. Cashmere Avenue School Hall, 17-26 July 2008. Flier only. Welcome to Khandallah Arts Theatre . [Notice of upcoming shows "Travels with my aunt" (2008) and "Julie Roger" and "Twelfth night" (2009)] "Travels with my aunt", by Giles Havergal, from the novel by Graham Greene. Directed by Kathi George and Mark Da Vanzo. Cochran Hall, Cashmere Avenue School, 9-18 October 2008. Programme 2010: Khandallah Arts Theatre presents "King Rat the Wicked", written and directed by Rose Hudson. Khandallah Park, 6-7, 12-14 February 2010. Flier only 2011: "The government inspector", by Nikolai Gogol; translated and adapted by Alistair Beaton. Rehearsed reading. 14 October 2011. Programme (2 copies). Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s) containg 77 pieces of ephemera. Physical Description: Letterpress items, varying sizes up to quarto.

Date: 1842

From: [Various artists] :[English and European engravings from the Webster collection]. - [1600s to 1890s?]

By: Sargent, G F, active 1836-1860; Carter, James, 1798-1855

Reference: A-012-030

Description: Scene showing the lake in the foreground and Temple of Diana on the hill in the distance. There are other buildings near the lake and in the middle distance. A woman is boarding a boat at the lake edge. Inscription below title - `This is the Fairy land'. Other Titles - Shakespeare. Illustrated in a series of landscape & architectural designs. 1842. 8 vols. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, 140 x 220 mm

Date: 1983

From: Circa Theatre: [Programmes and ephemera of octavo size]

Reference: Eph-A-CIRCA-1983

Description: Includes programmes for: "Cloud nine", by Caryl Churchill. Directed by John Callen. 17 March 1983. Programme (2 copies) "Crimes of the heart", by Beth Henley. Directed by Susan Wilson. 13 October 1983. Programme (2 copies). "The dresser", by Ronald Harwood; and, "King Lear", by William Shakespeare. Directed by Richard Campion. 21 and 22 July respectively. Programme (2 copies) "The flight of the godwit; a portrait of Robin Hyde, devised and performed by Bridget Armstrong. 10-12 March [1983]. Promotional card. "Not about heroes", by Stephen Macdonald. Directed by Alyson Baker. 8 September 1983. Programme (2 copies) "Outside in", by Hilary Beaton. Directed by Catarina de Nave. 16 June 1983. Programme (2 copies) "Revenge of the Amazons", being the world premiere of the recently discovered final draft of "A Midsummer Night's dream". Directed and written by Jean Betts. 14 May 1983. Programme (2 copies) "Strip", by Lorae Parry. Directed by Susan Wilson. Return season of the New Zealand premiere. 28 January 1983. Programme (2 copies) "Tomfoolery", by Tom Lehrer. Directed by Ray Henwood (With Ann Pacey, Katy Platt, Jim Moriarty, Michael Williams). Programme (2 copies) Topp Twins. "Top secret". Circa Theatre, 22 April 1983. Flyer Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 10 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) (programmes - 2 copies of some). Physical Description: Offset prints, on programmes folded to 220 x 150 mm.

Date: 1950

Reference: Eph-A-THESPIANS-1950

Description: Includes programmes for: 1950s: "Maria Marten or the Murder in the red barn". Directed by Elsie Lloyd. Little Theatre, 8-9 September [1950s?]. Programme "Caste; a Victorian romance in three acts", by T W Robertson. Produced by F M Renner. [October 1950]. Programme (2 copies) "Charles and Mary", by Joan Temple. Produced by Lilian Millar. Concert Chamber, 4-8 April 1950. Programme (2 copies) "Exercise bowler", by T Atkinson. Produced by Frederick Farley. 1950. Programme (2 copies). "Tomorrow's child", by John Coates. Produced by Ulu Hancock. [June 1950]. Programme (2 copies) "Winter's tale", by William Shakespeare. Produced by Kathrine Keddell. [1950]. Programme with cover design by John Pine Snadden (2 copies) Quantity: 6 theatre programmes. Physical Description: Letterpress in programmes, sizes below 250 mm.

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: 1947 - 1959

By: Kohlap, Georg, 1932-2007

Reference: Eph-C-THESPIANS

Description: Includes: 1947: Thespians (Inc) present Shakespeare's delicious comedy of the weaker sex - "The taming of the shrew". Concert Chamber, 29 July - 2 August [1947] 1959: The Thespians. Romeo and Juliet. Concert Chamber, July 21-25 [1959]. [Photo by] Georg Kohlap Quantity: 2 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Colour prints, sizes varying

Date: 1978

Reference: Eph-A-COURT-1978

Description: Includes programmes or fliers for: "The birthday party", by Harold Pinter. Directed by Bryan Aitken. [1978]. Programme. Bruce Mason at the Court. "The end of the golden weather" (3-7 June); [and] "Courting blackbird" (8-10 June). Programme. "Cinderella; a pantomime for the young at heart", by Roger Hall. [December 1978]. Programme "Days in the trees", by Marguerite Duras, translated by Sonia Orwell. Directed by Bryan Aitken. [1978]. Programme "Glide time", by Roger Hall. New Zealand tour, April 1977-June 1978. Programme. "Habeas corpus", by Alan Bennett. Directed by Yvette Bromley. [1978]. Programme. "Heartbreak House", by George Bernard Shaw. Directed by Bryan Aitken. [1978]. Programme (2 copies) "Just between ourselves", by Alan Ayckbourn. With actor Norman Bowler. Directed by Bryan Aitken. [January? 1978] Programme (2 copies) "Othello", by William Shakespeare. Directed by Elric Hooper. [June 1978]. Programme (2 copies) and Court Theatre newsletter, June 1978. "She stoops to conquer", by Oliver Goldsmith, directed by David Smiles; "The telephone" by Gian-Carlo Menotti (with Angela Shaw and Graeme Gorton); "The Tempest", conceived and directed by Louise Petherbridge. Christchurch Arts Festival, 4-18 March 1978. Combined programme Quantity: 1 folder(s) 10 theatre programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Photolithographs on programmes and fliers, sizes around 210 mm. Provenance: One item donated by Roger Flury in 1998.

Date: 1978

By: Reid, John Cowie, 1916-1972

Reference: Eph-A-MERCURY-1978

Description: Includes: Announcement of charter season ticket offer for season May-December 1978. Newsletter, end of year 1978. A decade of dedication; acknowledgement to Tony Richardson by Warwick Brown Mercury Theatre. The tenth anniversary 1968-1978. Booklet (2 copies) "Ashes", by David Rudkin, directed by Roy Hope. Starring Bridget Armstrong. Mercury 2, [July 1978]. Programme. "Cole" (The Mermaid Theatre's "Cole"), devised by Benny Green and Alan Strachan. Staged by Ian Mullins, Margaret Barron and Chris Sheil. [Jan-Feb?] 1978. Programme (2 copies) "Dirty linen" and "Newfoundland", by Tom Stoppard. Directed by Robert Alderton 7 August 1978. Programme. "The good doctor", by Neil Simon. Directed by Mary Amoore. Mercury 2, [1978]. Programme (2 copies) "Habeas corpus", by Alan Bennett. Directed by Chris Sheil. 2 August 1978. Programme (2 copies). "The last of the knucklemen", by John Powers. Produced by Jonathan Hardy (by arrangement with Melbourne Theatre Company). 2 March 1978. Programme. "The Merchant of Venice", by William Shakespeare. Produced by Ian Mullins. Mercury 2, 31 May 1978. Programme. "Middle age spread", by Roger Hall. Directed by Roy Hope. 24 May 1978. Programme and promotional pamphlet for members of the PSIS. "Middle age spread", by Roger Hall. Directed by Roy Hope. Mercury Company at His Majesty's Theatre, 8-16 September 1978. Programme (2 copies) and flier. "Mime International '78", directed by Robert Bennett. [22-24 April 1978]. Programme. "Pippin", by Roger O Hirson and Stephen Schwartz. Directed by Robert Alderton. 8 November 1978. Programme (2 copies) "The plotters of Cabbage Patch Corner", by David Woods. Directed by Waric Slyfield. 8 May 1978. Programme. "Private lives", by Noel Coward. Directed by Ian Mullins. Mercury Theatre, 4 October 1978. Programme (2 copies). "Rattle of a simple man", by Charles Dyer. Directed by Waric Slyfield. Mercury 2, 27 February 1978. Programme. "The rivals", by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Directed by Ian Mullins. Mercury Theatre, 5 July 1978. Programme. "The Royal hunt of the sun", by Peter Shaffer. Directed by Ian Mullins. 17 March 1978. Programme. "State of revolution", by Robert Bolt. Directed by Ian Mullins. [Late 1978]. Programme. Beryl Te Wiata in "Mrs Kiwi Arthur presents more ..." and "The white cliffs". Auckland Festival, 28 March - 9 April 1978. Programme. Beryl Te Wiata in "Mrs Kiwi Arthur presents more ..." and "The white cliffs". 11-16 September 1978. Programme. "Tomorrow will be a lovely day", by Craig Harrison. Directed by Mervyn Thompson. Mercury 2, 9 October 1978. Programme. Quantity: 24 programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Photolithographs in booklets and pamphlets, sizes varying up to octavo.