Takle, Darien, 1950-

Date: [ca August-September 1992]

From: Downstage Theatre (Wellington): Photographs of productions

By: Dinnan, Peter, active 1992

Reference: PAColl-8784-05

Description: Photographs of the Downstage Theatre production of 'Let's Do It with Cole Porter', taken ca August-September 1992 by Peter Dinnan. Quantity: 8 b&w original photographic print(s) proof sheets. 7 colour original photographic print(s). 21 b&w original photographic print(s). 23 colour original photographic print(s). 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s).

Date: 1977

Reference: Eph-A-OPERA-GB-1977

Description: Includes programmes for the following performances: "Arabella". Royal Opera House Covent Garden/ 19 July 1977. Programme (Kiri Te Kanawa) "La Boheme". English National Opera at the London Coliseum, 9 September 1977. Programme (Denis Dowling) "Elektra". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 6 May 1977. Programme (Donald McIntyre) "Die Fledermaus". Royal Opera House Covent Garden. 31 December 1977. Programme (Kiri Te Kanawa) "Die Freischutz". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 15 February 1977. Programme (Donald McIntyre) "From the house of the dead". English National Opera at the London Coliseum, 30 December 1977. Programme (Denis Dowling) "Godspell". Alexandra Theatre, 16 May 1977. Programme (Darien Takle) "Godspell". Queen's Theatre Hornchurch, 14 November [1977]. Programme (Darien Takle) "Jenufa". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 8 June 1977. Programme (Patricia Payne) "Joseph and the amazing technicolour dreamcoat". Everyman Theatre. 20 December 1977 - 14 January 1978. Programme (Geoffrey Snell) "Lohengrin". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 20 November 1977. Programme (Donald McIntyre) "Madam Butterfly". English national Opera at the London Coliseum, 2 March 1977. Programme (Denis Dowling) "Maria Stuarda". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 20 December 1977. Programme (Heather Begg) "Le nozze di Figaro". Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 5 December 1977. Programme (Heather Begg) "La Parisienne" and "Orpheus in the Underworld". English National Opera, 1977. Programme (John Matheson, conductor) "Postcard from Morocco". Contemporary Opera Company. [1977]. Programme (Robin Bell) "The rape of Lucretia", by Benjamin Britten. London Opera Centre, 15-16 March and 1-2 April 1977. Programme (Christopher Lackner) Quantity: 17 programmes. Physical Description: Programmes, sizes ranging under 250 mm. Provenance: Some programmes donated by the Theatre Museum London in 2003, 2004 and 2005. Some programmes purchased from Louise Grant, London, in 2006.

Date: 2001

Reference: Eph-A-DOWNSTAGE-2001

Description: Includes: Downstage season booklets: Destination Downstage: 2001 Season 1; subscription season at Downstage Theatre 30 Mar - 28 May [2001]. Programme (2 copies), booking form (2 copies) Destination Downstage: 2001 Season 2; subscription season at Downstage Theatre 6 Jul - 15 Dec [2001]. Programme (2 copies), flyer (1 copy) Launch of the 2001 season at Downstage Theatre 24 Jan [2001]. "Boarding pass". Flyer Dinner and Show. Downstage Theatre [2001]. Flyer (1 copy) Programmes, pamphlets and flyers include: Adam Play Reading Series: The fifth Adam Play Reading Series; Sundays in June 2001, organised by Downstage Theatre Society with the support of the Adam Foundation, and in association with Playmarket ("The wild blue yonder" by David Lyndon Brown & Olwyn Stewart; "Gunsmoke" by Jeffrey Thomas; "Dawn raids" by Oscar Kightley; "Solid gold hits" by David Geary). Downstage Theatre, 3 June - 24 June [2001]. Programme (2 copies) "As you like it"; by Shakespeare. Directed by Murray Lynch. Featuring Kirstie O'Sullivan as Rosalind; Anna McPhail as Celia, and Peter Hambleton as Touchstone. Downstage Theatre, 24 May - 30 June [2001]. Programme (2 copies), flyer (2 copies), photocopied abridged programme (2 copies), box office ticket (1 copy) Theatre Stampede in association with Montana presents "Blossom"; by Vanessa Chapple, Ben Crowder & Alison Wall. Directed by Vanessa Chapple and Ben Crowder. Starring Alison Wall. Downstage Theatre, 8 Aug - 18 Aug [2001]. Programme (2 copies), postcard (2 copies), box office ticket (1 copy) TV2 presents International laugh festival (The Four Noels in "Doom riders"; Michael Smiley in "The parting glass"; Adam Bloom; Brendan Lovegrove & Jon Bridges in "Live"). Downstage Theatre, 3 May - 19 May [2001]. Programme (2 copies) "It's my party and I'll die if I want to", by Elizabeth Coleman. Directed by Murray Lynch. Starring Steven Ray and featuring Paul McLaughlin and Darien Takle. Downstage Theatre 28 Sept - 27 Oct [2001]. Programme (2 copies), flyer (2 copies), ASB flyer (1 copy) "Middle age spread"; "Mules", "It's my party (and I'll die if I want to)"; "On the razzle". Downstage Theatre, 6 Jul - 15 Dec [2001]. Preview flyer (1 copy) "Middle age spread", by Roger Hall. Directed by Steven Ray. Featuring Perry Piercy and Peter Hambleton. Downstage Theatre 6 Jul - 4 Aug [2001]. Programme (2 copies), flyer (1 copy), ASB Bank invitation (1 copy) "Mules", by Winsome Pinnock. Directed by Timothy Douglas. Downstage Theatre 24 Aug - 22 Sept [2001]. Programme (2 copies), flyer (2 copies) "No2 (number two)", by Toa Fraser. Directed by Catherine Boniface. Starring Madeleine Sami. Produced by Fenn Gordon. Downstage Theatre 29 Jan - 9 Feb [2001]. Photocopied programme (2 copies), flyer (2 copies) "On the razzle", by Tom Stoppard. Directed by Elric Hooper. Downstage Theatre 9 Nov - 15 Dec [2001]. Programme (2 copies), flyer (2 copies), box office ticket "Waterloo sunset", by Ken Duncum. Directed by Jonathon Hendry; set design Nicole Cosgrove. Starring Peter Daube as Terry, Phil Grieve as Davey, and Rima Te Wiata as Julie. Downstage Theatre 30 Mar - 28 Apr [2001]. Programme (2 copies), flyer "The wedding party", by Fiona Samuel. Directed by Jude Gibson. Designers: Ross Gibbs, Janet Dunn, Jennifer Lal. Featuring Nick Blake and Darien Takle. Original music by Plan 9 (David Donaldson, Janet Roddick, and Steve Roche). Downstage Theatre 16 Feb - 17 Mar [2001]. Programme (2 copies), flyer (2 copies), box office ticket (1 copy) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Booklets sizes varying below 250 mm.

Date: 1980

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

Reference: Eph-B-CIRCA-1980

Description: Includes: “Brimstone and treacle” by Dennis Potter. Directed by Grant Tilly; lighting by Ian McMinn. Cast includes: John Callen, Simon O’Connor, Sandra Reid, and Lorraine Banks. Circa Theatre, from 10 July 1980. Flyer (Newsletter) “Brecht songs” Stephanie Arlidge and Stephen McCurdy. Circa Theatre, 1980. Poster “A shotgun wedding” by Joseph Musaphia; directed by Joe Musaphia; designed by Barbara Collinson-Smith; costumes by Thora Poulopoulos. Cast includes: Alice Fraser, Ray Henwood, Adele Chapman, Michael Haigh, and Ken Blackburn. Circa Theatre, 5 October 1980. Poster “Songs for Lotte” ; songs by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill; performed and devised by Darien Takle. Directed by Raymond Hawthorne; musical director Paul Emsley. Circa Theatre, from 2 December 1980. Poster (2 copies), plus 1 of an alternative design crediting Timothy Webster as the director, and Steven Lodder as musical director. Town and country Players presents “You can’t be brave until you’ve been afraid”. Circa Theatre, from 29 November 1980. Poster Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints, photocopies, various sizes, up to 330 mm. Provenance: Donated from various sources.

Date: [ca 1985-1988]

From: Carter-Hansen, Jill, 1941- : Photographs of New Zealanders involved in the creative arts in Australia

Reference: PA12-12003

Description: Transparency slides in plastic mounts showing mainly portraits of actress Darien Takle, some with an unidentified male actor. Also includes portraits of vocalist Kiri Te Kanawa on stage; drag performer and gay rights activist Carmen; actor Adrian Batchelor and dancer Shane Carroll in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge; actor Delia Hannah; musician Tim Finn; and Jacquie Fitzgerald. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies.

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: 1977 - 1986

By: Theatre Corporate (Organization)

Reference: Eph-B-CORPORATE

Description: Includes programmes or fliers for: 1976: Announcement of the opening of the new theatre at 14 Galatos Street, Newton, and announcement of the opening production "The beggar's opera", 21 February 1976. Schedule of forthcoming productions February - August 1976. 1977: "A Victorian music hall", directed by Raymond Hawthorne. January 1977. Programme. 1978: "An Edwardian music hall", directed by Raymond Hawthorne. 17 November 1978. Programme (2 copies) 1979: Kafka adapted for the stage by Stephen Berkoff. "Metamorphosis". Theatre Corporate, opening 2 March [1979]. Flyer / poster ca 1981: Darien Takle sings Brecht. Opens May 27th 6.30, Theatre Corporate [1981 or 1982?]. Flyer only ca 1982: "Threewheeling; a musical adventure for children". Opening 10 May, 11 am, 2 pm daily. [Flier] 1982: "La ronde", by Arthur Schnitzler, adapted by John Barton from a translation by Sue Davies. Produced by Roger McGill. Music directed by Matthew Brown. Programme (2 copies) "Waiting for Godot", by Samuel Beckett. Directed by Paul Minifie. Theatre Corporate, 2 July 1982. Programme card. 1986: "Hedda Gabler", by Henrik Ibsen. Directed by Paul Sonne. 17 October 1986. Promotional flier only. Quantity: 10 theatre programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Photolithographs on programmes and fliers, sizes around 300 mm.

Date: 1980

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

Reference: Eph-A-CIRCA-1980

Description: Includes one pamphlet "What is Circa Theatre?" (2 copies) Circa Theatre newsletter November/December 1980. Includes programmes for performances at Circa Theatre, 7 Harris Street: "Who killed the resident Commissioner?; a tale of the South Seas" by J Edward Brown. Directed by Mike Huege de Serville; designed by Grant Tilly. 19 March 1980. "Silly buggers", by David Hughes. Directed by Ken Blackburn; designed by Barbara Collinson-Smith. 24 April 1980. (2 copies) "Knock knock", by Jules Feiffer. Directed by Ross Jolly; designed by Grant Tilly. 4 May 1977. "Playing the game", by Jeffrey Thomas. Directed by Ray Henwood. 7 June 1980 (2 copies) "Brimstone & treacle", by Dennis Potter. Directed and designed by Grant Tilly; lighting by Ian McMinn. 17 July 1980. Programme (2 copies) "Betrayal", by Harold Pinter, Directed by Ralph D McAllister; designed by Grant Tilly. 28 August 1980 (2 copies) "A shotgun wedding", by Joe Musaphia; directed by Joe Musaphia. 22 October 1980. Programme (2 copies) Frances Edmond in "Between night and morning", written by Lauris Edmond; directed by Phillip Mann. Music Stephen McCurdy; lighting Mike Knudsen. [November 1980]. (2 copies) "Songs for Lotte". Darien Takle sings Brecht and the music of Kurt Weill. [December 1980] (2 copies) Ray Henwood as Dylan Thomas: "Nogood Boyo", directed by Susan Wilson. 10 December 1980 (2 copies) Brecht songs. Stephanie Arlidge, Stephen McCurdy; Mike Knudsen - lighting. [1980]. Programme (2 copies) "Side by side by Sondheim". [Revival 1980]. Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 12 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) (programmes - 2 copies of some); 1 pamphlet. Physical Description: Letterpress, various sizes. Provenance: One programme donated by Mrs Maree Kibblewhite in 2003.

Date: 1900 - 1999

Reference: Eph-B-OPERA-NonNZ-1900/1999

Description: Includes programmes for: 1909-1910: New York Hippodrome Souvenir book. Season 1909-1910.1958: "Salad days" Crest Theatre Foundation [1058?]. Programme (Tom Kneebone) 1963? African Consolidated Theatres proudly present ... "My fair lady". South Africa. ca 1963. Programme (No known NZ connection) 1973: "Parsifal". Theatre National de l'Opera. 20 April 1973. Programme (Donald McIntyre) 1974: "Otello". Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center, 25 March 1974. Programme (Kiri Te Kanawa) 1976: Theatre National de l'Opera. "Cosi fan tutte". 2 juin 1976. Programme and loose sheet for this day (Kiri Te Kanawa) 1977: Neuseelandische Kunstler treten in Deutschland hervor (re Richard Greager, Donald McIntyre, Barry Mora, John Matheson). Includes article about Donald McIntyre in "New Zealand lines", Mitteilungsblatt nr 72, 30 Sept 1977 published by the NZ Embassy in Bonn 1978: Mike Nichols presents "Annie; a new musical". United States, 1978. Programme (No known NZ connection) Mike Nichols presents "Annie". Del Webb's Sahara Reno Hotel & Casino. [1978]. Programme. 1979: Theatre National Opera de Paris. "La boheme". 16 avril 1979. Programme (Kiri Te Kanawa) 1981: Los Angeles Civic Light Orchestra. "The pirates of Penzance". Ahmanson Theatre, July 1981. Programme (Clive Revill) 1982-1986: San Francisco Opera. Programmes for 1982 Summer Festival, Fall 1983, Fall 1986 (Sarah Billinghurst, Artistic Administrator 1982-1994) 1983: Gala performance in celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the metropolitan Opera, 22 October 1983. Programme (Kiri Te Kanawa) 1984: Stewart Macpherson's Stetson Productions on behalf of 4444 Ltd by arrangement with Rboert Stigwood and David Land proudly present "Evita", a musical phenomenon ... starring Darien Takle, David Weatherley, Jim Moriarty, Tim Benton. Musical director David Fraser. ... First performance in Hawaii... Honolulu, 6 April 1984. Programme (2 copies) 1990: San Francisco Opera. "Capriccio". San Francisco, October - November 1990. Flier / programme (Kiri Te Kanawa) 1992: San Francisco Opera. 1992 fall season booklet. (Kiri Te Kanawa) 1995: "Grease". 1995 Broadway revival and national tour (in the USA). Programme /booklet (contained lift-out poster of Lucy Lawless, now housed at Eph-D-OPERA-NonNZ-1995) "Les miserables". 10th anniversary tour. Kallang Theatre Singapore, 21 February - 31 March 1996. Programme (Chris Fennessy) "Les miserables". 10th anniversary tour. Cape Town 1996. Programme (Chris Fennessy) 1998: "Billy Budd". Opera National de Paris. Opera Bastille. 1997-1998. Programme and libretto in French. (Paul Whelan) San Francisco Opera. Subscription series, season 1998/99. Booklet (Donald McIntyre) Opera National de Paris. "Billy Budd", (2 different - March 1998 and 24 March 1998); "Eugene Oneguine", April 1998. Programmes (Paul Whelan) BWIA holders season, Barbados 1998 season. Booklet (Victoria Hoskins) Quantity: 28 Programme(s) and fliers. Physical Description: Photolithographs on booklets and fliers, sizes varying beneath 350 mm. Provenance: Some programmes donated from the John Gray collection; some purchased from Louise Grant, London dealer, in 2005-2006, 2013, 2015-2017.

Date: 2004

By: Maule, L, active 2004

Reference: A-465-012

Description: A frontal head-and-shoulders portrait of an unidentified woman, thought likely to be the New Zealand actress Darien Tackle. She wears a beret and her hair is in plaits. Her expression is neutral, almost solemn. Behind her are rows of chairs set out theatre-style Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - L Maule 2004 [in pencil] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on paper, 197 x 162 mm Provenance: Donation: Downstage Theatre, Wellington, 2013 Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-1624 - Collection as whole taken into Manuscripts; other transfers made to Ephemera and Photo Archive collections.

Date: 2004

From: Downstage Theatre Society: Photographs of performances and people associated with Downstage Theatre

By: Foster, Bruce, 1948-

Reference: PAColl-D-1431

Description: A scene from 2004 performance of 'On the razzle' at Downstage Theatre, taken by Bruce Foster. Directed by Elric Hooper, designed by John Parker (set/costumes) and Lisa Maule (lighting). The actors in the photo are Sarah Somerville, Phil Grieve (obscured), Timothy Bartlett, Darien Takle, Perry Piercy, Anna McPhail, Olivia Robinson-Falconer, and Stephen Butterworth. Quantity: 1 colour original photographic print(s). Provenance: This image was donated to Downstage Theatre Society collection by Tom and Lynne Hardy

Date: 1985; date unknown

From: Carter-Hansen, Jill, 1941- : Photographs of New Zealanders involved in the creative arts in Australia

Reference: PA12-12002

Description: Transparency slides in plastic mounts showing mainly portraits of dancer Kilda Northcott in a studio. Also includes a smaller number of portraits of vocalist Margaret Ulrich, dancer Melodie Batchelor, and actor Darien Takle. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: [ca October-December 2004]

From: Downstage Theatre (Wellington): Photographs of productions

Reference: PAColl-9724-14

Description: Photographs of the Downstage Theatre production of 'Big River; the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn', taken ca October-December 2004 by an unidentified photographer Quantity: 70 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Dye coupler prints

Date: 1977-1983

From: Ashton-Warner, Sylvia, 1908-1984 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-4425-045

Description: Includes correspondence with: John Barnett, Michael Firth, Marjorie Sigley, Darien Takle, National Film Unit, New Zealand Listener, Radio New Zealand and Television New Zealand Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescripts

Date: [ca October-December 2004]

From: Downstage Theatre (Wellington): Photographs of productions

Reference: PAColl-9724-13

Description: Photographs of the Downstage Theatre production of 'Big River; the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn', taken ca October-December 2004 by an unidentified photographer Quantity: 69 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Dye coupler prints

Date: 2001

From: Downstage Theatre (Wellington): Photographs of productions

By: Lord, Justine Helen, 1952?-2015

Reference: PAColl-9545-08

Description: Photographs of the Downstage Theatre production of 'The Wedding Party', taken ca February-March 2001 by Justine Lord Quantity: 113 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints

Date: 1973-1974

From: Bett, Elva Lilian, 1918-2016 : Records of the Bett Duncan Gallery

Reference: 78-115-5/14

Description: Names of identified subjects entered in Name field Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca 1970s-1990s]

From: Dunlop, Sue, fl 1990-2007 : Research papers and recordings relating to women's theatre

Reference: MS-Papers-8894-03

Description: Information sheets and correspondence with women involved in theatre. Includes biographical information, curricula vitae's, theatre programmes and newspaper articles. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript and printed matter Transfers: To Oral History Collection - Information sheets for Donna Chapman, Elizabeth O'Connor, Felicity Day, Fiona Farrell, Fiona Roake, Helen Moulder, Hester Joyce, Hilary Norris, Helen Jamieson, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Jess Hawk Oakenstar.

Date: 2001

From: Downstage Theatre (Wellington): Photographs of productions

By: Foster, Bruce, 1948-

Reference: PAColl-9545-15

Description: Photographs of the Downstage Theatre production of 'It's My Party (And I'll Die If I Want To)', taken ca September-October 2001 by Bruce Foster. Includes promotional photographs and photographs of rehearsals. Quantity: 164 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Dye coupler photographic prints

Date: 7 December 2016

From: The Living Theatre Troupe oral history project

By: Edmond, Frances, 1950-; Takle, Darien, 1950-

Reference: OHInt-1570-04

Description: Interview with Darien Takle by Frances Edmond recorded on 7 December 2016. Topics covered in the interview include: early experiences with drama; attending Auckland Universityand Elam School of Fine Arts; Elam Magic Show; theatre reviews; pregnancy; joining the Living Theatre Troupe; involvement with other theatre groups; playing Mephistopheles in 'Faustus'; auditioning for the Royal Shakespeare Company in London; touring; productions; working backstage; impact of the Troupe on mainstream New Zealand theatre; leaving the Troupe; relationships; surviving economically; drugs; music; Troupe's relationship with the political climate; attraction of alternative theatre; hierarchies and gender roles within the Troupe; reunions; and 'The Apple Tree' film. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 2 digital sound recording(s). 2 Electronic document(s) digital transcript and recording agreement form.. 1 digital photograph(s). Search dates: 2016