About poster 6
Introduction
This poster contains selected images of New Zealand theatre from 1955 to the present day.
List of images on poster 6
Image 1
Play – Children of the Poor by Mervyn Thompson.
Production – The Court Theatre, 1989. Directed by Mervyn Thompson. Patrick Duffy as Albany Porcello.
Image 2
Play – The Pohutukawa Tree by Bruce Mason.
Production – Downstage, 1984. Directed by Richard Campion. Karlite Rangihau as Queenie (left) and Elizabeth Murchie as Aroha Mataira (right). (The Pohutukawa Tree was first performed in 1957.)
- Download The Pohutukawa Tree unit of work (PDF 215KB).
The Pohutukawa Tree, together with Pōtiki by Patricia Grace and various websites are referred to in a unit of work on Māori land claims, Conflict in God’s Own? The unit leads to writing a formal research report at NCEA Level 2.
Image 3
Play – Krishnan’s Dairy by Jacob Rajan.
Production – Indian Ink Theatre Company, 1997, at Bats Theatre, Wellington. Directed by Justin Lewis. Jacob Rajan as Gobi Krishnan. (This play was originally created as a twenty-minute performance piece at Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 1994.)
Image 4
Programme for George Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan, the New Zealand Players’ production and tour, 1955.
Image 5
Play – The Prophet by Hone Kouka.
Production – Taki Rua Productions, in conjunction with the New Zealand International Arts Festival, 2004. Directed by Nina Nawalowalo. Miriama McDowell as Maia.
Image 6
Play – The Songmaker’s Chair by Albert Wendt.
Production – Auckland Theatre Company, September 2003 (as part of the Auckland Festival). Directed by Nathaniel Lees. Ana Tuigamala as Malaga (left) and Nathaniel Lees as Peseola Olaga (right).
Image 7
Maria’s costume for Twelfth Night. Design by Raymond Boyce. The New Zealand Players’ production and tour, 1956.
Image 8
Play – Middle-Age Spread by Roger Hall.
Production– Circa Theatre, 1977. Directed by Michael Haigh. Dorothy McKegg as Elizabeth (left) and Grant Tilly as Colin (right).
Image 9
Play – Cracks in the Garden by Jo Randerson and Gentiane Lupi.
Production – Barbarian Productions, 2003. Jo Randerson (left) and Gentiane Lupi (right). (Cracks in the Garden received a Best Comedy Award at the 2003 Melbourne Fringe Festival.)
Image 10
Play – Wednesday to Come by Renée.
Production – Downstage, 1984. Directed by George Webby. Davina Whitehouse as Granna (left) and Lucy Sheehan as Jeannie (right).
Image 11
Play – Purapurawhetū by Briar Grace-Smith.
Production – Taki Rua Productions, 1999. Directed by Cathy Downes. George Henare as Koro Hohepa (standing) and Jim Moriarty as Matawera (kneeling).
- Download Purapurawhetū unit of work.
- Taki Rua Theatre
Note: All references to poster images are to the images on this poster unless otherwise indicated.