Entertainers -- New Zealand

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Poster advertising New Zealand juggler and magician Mr. Moon. Includes a silhoutte of a man juggling daggers beneath the moon and stars. Also includes the texts: 'Not just a load of balls. Magic, merriment, juggling wizardry. Fire eating, spectacular feats...entertainment for people of all ages. Mr. Moon, Box 2434, Christchurch, New Zealand. Poster design & finished art by: Shaun Waugh, Surface Active, Box 18-756, New Brighton'.

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Poster advertising New Zealand punk cabaret group Debbie and the Dum-Dums. Includes a black & white image of the group. Also includes the text: 'New Zealand Students Arts Council with support from the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council'.

Scope and Contents note Includes files on:- Heather Lindsay : 1x Letters from a Fainthearted Feminist review dated 16-06-1984.- Living Wallies : 2 x Playbills; 2 x colour photographs; Performers: George Marriot; Guy Boyce- Stuart McKenzie (Free Theatre Inc.) :1984-1985 correspondence, Playmarket assessment of two plays 'The-rapist over Suzannah' and 'A letter from L'. - Maidment Arts Centre : 1984 Handbills for young writers & correspondence.- Selaelo...

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Poster advertising a circus show by New Zealand theatrical company Dramadillo. Includes a black & white photograph of a clown.There are four other clowns on strings connected to his fingers. Also includes the texts: 'An adult circus-cabaret-theatre-revue thingy! New Zealand Students Arts Council. With the assistance of the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council'.

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Poster advertising New Zealand theatrical company Dramadillo. Includes a drawing of a bus with black & white cut-out photographs of the actors in the bus windows. Also includes the texts: '"A visual and aural delight" N.Z. Herald. With the support of United Building Society, Best Western, Hertz & the Q.E.II Arts Council of N.Z.'

Scope and Contents note Double-sided programme for the Flying Kiwi 1986 New Zealand Festival of New Zealand Arts in Wellington. The front side includes a drawing of a comet, a list of venues (Majestic Cabaret, St. James Theatre, Visual Diaries Gallery, The Flying Ballroom, The Depot Theatre, Bowen Gallery, Janne Land Gallery, City Limits Café, Victoria University, Circa Theatre, Cricketers Steiniebar) and a list of dates, times, venues and performers. Performers include: Hot Café, Reg and Shell, Besser and...

Scope and Contents note Poster advertising a tour by New Zealand musical group The Outsiders. Includes cartoon style drawings of two men dancing. Also includes the text: '3 in 1. Street Band: Sunny lunchtime entertainment, eight colourfully dressed musicians swing and bop through a selection of foot-stomping tunes. Dance Hall Band: Evening shows catering to larger audiences, using PA (if needed) and lights, a variety of music from originals to jazz and funk with an emphasis on dancing. Late Night Performances:...

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Poster advertising a New Zealand tour by a New Zealand gay theatrical company. Includes a stylised drawing of a man in a spotlight wearing a pink suit jacket, and doffing a bowler hat. Also includes the texts: By William Dart (co-author Songs to the Judges) John Curry. With the support of the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council'. Also includes the number 6.

Scope and Contents note Poster timetable advertising events at the 1981 Student Orientation Festival in Dunedin. Includes a drawing of several men leaning into a wagon labelled 'Hot Soup Kitchen'. Also includes a timetable and list of events, including: the Gypsy Mountain Pickers, Salvation Army Band, Slick Stage, Topp Twins, Jean-Paul Belle, Top Scientist, "City Sugar" by Stephen Poliakoff. Also includes the texts: 'Ask anyone with a button - "Buddy, I can spare the time". Information booths open all week, Union...

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Poster advertising performances by New Zealand performing artist duo The Humanimals. Includes a black & white photograph of the artists wearing white overalls with stuffed animals protruding from the stomach. Also in the background of the photograph are a pair of suitcases with the word 'Humanimals written on them'. Also includes the texts: "~Popular with both humans and animals~. Photo Steve Carter'.

Scope and Contents note Double-sided poster advertising a series of Wellington performances of the play Inside Out. The Front side includes a black & white image of a crouching man. Also includes the texts: 'Winners - Critics Award for Excellence, Adelaide Festival 1988. "Outstanding originality" London Daily Telegraph, "Stunning images" The Guardian. "The most inventive and entertaining theatre seen in Auckland this decade" NZ Herald. 18 August through September 1989 Bookings 849-639'. Also includes the logo...

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Poster advertising a comedy show by New Zealand entertainers Neil Jones and Gregory Dwyer. Includes a photograph of Jones and Dwyer. Also includes the texts: 'Neil Jones, Gregory Dwyer. Comedy, Fire-eating, Clowning, Music, Juggling, Mime. With the assistance of New Zealand Students Arts Council.

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Poster advertising a performance about English rock musician John Lennon, by New Zealand performers John Gibson and Michael Gilchrist. Includes a woodcut-style print of a lion. Also includes the texts: 'Downstairs Fortune Theatre, Dec 4th-7th / 11th-14th / 18th-19th. Friday - 9.00pm, Saturday - 11.00pm, Sunday and Monday - 8.00pm'.

Scope and Contents note Poster advertising a variety show in Porirua featuring Maori performing artists Rhonda, Frankie Stevens, Jay Bennet and The Maori Hi Marks. Includes black & white photographs of the performers. Also includes the texts: 'Direct from the Royal Variety Show. Rhonda: The voice of New Zealand, Direct from Hawaii: Frankie Stevens, Jay Bannet: From T.V.'s Threshold Promotions Co., Platinum record sellers: The Maori Hi Marks. Don't miss this fabulous family variety show, top international...

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Poster advertising a series of Wellington performances of the play Give Us A Kiss And We'll You. Also includes the texts: 'By William (Songs To The Judges) Dart. "Brilliantly devised, written & presented theatre revue" - NZ Herald. The Depot, Courtenay Pl, Tues-Sat April 20-24, 8.30pm. Late Night Fri-Sat 10.30pm. Book State Opera House, Downstage'.

Scope and Contents note Double sided poster advertising New Zealand theatrical company Red Mole. The front side includes a black & white photograph of a man in a white tuxedo. Includes an extensive description of Red Mole Enterprises, with the headings: 'Holistic Momentary Demotic Nomadic Ideological Populist Equivocal' and 'White Rabbit Puppet Circus'. Also includes the texts: 'I have nothing but admiration for the largeness of vision and sublime courage of Red Mole , taking their apocalyptic nightmares all...

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Poster advertising a 1980 New Zealand tour by theatrical group Red Mole. Includes a black & white photograph of various members of Red Mole. The photograph has pink lines drawn on in various places. Also includes a cartoon drawing of a mole, along with the words 'Red Mole'.

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Poster advertising a series of Auckland performances by New Zealand theatrical company Red Mole. Includes a black & white pen drawing of a woman on an underground street. Also includes the name Steve Osborne.