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HMSS 0115 Eulea Kiraly Papers

Scope and content notes

 

Call Number

HMSS 0115

Collection 

Eulea Kiraly Papers

Date Range

1977-2001

Quantity

2.5m (15 manuscript boxes and 1 oversized item)

Access Conditions

open

Copying Conditions

with attribution

Related Collections

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HMSS 0175 Alphabet Soup Women's Drama Group Records

Eulea Kiraly was a noted theatre director in Canberra. These are records of the productions she directed 1977-2001. Ms Kiraly returned to the United States in 2009. 

Box List

BOX NO.

DESCRIPTION

QTY

PROD-UCTION DATE

1

PURE AS DRIVEN SNOW

 

1977

1

Script, Cast and Crew Details/Lists.

1 file

 

1

Rehearsals, Canberra Theatre Booking, Finance, Signed Program, Photos with some Negatives.

1 file

 

 

 

 

 

1

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

 

1978

1

A Red Bow, Cast and Crew Lists, Audition Forms, Rehearsal Notes/Timetables, 3 Letters to Miss Knowles.

1 file

 

1

Props and Costume Lists, Finance, Canberra Theatre Booking, Good Wishes (Telegrams, letters and a card), Program and Photos with some Negatives.

1 file

 

1

10 pieces of paper with stage layout sketches.

1 item

 

 

 

 

 

1

The Effect of Gamma Rays On The Moon

1979

 

1

Original Folder Cover, 2 copies of Script and Newspaper Articles.

1 file

 

1

Cast and Crew Details, Rehearsal Notes/Timetables and a Director’s sign.

1 file

 

 

Production Sign, Props Lists, Canberra Theatre Booking, Good Wishes, Tickets, Negatives and Photos.

1 file

 

 

 

 

 

1

A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

 

 

1

Rehearsal Lists, 8 Stage Layout Sketches

1 file

 

 

 

 

 

1

Audio Recordings

 

1977-1979

1

Sound Effects: Sea Wash (Time: 28’30).

1 tape

 

1

Sea Wash

1 tape

 

1

Pre-Show (38 min) and Wooing Marilyn Intro.

1 tape

 

 

 

 

 

2

The Wiz

 

1987

2

Script, Cast and Crew Details, Permission Slips, Letters.

1 file

 

2

Rehearsal Notes, Production Notes, Budget and Theatre Hire, Programs and Photos.

1 file

 

16

Large green album called: ‘Photographs “The Wiz” (April 1987)’.

1 album

 

2

School Play – Wiz (25/4/87)

1 video tape

 

2

The Wiz (Orange) Parts 1 and 2

1 audio tape

 

2

The Wiz Part 3 and 4.

1 audio tape

 

 

 

 

 

2

Jacques & His Masters

 

October 1989

2

‘The “Jacques” Tapes: For Eulea.

1 audio tape

 

2

Script, Cast and Crew Details, Production Notes.

1 file

 

2

Rehearsal Notes, Invitation Lists.

1 file

 

2

Invitations, Special Concession Night Send-outs, Letters/Faxes, Cards of Good Luck and Thanks, Newspaper Articles.

1 file

 

2

Program, Photos and Negatives.

1 file

 

2

Photos with Negatives continued.

1 file

 

2

Jacques & His Master Poster.

1 poster

 

 

 

 

 

3

Twelfth Night

 

July 1990

3

Script, Cast and Crew Details.

1 file

 

3

Rehearsal Notes.

1 file

 

3

References, Finance and Theatre Hire, Fax Copies, Letters and Cards.

1 file

 

3

Tickets, Programs, Newspaper Articles, Photos, Negatives and Slides.

1 file

 

3

Studio Twelfth Night.

1 video tape

 

3

2CC Eulea/Julie/Janet (20/3/90)

1 audio tape

 

3

Twelfth Night Music by Adrian Enesco (1990).

1 audio tape

 

 

 

 

 

3

Adult Child/Dead Child

 

October 1990

3

Script, Cast and Crew Details, Rehearsals.

1 file

 

3

Letters and Cards, Program, Newspaper Articles, Photos and Negatives.

1 file

 

3

‘Adult Child/Dead Child’, ‘Umbrellas’, ‘One For the Road’ CADS – 1990.

1 video tape

 

 

 

 

 

3

CIRCO

 

July 1991

3

Script, Cast and Crew Details, Rehearsal Notes.

1 file

 

3

Production Notes, Letters, Programs, Photos and Negatives.

1 file

 

3

Circo Soundtrack.

1 audio tape

 

3

Circo Applauses.

1 audio tape

 

 

 

 

 

4

What We Talk About When We Talk About Love

 

January 1992

4

2 copies of Script in Mac disk format, Script Material.

1 file

 

4

Research.

1 file

 

4

Precious People Lists, Production and Rehearsal Notes.

1 file

 

4

Finance (Budget and Grants Info), Letters, Faxes and Cards.

1 file

 

4

Invitations, Programs, Newspaper Articles, a Magazine, Photos.

1 file

 

4

What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Rehearsal Tape (6/1/92).

1 audio tape

 

4

Eulea Kiraly on 2XX ‘SoundPrint’ (26/1/92).

1 audio tape

 

 

 

 

 

5

Nobody Here But Us Chickens

 

April 1992

5

Scripts: Nobody Here But Us Chickens, More Than a Touch of Zen, Not As Bad As They Seem.

Research, Rehearsal and Production Notes, Faxes and Cards (of Good Luck), a Poster, Newspaper Articles.

1 file

 

 

 

 

 

5

Ficky Stingers

 

August 1992

5

Script in disk and paper forms, “Precious People” – Contract Lists.

1 file

 

5

Research on Play’s Themes, Student Info Kits.

1 file

 

5

Production Notes.

1 file

 

5

Grants Information, Rehearsal Notes.

1 file

 

5

Budget and Venue Hire Info.

1 file

 

5

Invitations and Bookings, Newspaper Articles and Letters of Support.

1 file

 

5

Programs and Designs, Assorted Sketches, Adelaide Fringe Festival Info.

1 file

 

5

2 Posters, Photos and Negatives.

1 file

 

 

 

 

 

5

The Mad Woman of Chaillot

 

September 1992

 

Poster, Script, Research, Set Design, Characterisation Work-sheets.

1 file

 

 

Rehearsal and Production Notes, Letters and Cards, Articles, Photos and Negatives.

1 file

 

 

The Company (1/12/92).

1 audio tape

 

 

 

 

 

6

Antigone

 

July 1994

6

Script in paper and Mac disk form, Cast and Crew Details.

1 file

 

6

Research, Rehearsal Notes.

1 file

 

6

Production Notes, Finance and Grants Info.

1 file

 

6

Extensive Contact Lists, Letters.

1 file

 

6

Information on relationship between Gorman House and the ANU Arts Centre, Program Notes, Many Programs.

1 file

 

6

Newspaper Articles, Transcript of Radio Interview with Eulea Kiraly.

1 file

 

6

Cards, Photos and Negatives.

1 file

 

6

Antigone.

1 video tape

 

6

Antigone – Master

Camera – Steve Little (23 June 94).

Camera Video

 

6

Side A: Antigone. Side B: Here + Now.

1 audio tape

 

6

Antigone – parts 12-16 (16/6/94).

1 audio tape

 

6

Antigone (with blue label).

1 audio tape

 

6

Antigone (also with blue label).

1 audio tape

 

 

 

 

 

7

Before The Doll

 

September 1995

7

Script in IBM and Mac disk format, Cast and Crew Info (including Auditions), The Sunny South and Here Under Heaven Info, Ned Kelly Info, The Touch of Silk Info, The Time is not Yet Ripe Info, Brumby Innes Info.

1 file

 

7

Finance and Grants Info, Letters/Faxes and National Library of Australia Info.

1 file

 

7

Public Relations/Press Releases, Newspaper Articles.

1 file

 

7

Assorted Arts Magazines, Programs.

1 file

 

 

 

 

 

8

The Company at the Currong
A Series of Sunday play readings staged by Canberra directors

 

1996

8

Schedule of Readings, Directors, Jigsaw Theatre Info, Budget, Production Misc, Media Coverage – Newspaper Articles.

1 file

 

8

The Plays:

February: ‘Albertine in Five Times’ by Michel Tremblay, directed by Eulea Kiraly.

March: ‘Lovers’ by Carey Harrison, directed by Nicola Parry.

April: ‘The Day Before Tomorrow’ by Ric Throssell, directed by Carol Woodrow.

May: ‘Violine’ written and directed by Joe Woodward.

June: ‘Summit Conference’ by Robert David MacDonald, directed by Naone Carrel.

July: ‘Three Winters Green’ by Campion Decent, directed by David Atfield.

August: ‘Agnes of God’ by Joe Pielmeyer, directed by Lyn Wallis.

September: ‘Unidentified Remains & The True Nature of Love’ by Brad Fraser,

directed by Cathy Mann.

October: ‘Gasping’ by Ben Elton, directed by Mandy Brown.

November: ‘This Side of Heaven’ written and directed by Dominic Mico.

December: ‘The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui’ by Bertolt Brecht, directed by Roland Manderson.

1 file

 

 

 

 

 

8

The Stronger

 

February 1996

8

The Script in Mac and PC disk format, The Script, Research, Letters and Faxes.

1 file

 

8

Cards of Good Luck and Thanks, Finance, Avant Card Information (with Photos), Programs and Postcards.

1 file

 

8

Table Seating Plan for the Café Neruda, Café Neruda Menu, Newspaper Articles, Photos and Negatives.

1 file

 

 

 

 

 

8

Away

 

February 1996

8

Script, Cast and Crew Contact Lists, 3 copies of Canberra Rep Forms.

1 file

 

8

Rehearsal and Production Notes, Set and Prop Lists, Budget, Card to Eulea, Program, Articles.

1 file

 

 

 

 

 

8

A Servant of Two Masters

 

July 1996

8

Script, Cast and Crew Lists, Production Schedule, Production Meeting Notes, Rehearsal Lists and Notes, Program, Newspaper Article.

1 file

 

 

 

 

 

9

The Company at the Currong
“Another Series of Sunday play readings staged by Canberra directors”.

 

1997

9

2 copies of ‘Company at the Currong Readings’ in Mac disk format.

Schedule, Cast and Crew Details, Letters, Budget, Newspaper Articles, The Plays:

February: ‘The Shoe-Horn Sonata’ by John Misto, directed by Eulea Kiraly – (Note: also see Box 12 for full 1998 production).

March: ‘Autogeddon’ by Heathcote Williams, directed by Patrick Troy.

April: ‘My Body, My Blood’ by Margaret Kirby, directed by Yvonne Webber.

May: ‘All Souls’ by Daniel Keene, directed by Camilla Blunden.

June: ‘Wildest Dreams’ by Alan Ayckbourn, directed by Greg Lissaman.

July: ‘Fire on the Snow’ by Douglas Stewart, directed by Phil Mackenzie.

August: ‘Beneath Heaven’ by Daniel Keene, directed by David Branson.

September: ‘The Crackwalker’ by Judith Thompson, directed by Cathie Clelland.

October: ‘Slow Motion’ by Eduardo Pavlovsky, directed by Jorge Bagnini.

November: ‘Search and Destroy’ by Howard Korder, directed by Robert Bunzli.

1 file

 

 

 

 

 

9

Artistories

 

February 1997

9

Artistories on Disk, The Script (in fragmented form), Rehearsal Notes.

1 file

 

9

Cast and Crew Details

1 file

 

9

Letters and some Cards, The Street Theatre (Hire Information).

1 file

 

9

Newspaper Articles, Flyer and Program Drafts, Flyers and Programs, Photos and Negatives.

1 file

 

9

Niki and Anna Interviewed about Artistories on Artsound FM 103.1 (15/2/97).

1 audio tape

 

9

Artistories Taped Music for Interval. Side B: ‘Meeting By The River’.

1 audio tape

 

9

Niki Pre Show.

1 audio tape

 

9

Anna -Blue Danube.

1 audio tape

 

 

 

 

 

9

BOD

 

May 1997

9

BOD Script in Mac Disk format, used BOD Script.

1 file

 

9

Used BOD Script continued, BOD Draft Script (June, 1996).

1 file

 

9

Post Production Draft of BOD Script, Cast and Crew Contact Lists.

1 file

 

9

Rehearsal Notes, Research, Production Notes(including Props and Lighting Details).

1 file

 

9

Colour Photocopy of Buddha, Piece of material with Painting, Letters, Cards of Good Luck and Thanks, Poster, Program, Newspaper Articles.

1 file

 

 

 

 

 

10

Lysistrata

 

August 1997

10

3 copies of Lysistrata Script on Disk, 2 copies of Paper Script, Translation Notes.

1 file

 

10

Audition Forms and Notes, Cast and Crew details, Rehearsal Notes.

1 file

 

10

Rehearsal Notes continued, Stage Plans.

1 file

 

10

Street Theatre Info, CADS (Campus Amateur Dramatic Society –ANU) Collaboration Info, Budget.

1 file

 

10

Contracts and Agreements, Letters and Faxes, Publicity and Contract Lists, School Invitations and Bookings Info.

1 file

 

10

Newspaper and Magazine Articles.

1 file

 

10

Messages and Cars of Goodluck, Thanks and Congratulations, Lysistrata Postcards, Programs, Some Photos, Slides.

1 file

 

10

Large Carboard Good Luck Card (blue).

1 item

 

10

6 Packets of Photographs with Negatives.

6 Packets

 

10

Lysistrata –Videod by Joe Woodward at the Street Theatre (14/8/97).

1 video tape

 

10

Lysistrata (on an ANU Library Tape).

1 audio tape

 

 

 

 

 

11

Making Babies

 

November 1997

 

Research (Newspaper Articles and Notes), Rehearsal Notes.

1 file

 

 

Contracts, Budget, Grants Info.

1 file

 

 

Letters, Invitations, Newspaper Articles.

1 file

 

 

(1)Making Babies, (2)Snippits from “Lysistrata” development, (3)Moya Simpson’s: “Achtype Workshop” (Lysistrata).

1 video tape

 

 

 

 

 

12

The Shoe-Horn Sonata

 

February 1998

12

Script in Mac Disk Format, Paper Script, Research (including photos), Cast and Crew Details.

1 file

 

12

Rehearsal Notes, Production Notes.

1 file

 

12

City Graphics Design Info, Street Theatre Info (Venue Hire).

1 file

 

12

Agreements –Cast and Crew Employment Info.

1 file

 

12

Visiting cards, Writer Royalty, Finance, Grants Info, Australian War Memorial Info.

1 file

 

12

Australian Nurses Memorial Info, Letters, Cards of Good Luck and Thanks.

1 file

 

12

Publicity Report, Schools Liason.

1 file

 

12

Photos for Publicity, Postcards, Posters and Programs, Photos and Negatives.

1 file

 

12

Shoe-Horn Sonata Music: Pre-show, interval, post-show.

1 CD

 

12

Shoe-Horn Sonata Show CD (20/4/98)

1 CD

 

12

Shoe-Horn Sonata Show – Final Improved Show CD (21/4/98).

1 CD

 

12

3 boxes of Shoe-Horn Sonata Show Slides.

3 Boxes

 

12

The Shoe-Horn Sonata Interview by Rod Quin at 666 2CN (23/4/98).

1 audio tape

 

 

 

 

 

13

Sheet Dip

 

March 1988

13

Research, Rehearsal Notes, Budget, Canberra Festival Booklet (1998), Newspaper Articles, Programs

1 file

 

 

 

 

 

13

My Funny Old

 

October 1988

13

‘My Funny Old’ Script used in Production, Scripts in draft form.

1 file

 

13

Research, Cast and Crew details, Audition Forms.

1 file

 

13

Rehearsal Notes.

1 file

 

13

Letters, Street Theatre Hire and Agreements.

1 file

 

13

Finance – Budgets, Health Pact Grants and Sponsorship Info, Contracts.

1 file

 

13

Programs, Newspaper Articles.

1 file

 

13

Photos and Negatives.

1 file

 

13

‘Les Belles-Soeurs’ (possibly unrelated to production).

1 video tape

 

 

 

 

 

14

Miss Julie

 

October 1999

14

Script, Cast and Crew Details (including Photos of Cast).

1 file

 

14

Production and Rehearsal Notes.

1 file

 

14

Production and Rehearsal Notes continued, Set Design and Costume Research.

1 file

 

14

Finance, Letters, Cards of Good Wishes and Thanks, Program and Poster, Newspaper Articles, Photos and Negatives.

1 file

 

14

Miss Julie pre-show CD –Performed by John Garden and Jenny Gall.

1 cd

 

 

 

 

 

14

The View From Mt. Ainslie

 

January 2000

14

Script in Mac Disk Format, BITS Theatre Info, Scripts:

‘Lovely Louise’ by David Atfield, Extract of ‘The Lull’ by Thomas Murphy, ‘Mrs Honeywell’s Advice’ by Marion Halligan, ‘BEAT’ by Tommy Murphy, ‘Boys and Girls’ by Tommy Murphy, ‘Diving into a Shallow Pool’ by Francesca Rendle-Short (2 copies: one dated 9/12/99 and the other 3/12/99).

1 file

 

14

More Scripts: ‘Wonder’ by David Atfield, ‘The Lake’ by David Atfield, ‘Lying to Your Mother’ by Eulea Kiraly (3 copies).

Cast and Crew Details –Personal Info, Script Development Contracts.

1 file

 

 

 

 

 

15

Can't Stand Up For Falling Down

 

February 2001

15

Script in PC Disk Format, Paper Script, Research, Cast and Crew Lists, Rehearsal Notes.

1 file

 

15

Publicity Agreements, Benefit Performance Info.

1 file

 

15

Finance, Theatre Hire and Agreements, General Letters, Cards and Letters of Good Luck and Thanks.

1 file

 

15

Posters, Advertisements, Programs, Newspaper Articles, Photos and Negatives.

1 file

 

15

Eulea Kiraly feature on ‘Meet The Artist’ ArtSound FM 92.7 (7/2/01).

1 audio tape

 

15

Pre-Show Tape One.

1 audio tape

 

15

Post-Show Tape Two.

1 audio tape

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