ACT Heritage Library Manuscript Collections
HMSS 0491 Nick Leon Amateur Theatre Scrapbooks
| Call Number | HMSS 0491 |
|---|---|
| Collection | Nick Leon Amateur Theatre Scrapbooks |
| Date Range | 1978 - 2016 |
| Quantity | 0.35m (2 boxes) |
| Access Conditions | open |
| Copying Conditions | with attribution |
| Related Collections | HMSS 0288 Phoenix Players Records HMSS 0290 Canberra Area Theatre (CAT) Awards Records HMSS 0354 Ann Nugent Collection HMSS 0481 Corille Fraser Papers ACT Heritage Library theatre ephemera collections |
Nick (Nissim) Leon (29 March 1931 – 22 August 2017) immigrated from England to Australia with his wife, Annette, and their children, Myles and Cara in September 1970, settling in Canberra where Nick worked as an engineer with the Government Printing Office.
Nick became involved with amateur theatre in 1978 when we worked on the Canberra Philharmonic Society production of Fiddler on the Roof. His passion for theatre developed into obsession as he became involved with up to 100 theatre performances over the next 4 decades, working with a variety of theatre companies in Canberra and interstate. Nick’s involvement in productions was mainly in the areas of props and set design, however, he was stage manager on several productions and also directed a number of performances. Theatre became a family affair, with his wife Annette regularly working on costume design. Their son Myles also developed a passion for theatre. Acting in his first performance “Oliver” in 1980, Myles has worked in state production and direction in Canberra as well as in South Australia, where he is the committee of the Noarlunga Theatre Company.
The collection is organised chronologically by date of performance. Items include flyers, photographs and news cuttings relevant to each production. In some cases there were also letters of appreciation and certificates acknowledging Nick’s involvement in the production.
| Box No. | File No. | Description | Date Range |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Fiddler on the Roof | Nov 1978 |
1 | 1 | Black Chiffon | 16-19 May 1979 |
1 | 1 | Wagga Festival of Plays | 1979 |
1 | 1 | The House of Orange | |
1 | 1 | Malvolio – the Twelfth Night | |
1 | 1 | Oliver | 18 Jan – 9 Feb 1980 |
1 | 1 | The One Day of the Year | 17 Apr – 3 May 1980 |
1 | 1 | Man of La Mancha | 18 July – 16 Aug 1980 |
1 | 1 | The Happiest Days of Your Life | 31 July – 16 Aug 1980 |
1 | 1 | Grease | 5 – 20 Sept 1980 |
1 | 1 | Half a Sixpence | 7-23 May 1981 |
1 | 1 | Gypsy | 14 Aug – 5 Sept 1981 |
1 | 1 | Pied Piper | Dec 1981 |
1 | 1 | Land of Smiles | Nov – Dec 1983 |
1 | 2 | Black Chiffon | 16 – 19 May 1979 |
1 | 3 | Look Back in Anger | 27 Sept – 17 Oct 1981 |
1 | 3 | Cole | 4 – 27 Mar 1982 |
1 | 3 | Flying Saucery | 12 June – 4 July 1982 |
1 | 3 | Will: Man from Stratford | 230-031 July 1982 |
1 | 3 | The King and I | 8 – 23 Dec 1982 |
1 | 3 | Pinocchio | 7 – 29 May 1983 |
1 | 3 | Jabberwocky | July 1983 |
1 | 3 | Canterbury Tales | 5 – 27 Aug 1983 |
1 | 3 | The Near Sighted Knight and the Far Sighted Dragon | 27 Aug – 18 Sept 1983 |
1 | 3 | Tammy | 6 – 21 Jan 1984 |
1 | 3 | Dimboola | March 1984 |
1 | 4 | Orpheus | 4 – 7 Apr 1984 |
1 | 4 | The Pied Piper | 19 May – 10 June 1984 |
1 | 4 | Company | 22 June – 14 July 1984 |
1 | 4 | Trial by Jury | 9 – 18 Aug 1984 |
1 | 4 | Wizard of Oz | 25 Aug – 16 Sept 1984 |
1 | 4 | Chicago | 11 – 20 Oct 1984 |
1 | 4 | A Double Bill | 10 Oct – 3 Nov 1984 |
1 | 4 | Pippin | 13 Apr – 4 May 1984 |
1 | 5 | Old King Cole (directed by Nick Leon) | |
1 | 5 | The Magic Faraway Tree | 20 June – 12 July |
1 | 6 | Dimboola | 26 Nov – 12 Dec 1987 |
1 | 6 | A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum | 19 Mar – 9 Apr 1988 |
1 | 6 | The Transports | 21 – 23 Apr 1988 |
1 | 6 | Mother Goose’s Golden Christmas | 19 Nov – 11 Dec 1988 |
1 | 6 | Something’s Afoot | 4 Feb – 5 Mar 1989 |
1 | 6 | The Wizard of Oz | 27 May – 18 Jun 1989 |
1 | 7 | Cinderella | 25 Nov – 10 Dec 1989 |
1 | 7 | Alice in Wonderland | 19 May – 10 Jun 1990 |
1 | 7 | Noises Off | 8 – 30 June 1990 |
1 | 7 | Little Shop of Horrors | 19 – 27 Oct 1990 |
1 | 8 | The Three Secrets (directed by Nick Leon) | 2 – 17 Feb 1991 |
1 | 8 | Macbeth | 27 Nov – 3 Dec 1991 |
1 | 8 | The Shifting Heart | 4 – 6 Dec 1992 |
1 | 8 | The Furtive Fortunes of Fickle Fate | 16 – 22 Mar 1993? |
1 | 8 | Double Bill: A Place in the Present & The Deterrent | 28 – 30 Jan 1994 |
2 | 9 | The Wind in the Willows | 3 – 5 Jun 1994 |
2 | 9 | Dinner Plays: Out in the Cold Cold Snow & The Wages of Sin | 10 – 12 Jun 1994 |
2 | 9 | The Three Secrets (directed by Nick Leon) | |
2 | 9 | Female Transport | 29 Mar – 8 Apr 1995 |
2 | 9 | Dress Rehearsal | 28 Sep – 2 Oct 1995 |
2 | 9 | Mother Goose’s Golden Christmas | 7 – 22 Dec 1996 |
2 | 10 | Dimboola (directed by Miles Leon) | 1 – 22 May 1997 |
2 | 10 | A Preview of 3 One Act Plays: Hone is the Hunted (directed by Nick Leon); Duet for One; My Sister Wears Sensible Shoes | 30 Sept – 6 Oct 1997 |
2 | 10 | Murder at the Music Hall (directed by Myles Leon) | 28 Nov – 12 Dec 1997 |
2 | 10 | Bugsy Malone | 15 – 31 Jan 1998 |
2 | 10 | Irish at Heart | 3 – 11 July 1998 |
2 | 10 | State Fair | 29 Oct – 14 Nov 1998 |
2 | 10 | Wind in the Willows | 14 – 30 Jan 1999 |
2 | 10 | South Pacific | 3 – 12 June 1999 |
2 | 10 | God Only Knows: The real story of Canberra over the last 25 years | 3 – 4 Dec 1999 |
2 | 10 | Dick Withington and Wondercat | 11 – 19 Dec 1999 |
2 | 11 | Canberra Festival of One Act Plays | 9 – 11 June 2000 |
2 | 11 | Half a Sixpence | 16 June – 1 July 2000 |
2 | 11 | Sleeping Beauty (directed by Nick Leon) | 26 Nov – 17 Dec 2000 |
2 | 11 | Lord of the Rocks | 4 – 7 April 2001 |
2 | 11 | 2nd Canberra Festival of One Act Plays | 8 – 10 June 2001 |
2 | 11 | The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe | 17 Jan – 2 Feb 2002 |
2 | 11 | Bye Bye Birdie | 16 May – 1 June 2002 |
2 | 12 | Cinderella: A pantomime | 15 – 22 Apr 2005 |
2 | 12 | Wyrd Sisters | 15 – 23 July 2005 |
2 | 12 | The Fantasticks | 11 – 27 May 2006 |
2 | 12 | Canberra Festival of One Act Plays: The Red Balloon (directed by Nick Leon) | 29 Sept – 1 Oct 2006 |
2 | 12 | Peter Pan: The British Musical (directed by Myles Leon) | 12 – 27 Jan 2007 |
2 | 12 | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | 11 – 26 Jan 2008 |
2 | 12 | Canberra Festival of One Act Plays: Thirty Minutes to Charlie (directed by Nick Leon) | 10 – 12 Oct 2008 |
2 | 13 | The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (co-directed by Myles Leon) | 9 – 24 Jan 2009 |
2 | 13 | Sleeping Beauty | 17 – 25 Apr 2009 |
2 | 13 | Disney’s Cinderella and The Aristocats | 8 – 17 July 2010 |
2 | 14 | Cinderella | 9 -24 Jan 2015 |
2 | 14 | Beauty & the Beast | 8 – 23 Jan 2016 |