Canberra Children's Theatre Incorporated Ephemera
1962-1979
Item List last updated 27 February 2016
A list of performances by the Canberra Children's Theatre Incorporated Ephemera for which the ACT Heritage Library holds documentary evidence.
Canberra Children's Theatre was founded in 1963 to present performances of children's plays in school holidays. Creative drama programs for holidays were initiated in 1967, and in 1972,the incorporated society received its first grant to support full-time activity. The Canberra Children's Theatre was the parent body to The Jigsaw Company, a professional theatre-in-education/community theatre company working from preschool to secondary college level and for adults, and The Canberra Youth Theatre. In 1979, Canberra Children's Theatre became Reid House Theatre.
The collection is arranged chronologically from the first held document to the most recent.
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| Box | Works | Author / Director /Producer | Dates | Venue | Format | Contents of Program /Flyer |
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| 1 | The Bunyip: A Bushland Adventure | Author: Peter O'Shaughnessy, in
conjunction with The Canberra Repertory Society Producer: Bell Addison | 11/05/1962-19/05/1962 | Repertory Theatre Riverside | program | Cast list. List of Backstage Workers. Costumes: Thelma White Piano:
Sets designed and executed by Andre Bannard. |
| 1 | The Poppenkast or How Jan Klassen Cured the Sick King | Author: Antonia
Ridge Producer: Joan Ward | 16/05/1963-18/05/1963 | National Methodist Church Hall, Forrest | program | Cast list. Ballet Performers list. List of Workers contributing to Set Design, Costumes, Lights, Stage Management, Pianists. Dances devised and arranged by Miss Betty Laws of the Canberra School of Ballet. |
| 1 | The Hunters and The Henwife | Author: Nicholas Stuart Gray Producer: Carol Kane. In association with The Canberra Repertory Society | 26/12/1963-11/01/1964 | Repertory Theatre Riverside | program | Cast list. Backstage credits. Set and costumes designed by Julie Armstrong. |
| 1 | The Nightingale | Author: Hans Christian Anderson, adapted by Joan Ward
and Jocelyn Juliff Producer: Joan Ward | 9/05/1964-16/05/1964 | Repertory Theatre Riverside | program | Cast list. Backstage list. |
| 1 | South Sea Gold Bay | Author and producer: Ric Throssell | 19/05/1965-22/05/1965 | Methodist Fellowship Centre, Forrest | program | Cast list. Backstage list. |
| 1 | Cats Take Care | Author: Joan Ward and Jocelyn Juliff Producer: Joan Ward | 27/01/1965-30/01/1965 | Methodist Fellowship Centre, Forrest | program | Cast list. Backstage list. |
| 1 | Pierrot Moonstruck | Based on the music Pierrot Lunaire by Schoenberg and poems by Albert Giraud Producer: Joan Ward | 14/05/1966-16/05/1966 | Repertory Theatre Riverside | program | Cast list. Backstage list. Choreography and arrangement for the stage by Joan Ward. |
| 1 | Monkey Tricks | Author: Grant McIntyre. In association with Canberra Repertory Society. Music and lyrics: Grant McIntyre. Director: Peter Batey | 17/05/1967-20/05/1967 | Canberra Playhouse | program | Cast list. Pianist: May Howlett. Drummer: Jeff Watson. Designed by Peter Batey. |
| 1 | Pirates at the Barn | Author: Eleanor Witcombe Producer: Al Butavicus | 14/05/1968-18/05/1968 | The Playhouse | program | Cast list. Backstage list. List of Committee Members of Canberra Children's Theatre Inc. Acknowledgements:
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| 1 | A Pinch of Punch | Author and Producer: Joan Ward | 28/08/1968-31/08/1968 | The Playhouse | program | Cast list. Backstage list. Set Design by Michael Lodge. |
| 1 | The Sleeping Planet | Author: Barbara Vernon. A production of the Independent Theatre for Children. Producer: Noelann Gandon | 20/01/1969-24/01/1969 | The Playhouse | program | Cast list. Backstage list. Brought to the Playhouse by the Canberra Children's Theatre. Set design by Yoshi Tosa. |
| 1 | The Singing Dolphin | Author: Beverley Cross Producer: Joyce Macfarlane | 25/08/1969-29/08/1969 | The Playhouse | program | Cast list.
Backstage list. |
| 1 | The Bushranger | Author: Eleanor Witcombe Producer: Terry Vaughan | 24/08/1970-28/08/1970 | The Playhouse | program | Cast list. Backstage list. |
| 1 | Flying Saucery | Author: Mona Brand Songs: Mona Brand Set to music: Robert MacDonough Director: Christine Dunstan | 17/05/1971-21/05/1971 | Methodist Centre, Forrest | program, inserts | Cast list. Insert with alterations to Cast List. Song sheet with words to songs. Backstage list. Programme design: Russell Brown. |
| 1 | Cinderella | Adapted by Jimmy Montgomery Producer: Joyce Macfarlane | 30/08/1971-03/08/1971 | The Playhouse | program | Cast list. Backstage list. Piano; Ailsa Brooke. Drums: Philip Wetherley. |
| 1 | Toad of Toad Hall | Music composed by
H. Fraser Simpson Producer: Jon Stephens | 08/05/1972-12/05/1972 | The Playhouse | program | Cast list. Backstage list. |
| 1 | Hans, the Witch and the Gobbin | Author: Alan Cullen Producer: Eileen Gray | 04/091972-08/09/1972 | The Playhouse | program | Cast list. Backstage list. |
| 1 | Earth & Sun: an original rock opera | Director: Peter Lowe Presented by Canberra Youth Theatre, a part of Canberra Children's Theatre | 28/03/1973-31/03/1973 | The Playhouse | program | List
of Singers and Dancers, Musicians. Backstage list. Choreography: Eva Kohout. Art Director: Janie Douglas. |
| 1 | The Runaway Steamboat | Author: Eleanor Witcombe Director: Rod Wilson | 14/05/1973-19/05/1973 | The Playhouse | program | Cast list. Backstage list. Set design Michael Salmon. |
| 1 | The Monster That Ate Canberra | Author: Michael Salmon Director: Jon Stephens | 07/05/1974-10/05/1974 | The Playhouse | program,inserts. | Cast list. Backstage list. Musical Director: James Cotter with The Canberra Symplified Orchestra with:
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| 1 | Palach | Author: Alan Burns and Charles Marowitz Director: Carol Woodrow | 09/08/1976-21/08/1976 | Reid House | program | Cast list. Backstage list. |
| 1 | Alice in Wonderland | An original adaptation of Lewis Carroll's book Director: Carol Woodrow | 27/08/1979-05/09/1979 | ANU Arts Centre | flyer | Fools Gallery. |