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Story: Actors and acting

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Early acting, 1840s to 1920

  3. Amateur acting, 1920s to 1960

  4. The rise of professional theatre, 1960 to 1980

  5. Multiculturalism and acting, 1980 to 2013

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Early acting, 1840s to 1920

Wellington Amateur Dramatic Club, 1880

Wellington Amateur Dramatic Club, 1880

Joseph Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle

Joseph Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle

Theatre producer Bland Holt, 1898

Theatre producer Bland Holt, 1898

Harry Plimmer and Reynolds Denniston

Harry Plimmer and Reynolds Denniston

From page 2 - Amateur acting, 1920s to 1960

Canterbury College Drama Society, 1927

Canterbury College Drama Society, 1927

Canterbury Repertory Society, around 1939

Canterbury Repertory Society, around 1939

Ngaio Marsh, 1958

Ngaio Marsh, 1958

Laurence Olivier's company in New Zealand, 1948

Laurence Olivier's company in New Zealand, 1948

Provincial touring company, 1950

Provincial touring company, 1950

From page 3 - The rise of professional theatre, 1960 to 1980

Nola Millar, 1968

Nola Millar, 1968

Father's Day, Downstage, 1966

Father's Day, Downstage, 1966 (1st of 3)

Mercury Theatre, 1960s–1990s

Mercury Theatre, 1960s–1990s (2nd of 3)

Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Court Theatre, 2002

Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Court Theatre, 2002 (3rd of 3)

Hereafter, Free Theatre, 2012

Hereafter, Free Theatre, 2012

Red Mole on the road, 1979

Red Mole on the road, 1979

From page 4 - Multiculturalism and acting, 1980 to 2013

Māori Theatre Trust, 1967

Māori Theatre Trust, 1967 (1st of 2)

Jim Moriarty, 1994

Jim Moriarty, 1994 (2nd of 2)

Cliff Curtis, 2006

Cliff Curtis, 2006

Sione's 2, 2012

Sione's 2, 2012

Madeleine Sami

Madeleine Sami

Jacob Rajan, 2012

Jacob Rajan, 2012

 Lucy Lawless, 1997

Lucy Lawless, 1997

How to cite this page:

Laurie Atkinson, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/actors-and-acting/media (accessed 23 March 2023)

Story by Laurie Atkinson, published 22 Oct 2014

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