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Kōrero: Actors and acting

Rarangi kaupapa

  1. He korero whakarapopoto

  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. Hononga, rauemi nō waho

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 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

Mai i te whārangi 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

Mai i te whārangi 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 (1 o 3)

Mercury Theatre, 1960s–1990s

Mercury Theatre, 1960s–1990s (2 o 3)

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

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

Hereafter, Free Theatre, 2012

Hereafter, Free Theatre, 2012

Red Mole on the road, 1979

Red Mole on the road, 1979

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Multiculturalism and acting, 1980 to 2013

Māori Theatre Trust, 1967

Māori Theatre Trust, 1967 (1 o 2)

Jim Moriarty, 1994

Jim Moriarty, 1994 (2 o 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

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Laurie Atkinson, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/actors-and-acting/media (accessed 25 March 2023)

He kōrero nā Laurie Atkinson, i tāngia i te 22 Oct 2014

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