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Hens' teeth, 1988

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<em>Hens' teeth</em>, 1988

A lack of opportunities for women performers spawned the all-female satirical cabaret Hens' teeth – named after the saying 'as rare as hens' teeth' – in 1988.  Members of the Hens' Teeth collective included Jean Betts, Lorae Parry and Carmel McGlone. This is the poster for their December 1988 season at Wellington's Circa Theatre.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: Eph-D-CIRCA-1988-01

Courtesy of Circa Theatre

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Murray Edmond, Plays and playwrights – Social issues on stage, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/ephemera/43970/hens-teeth-1988 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Murray Edmond, i tāngia i te 16 January 2014.