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Creator: Melbourne Theatre Company [ - ]
1975.0007 Records of the Melbourne Theatre Company, third accession 1953-1974 Access: Open. Some of this material is not currently available
Poster for "Blithe Spirit"; programmes; photographic slides and negatives; tapes; photoprints 1953-1974. Finding Aids: No Finding Aid. Request all boxes
1975.0016 Records of the Melbourne Theatre Company, fifth accession 1975-1975 Access: Open
Film "It Won't Last a Week", 16 mm. Finding Aids: Not listed
1975.0036 Records of the Melbourne Theatre Company 1975-1975 Access: Open
Five set plans for the M.T.C. Production of the "Summer of the 17th Doll" designed by Anne Fraser, drawn by M.J. Santry; six photographic negatives of the set designs. Finding Aids: Not listed
1985.0093 Records of the Melbourne Theatre Company 1977-1983 Access: Restricted
Reel-to-reel production sound effects tapes. Finding Aids: Not listed
1986.0168 Records of the Melbourne Theatre Company 1977-1986 Access: Part Restricted
Spirax scrapbooks of newspaper cuttings including reviews, advertisements; Suspender files of publicity material and newspaper cuttings; ring binder of photographs of set designs Finding Aids: Not listed, consolidated with 1985.0058
1987.0075 Records of the Melbourne Theatre Company 1985-1985 Access: Open
Production file, Dario Fo's "Trumpets and Raspberries", Playhouse, October-December 1985, comprising press cuttings, programme memoranda, and publicity material (including late alterations to press release noted in ms. on cover of file). Finding Aids: No Finding Aid. Request all boxes
1988.0152 Records of the Melbourne Theatre Company 1977-1977 Access: Restricted This material is not currently available
Plans for Proposed Alterations to Existing Premises at the corner of Ferrars Street and Douglas Street, South Melbourne for the Melbourne Theatre Company. Genser Shepherd & Associates Architects Pty. Ltd., 381 Punt Road, Richmond. 27 January 1977. Drawn by Vaso.. 5 Plans (copies) in cylinder. Finding Aids: No Finding Aid. Request all boxes
1993.0085 Records of the Melbourne Theatre Company 1971-1991 Access: Open
Theatre programmes, Melbourne Theatre Company; concert programmes, Musica Viva. Finding Aids: No Finding Aid. Request all boxes
1997.0104 Records of the Melbourne Theatre Company 1969-1971 Access: Restricted
Time-sheets, wages material, etc. Finding Aids: Not listed
2009.0031 Records of the Melbourne Theatre Company 1974-2009 Access: Open
Melbourne Theatre Company Season posters (2002-2009), Theatre Programmes (1974-2009), Publications and Promotional material (2004-2009), and Annual Reports (2007-2008) Finding Aids: No Finding Aid. Request all boxes
2018.0109 Records of the Melbourne Theatre Company 2016-2019 Access: Open
Melbourne Theatre Company 2018-2019 Season posters Theatre Programmes, Publications Finding Aids: No Finding Aid. Request all boxes
1973.0025 Consolidated Records of the Melbourne Theatre Company and the Union Theatre Repertory Company, first accession 1900-1972 Access: Open
Correspondence; plans; programmes; box office records; photographic prints and negatives; earlier non-company programmes. John Sumner set designs (and some photographs) for first two seasons. Finding Aids: Yes listed ONLINE
1974.0008 Records of the Melbourne Theatre Company and the Union Theatre Repertory Company, second accession 1900-1973 Access: Open
Theatre programmes, photographs, newspaper clippings, 1900-1973, given to the M.T.C. in response to an appeal for records of Melbourne theatre. They include items relating to G.J. Dunning (theatre orchestra violinist) c. 1900-1920; St. Martin's and the Melbourne Little Theatre 1957-1970s; the Union Repertory Theatre and Union Theatre 1949-1960s;p Theatre Royal 1926-1930. Melbourne Theatre Finding Aids: Yes listed ONLINE
1975.0021 Records of the Melbourne Theatre Company and the Union Theatre Repertory Company 1958-1972 Access: Open
Press cuttings. Photographic negatives included with the transfer have been consolidated into related deposits of MTC photographs. Finding Aids: No Finding Aid. Request All
1975.0039 Records of the Melbourne Theatre Company and the Union Theatre Repertory Company 1956-1972 Access: Open
Photographic negatives from Henry Talbot's collection of Union Theatre productions, mainly 2 1/4" x 2 1/4". Dates: September 1956-December 1972 Finding Aids: Yes listed
1985.0058 Consolidated Records of the Melbourne Theatre Company and the Union Theatre Repertory Company 1972-1982 Access: Open
Twelve press cuttings books July 1972 - October 1982 consolidated with similar material from other accessions. Finding Aids: Not listed
1987.0068 Records of the Melbourne Theatre Company and the Union Theatre Repertory Company 1953-1969 Access: Open
Press cuttings, U.T.R.C. 1953-1954, 1956, 1959-1960; arts enquiries; Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust information, Board of Director's meetings; Australian Radio, Television and Screen Writers' Guild papers; Interstate theatre season plans, brochures, programmes, correspondence; John Sumner's notes; theatre groups material; Union Theatre Repertory Company correspondence; AETT plans; photograp Finding Aids: Yes listed
1999.0103 Records of the Melbourne Theatre Company and the Union Theatre Repertory Company 1955-1985 Access: Open
Compilation by John Sumner of material from 'Summer of the Seventeenth Doll' and 'Doll Trilogy'. Contains photographs, posters, programs predominantly from the 1985 Sydney Theatre Company production. Finding Aids: No Finding Aid. Request All (1 box)
2002.0042 Minutes and agendas of the Melbourne Theatre Company 1980-1994 Access: Restricted
UM970. Minutes and agendas, 1980-1994 Finding Aids: No Finding Aid. Request all boxes
2002.0043 Melbourne Theatre Company Society Subject Files 1981-1994 Access: Restricted
UM969. Constitution 1982; correspondence 1981-6; newsletters 1982-3, 1985-7, 1989-90; publicity 1982-4; market research 1992; Ode to the MTC - Barry Humphries - launch of MTC Society 1981; membership books 1983-9. Finding Aids: Yes listed ONLINE
2002.0040 Melbourne Theatre Company Script books 1916-1990 Access: Open
Scripts, a small number of scores and one film. Some scripts are accompanied by a note concerning suitability for performance by MTC, others include correspondence from the author or a card from the agent. Cast lists for MTC productions Finding Aids: Yes listed ONLINE
2002.0044 Melbourne Theatre Company Production Research Files 1980-1989 Access: Restricted
UM968. Production research files, mostly undated, two dated at 1980 and 1989. Finding Aids: Yes listed ONLINE
2002.0045 Melbourne Theatre Company Programs, Flyers, Handbills, Newsletters 1948-1995 Access: Open
UM967. Programs, fliers, handbills, newsletters from a variety of productions at Melbourne University (by University groups other than UTRC or MTC, and by external groups using the University facility) Finding Aids: Yes listed ONLINE
2002.0046 Melbourne Theatre Company MTC Season Scrapbooks 1972-1992 Access: Open
UM966. Season brochures scrapbooks Finding Aids: Yes listed ONLINE
2003.0087 Melbourne Theatre Company Prompt Copy and Sound Tape Archives - Australian Plays 1962-1994 Access: Restricted
UM982. Production files for plays by Australian authors, containing a variable mixture of material including prompt copies of scripts, sound effects /music tapes, set designs, props lists, lighting data, rehearsal schedules. Finding Aids: Yes listed ONLINE
2003.0088 Melbourne Theatre Company Prompt Copy and Sound Tape Archives - Non-Australian - Non Adapted Plays 1966-1995 Access: Restricted
UM983. Production files for plays by non-Australian authors which have not been adapted specifically for the Australian stage, containing a variable mixture of material including prompt copies of scripts, sound effects/music tapes, set designs, props lists, lighting data, rehearsal schedules. Finding Aids: Yes listed ONLINE
1989.0099 Records of the Melbourne Theatre Company 1985-1986 Access: Open
"Future Options, the Australian Opera; a report to the Board of Directors," 8 February 1985. (Report by study group of 7 members apointed by the Board of Directors of the Australian Opera.) Marked in pencil on cover "Melbourne Theatre Company". Melbourne Theatre Company; Attitudes of theatre goers, Quantitative Research Report May 1985. Prepared for Melbourne Theatre Company by Quantum Market R Finding Aids: No Finding Aid. Request all boxes
1986.0147 Records of the Melbourne Theatre Company 1959-1981 Access: Open
Photographic prints, black and white, various sizes, mainly portraits of actors, many but not all are named. Finding Aids: Yes listed ONLINE: see consolidated list at 1973.0025
1985.0090 Records of the Melbourne Theatre Company 1976-1980 Access: Open
Publicity files; press cuttings. Finding Aids: Not listed, consolidated with 1985.0058
1976.0003 Records of the Melbourne Theatre Company 1948-1972 Access: Open
Talbot & Newton photographic negatives and prints of Union Theatre Repertory Company and M.T.C. productions. Finding Aids: Draft
1990.0084 Records of the Melbourne Theatre Company and the Union Theatre Repertory Company 1948-1992 Access: Restricted
Board minutes, 1970s press cuttings including large albums 1974-1976, advertisements. Finding Aids: Not listed
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