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BRUCE MASON (1921 - 1982) |
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Nationality: New Zealander Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Bruce Mason was a playwright, critic and fiction writer. His experiences in Takapuna formed the basis of his famous solo work for the theatre, THE END OF THE GOLDEN WEATHER. In 30 years Mason wrote more than two dozen plays, including such classics as THE POHUTUKAWA TREE, BLOOD OF THE LAMB and AWATEA. He was also a busy actor, critic, editor and general activist for New Zealand's fledgling professional theatre scene. In 1977 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Literature by Victoria University, was made a CBE in 1980, and in 1982 was given the New Zealand Literary Fund Award for Achievement, the same year that he died.
Plays by Bruce Mason
Awatea | ||
| 1st Produced: | Town Hall, Wellington | 1968 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Price Milburn, Wellington, 1969 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #22658 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | clash of two cultures | |||||
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Birds In The Wilderness | ||
| 1st Produced: | Aukland Festival Society | 1958 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #22659 | |||
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Blood Of The Lamb | ||
| 1st Produced: | Christchurch | 1980 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #22660 | |||
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Bonds of Love | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1953 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #109054 | |||
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Case In Point, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Wellington | 1956 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #22661 | |||
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Counsels Of The Wood, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Wellington | 1965 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #22662 | |||
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Courting Blackbird | ||
| 1st Produced: | Christchurch | 1976 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in "Bruce Mason Solo", Price Milburn, Wellington, 1980 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #22663 | |||
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End Of The Golden Weather, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Wellington | 1962 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Price Milburn, Wellington, 1962 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #22664 | |||
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Synopsis: | Set in the Auckland suburb of Takapuna during an idyllic 1930s summer holiday, Bruce Mason's tale chronicles the friendship between 12 year old Geoff Crome and the wild-limbed Firpo. Young Geoff is a daydreamer. Through his eyes we see the wonder of life on a perfect beach, in a perfect 1930's New Zealand, during a perfect summer. It's a world of magic and transformation, where anything can happen and miracles seem possible. Firpo is a social outcast who dreams of winning an Olympic medal. Geoff sets out to help Firpo make his dream a reality, ignoring his father's rebukes and community ridicule, inciting a battle between the eternal optimism of childhood and the harsh pragmatism of adulthood. | |||||
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Evening Paper, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1953 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #109055 | |||
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Hand On The Rail, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Wellington | 1965 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #22665 | |||
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Hongi | ||
| 1st Produced: | Wellington | 1968 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | in "Contemporary New Zealand Plays", Oxford University Press, Wellington, 1974 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #22666 | |||
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Notes: | broadcast 1968 | |||||
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Licensed Victualler, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Wellington | 1955 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #22667 | |||
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Not Christmas, But Guy Fawkes | ||
| 1st Produced: | Rotorua | 1976 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in "Bruce Mason Solo", Price Milburn, Wellington, 1980 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #22668 | |||
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Pohutukawa Tree, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Wellington | 1957 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Price Milburn, Wellington, 1960 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #22669 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 5 | ||
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Synopsis: | THE POHUTUKAWA TREE is set in 1950s New Zealand, a country on the cusp of change, and explores a proud M?ori matriarch's inability to cope with that change. Shamed by her children's indiscretions, her family's betrayal and her Pakeha neighbour's cloying attentions, she puts her faith too fervently in her new Christian God with devastat ing consequences | |||||
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Swan Song | ||
| 1st Produced: | Wellington | 1965 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #22670 | |||
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Verdict, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Wellington | 1955 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #22671 | |||
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Waters Of Silence, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1965 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #22672 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | from work by Vecors | |||||
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We Don't Want Your Sort Here | ||
| 1st Produced: | Wellington | 1961 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Paul's Book Arcade, Hamilton, 1963 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #22673 | |||
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Wit's End | ||
| 1st Produced: | Wellington | 1956 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #22674 | |||
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Zero Inn | ||
| 1st Produced: | Christchurch | 1970 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | New Zealand Theatre Federation, Christchurch, 1970 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #22675 | |||
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