Case 3
- Drama
Frank Sargeson. Wrestling with the angel. Christchurch: Caxton Press, 1964.
Wrestling with the angel comprises two three-act plays by Frank Sargeson. A time for sowing is concerned with early missionary settlement in New Zealand and dramatizes the domestic situation of Thomas Kendall, who authored the first primer of the Māori language. The cradle and the egg, written a decade before this publication, is a comedy with an end-of-the-world theme.
Bruce Mason. The end of the golden weather. Wellington: Price Milburn, 1962.
The pohutukawa tree and The end of the golden weather by Bruce Mason (1921-82) are both now considered iconic works of New Zealand theatre. Graham Percy (1938-2008) was commissioned by Price Milburn to design covers for both plays.
“Typography is part of the illustration for Percy. The chunky lettering seems part of the block-like illustrations in The end of the golden weather and The pohutukawa tree – the latter a stylised tree with thick brush strokes for branches and circles with cross-hatched lines as blooms”
--Hamish Thompson. Coverup: the art of the book cover in New Zealand. Auckland: Godwit, 2007.
Bruce Mason. The pohutukawa tree. Wellington: Price Milburn, 1963.
The pohutukawa tree and The end of the golden weather by Bruce Mason (1921-82) are both now considered iconic works of New Zealand theatre. Graham Percy (1938-2008) was commissioned by Price Milburn to design covers for both plays.
“Typography is part of the illustration for Percy. The chunky lettering seems part of the block-like illustrations in The end of the golden weather and The pohutukawa tree – the latter a stylised tree with thick brush strokes for branches and circles with cross-hatched lines as blooms”
--Hamish Thompson. Coverup: the art of the book cover in New Zealand. Auckland: Godwit, 2007.
Claude Evans. Rich man, poor man. Christchurch: Pegasus Press, 1957.
During the 1950s, Christchurch playwright Claude Evans (1905-86) wrote several dramas in realist mode which were published locally in limited editions by Pegasus Press. The jacket design of Rich man, poor man is by Dennis Beytagh (1924-2016).
Claude Evans. So laughs the wind. Christchurch: Pegasus Press, 1959.
During the 1950s, Christchurch playwright Claude Evans (1905-86) wrote several dramas in realist mode which were published locally in limited editions by Pegasus Press. The jacket design of So laughs the wind is by Jacob Koster (1927-2021).
