The Menton Writers' Day

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Event The Menton Writers' Day
Venue Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Festival Français
First Date 6 March 1999
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description 4-hour live show along which more than 20 Mansfield fellows read aloud the letters they wrote to the iconic author. These letters were published in the 2000 book As Fair as New Zealand to Me.
Description Source Production Company
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Reading
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Stephen Bain Artistic Director
France Hervé Artistic Director
Vincent O'Sullivan Co-Director
Alain Wasmes Director Concept and organisation
Stephen Bain Reader
Adam Gardiner Reader
Kelson Henderson Reader
France Hervé Reader
Bevan Linkhorn Reader
Gentiate Lupi Reader
Claire Martin Reader
Karin Maucotel Reader
Miranda Rivers Reader
Nigel Cox Writer
Lauris Edmond Writer
Fiona Farrell Writer
Maurice Gee Writer
Rowley Habib Writer
Roger Hall Writer
Michael Jackson Writer
Lloyd Jones Writer
Owen Marshall Writer
James McNeish Writer
Vincent O'Sullivan Writer
Text Nationality France
New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information Menton Writers' Day was held as part of the Festival Français, NZSO New Zealand Symphony orchestra in the year 1999, with the support of the Katherine Mansfield Fellowship, which at the time was the Meridian Energy Katherine Mansfield Memorial Trust.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Email Email from France Hervé
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 209738