This program was designed by Martin Sharp in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

This program was made by The Paris Company in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

The play 'Visions' opened on 17 August 1978.

The Paris Theatre Company was set up in 1978 by Jim Sharman and Rex Cramphorn with financial assistance from Patrick White. It aimed to present new Australian work on a major scale but only lasted one season. It was founded in response to the cancellation of the Old Tote's season of contemporary plays at the Seymour Centre. Its aims were 'to tell the story of our times, to give the tellers responsibility for the way it is told and to make the story worth the price of a ticket'.
Founding members of the Paris Theatre Company included Robyn Nevin, Kate Fitzpatrick, Jennifer Claire, Julie McGregor, John Gaden, Arthur Dignam and Bryan Brown. The first production was Dorothy Hewett's Pandora's Cross. Visions opened on 17 August 1978. The Company folded before its final production, Patrick White's A Cheery Soul opened and this was transferred to the newly created Sydney Theatre Company.
This program was transferred to the Powerhouse Museum collection from the Dennis Wolanski Library, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Theatre program,'Visions' by Louis Nowra, designed by Martin Sharp, paper, Paris Theatre Company, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1978.
Folded single sheet program of glossy white paper printed on both sides in black and red. Cover shows graphic image of John Gaden and Kate Fitzpatrick as the President and his consort enclosed in a fiery heart. Inside contains information of cast and crew and brief essays on the play and the production. Inscription on cover : Paris/John Gaden and Kate Fitzpatrick in Louis Nowra'/Visions/Paris Theatre Liverpool St. Opp. Hyde Park 619193.

Made: Sharp, Martin; Sydney; 1978

: The Paris Company; Sydney


Used: The Paris Company; Sydney

Owned: Sydney Opera House; Sydney

See description.

98/24/3

1978

235 mm

175 mm