Gunk. Manufactured and Supplied by Extravaganza '65 available at Victoria University Little Theatre May 4th-15th [1965]
[Gunk Extravaganza '65 Programme]
Opening Chorus
Act 1 Scene 1 My Army Undercover
Another episode of that thrilling and bewildering detective programme fresh from the sun-scorched sands of Miami Beach starring Deaf Thomasen, Private Investigator. And if your children are still awake, slip them a "micky finn". Would you want them to grow up as twisted and credulous as you?
Deaf Thomasen | Tony Hodge |
Freda Forall | Denise Davis |
Mocky | Howard Brown |
Filthy Lucas and Chorus | Mitchell Park |
Act 1 Scene 2 Going Astray
Your favourite (?) religious television comedy in which we take up once again the moving story of two charitable American priests in their parish in the slums of New York.
Father Ned Kelly | Nick Olivier |
Father O'Malley | Columba Boyack |
Organ Morgan | Paul Greene |
MRS. Organ Morgan | Jackie Hollier |
Drunk | Tony Harris |
Others | Margaret Jenkin, Anita Woolf, Tony Hodge |
Act 1 Scene 3 N.Z.B.C. News
The news of the week, presented in the usual impeccable, friendly style to which we have unfortunately become accustomed.
News Reader | Dan Bradshaw |
Others | Male Ballet and Chorus |
Interval
Act 2 Gunk
A weekly television documentary in which we reveal a remarkable scientific discovery, and its even more remarkable socio-political consequences.
Scene 1 | Opening chorus |
Scene 2 | Our Martian Commentator |
Scene 3 | D.S.I.R.U.—Department of Scientific and Industrial Research for the Rugby Union |
Scene 4 | Our Martian Commentator |
Scene 5 | Club Sexotique (that night) |
Scene 6 | United Nations (later) |
Scene 7 | Our Martian Commentator again |
Scene 8 | Peking (later) |
Scene 9 | Waioru Military Camp |
. . . Break in Transmission . . . | |
Scene 10 | Clyde Quay Terminal |
Scene 11 | Our Martian Commentator |
Scene 12 | Party scene |
Scene 13 | Our Martian Commentator with girlfriend |
Scene 14 | Finale |
Martian | Paul Greene |
Fred | Tony Hodge |
Slynthia | Anthea Wright |
Dirty Old Man | Mitchell Park |
Kiwi Keith | Nick Olivier |
MAO Itchy Tongue | Mitchell Park |
Chewing Lie | Dan Bradshaw |
Space Girl | Margaret Jenkin |
Stage Director | John Young |
Stage Manager | Ian McMinn |
Stage Designer | Bill Emsley |
Properties | John Allum |
Wardrobe Mistress | Jane Barton |
CRU
- David Brown-Douglas
- Don Griffin
- Jim Arnold
- Norm Young
- John Thompson
- Brian Jones
- C. R. Taylor
- Geraldine Foot
- Hele Black
- Cheryl Waits
- Pam Tustin
Rehearsal Pianist | David Laws |
Chorus
- Bob Woodfield
- Brian Beard
- Michael Radford
- Barney McKinnon
- John Winton
- Steve Jamieson
- SUE Jackson
- Iris Mills
- Jacqueline Paterson
Male Ballet
- Lloyd Loakley
- Christopher King
- Greg Hope
- Neville Richardson
- Lloyd Thomas
- Denis Hardy
- Murray Henshall
- Malcolm Gordon
- Kevin Tate
- Michael Cornwall
- Hugh Bibby
- George Ellis
Band
- Lindmas Music LTD.
The Producer
This year's show was somehow produced by Doug. Wilson, alias Jim Crint, World Handshaking Champion (Guiness Book of Records, 1965.—Ed.).
Thanks mainly to his devotion, perseverance, brute force and ignorance, another Extravaganza has reached the boards. Doubling as a scriptwriter, Doug. as is 21 years old advertising copywriter from Wanganui.
The Authors
Four poor souls are to blame for this year's debacle; Rad Brawbridge and John Mete-Kingi, two sometime Wellington law clerks, devised and painfully typed the first half of the show. When last contacted in Australia, counting Law Society Trust Funds and fingering their hand-painted silk ties, they were quoted as saying, "There are smiles that make you happy, there are smiles that make you rich." Food for thought?
GUNK was written by Doug. Wilson and Dennis Paxie, the latter being a large veteran Extrav trouper whose sense of humour is exceeded only by his efficiency as Chorus Director and Bouncer. A third year Arts student and member of the Student Union Executive, he prefers to remain anonymous. As a member of the World Record Breaking Victoria University Drinking Team at the Easter Tournament, his comments were somewhat incoherent if not downright unprintable.
Extrav Committee.
Don Mckenzie — Extra Controller.
Committee Andrew Cornwall, Ian Pinkerton, Hugh Campbell, John Young, Dennis Paxie, Murray Gray, Nick Olivier, Rad Drawbridge, Doug. Wilson.
Credits
Our thanks go to Leone Ralph who ably tutored and controlled the Male Ballet.
Barry Morgan for help in advertising.
And all the myriad other people who assisted in some way.