Suddenly throughout New Zealand, campuses are presenting Revues again, interest in Otago is picking and they will be putting on a large scale production this year, Victoria has established a Revue club that aims to ensure that the Revue on their campus is an ongoing thing. Both Auckland and Massey are presenting Revues.

Revues throughout their long history have been a major training ground for performers, writers, directors and such like in theatre and television and provide a unique opportunity for the presentation by students of major production. Such persons as John Clarke, Dave Smith, Michael Wilson, and Downstage Director John Banas were all associated with the Victoria Revues in the past.

British University Revues perform a similar function, in particular Oxbridge which has seen the development of the Monty Python team the Goodies, Rutland Weekend Television, David Frost and so on..........Student Revues allow students to indulge their cynicism, comment on current issues, and bring a few politicians to early retirement. The public has come to realise that Student Revues are first class satirical and musical entertainment.

Otago, Victoria, Massey and Auckland Universities will be bringing Revues of varying length to the Festival.

Victoria Revue 'After the Ball'

Incorporating social and political satire, irreverent humour and a four piece jazz band

Wellington newspapers said of the last Victoria Revue 'nothing is sacred to students' and 'the students curdle the milk of the sacred cow before the audience reaches their seats.' The Revue usually has a bizzare foyer exhibition associated with it. The only thing known about it this year is that it involves a truck load of chocolate boxes.

Director------Phil McDonald

Musical Director---------Penny Dodd

Otago Revue

The theme for this years capping activities in Dunedin is 'Camelot'. so watch for not quite so chivalrous knights and xom serving wenches, round tables [unclear: and] sty armour, fair damsels and fierce [unclear: dra] Plans to fly the Revue Dragon to [unclear: Chris] were thwarted by a humourless Civil [unclear: A tion] official.

Otago Revues are noted for their [unclear: la] production and use many noted radio television personalities.

Massey Revue

A collection of broadly satirical [unclear: skill] based loosely on the theme The [unclear: Media]. The production will revolve around [unclear: ma] the newspaper media, and examine [unclear: typ] of reporting, what does and doesn't [unclear: ge] to the news and how various [unclear: newspa] distort the presentation of their [unclear: public] tion in order to make a more [unclear: common] viable production. The Director will [unclear: be] David Cuy.

Auckland Revue

Auckland University never does [unclear: the] by halves and are out to show the [unclear: camp] that traditionally put on Revues [unclear: that] can produce something of an equal [unclear: if] better standard. Auckland Revue [unclear: rema] an unknown quantity, and have not [unclear: re] much information as yet. So watch [unclear: for] at the Festival.

Victoria Revue

Monday May 7 8.00pm Ngaio [unclear: March] tre Student Union Building

Tuesday May 8 2.00 and 8.00 pm; [unclear: NMT]

Otago Revue

Wednesday May 9 2.00 pm, NMT

Thursday May 10 2.00 and 8.00 pm [unclear: NMT]

Auckland Revue

3 performances

Massey Revue

Wednesday May 9 Lecture Theatre 2, [unclear: T] chers College 9 pm

Thursday May 10 Lecture Theatre 2, [unclear: T] chers College 9 pm.