Contributor | 
      Joan  Rayner AM
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     | Gender | 
     Female | 
   
   
     | Nationality | 
     New Zealander | 
   
   
     | Date of Birth | 
     
8 December 1899      | 
   
   
     | Date of Death | 
     
11 March 1999      | 
   
   
     | Functions | 
     
Actor, Adaptor, Director, Performer, Playwright, Producer
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     | Notes | 
     Founder of Australian Children's Theatre Foundation | 
   
		
			| Related Contributors | 
			
			
				
				
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							Is sibling of
							
							Betty Rayner AM (Actor, Adaptor, Director, Performer, Playwright, Producer. Event Dates: 1929 - 1972)
					
 
					
				 
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- Manka and the King / The Tale of the Ox, Claremont Theatre Centre, South Yarra, VIC, 3 January 1972
 
- The Girl Who Became a Bird, Gippsland, Bairnsdale, VIC, March 1965
 
- Father Cricket, Gippsland, Bairnsdale, VIC, March 1965
 
- The Tongue-Cut Sparrow / The Puppet Theatre that Walked, Kew Civic Hall, Kew, VIC, 5 June 1963
 
- The Puppet Theatre that Walked, Victorian Country Tour, , VIC, June 1963
 
- The Tongue-Cut Sparrow, Victorian Country Tour, , VIC, June 1963
 
- The Girl Who Became a Bird, Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 1962
 
- The Princess and the Puppet Man, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 7 March 1961
 
- The Troubadours, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 7 November 1957
 
- Plays Based on Folk Songs, Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW, October 1949
 
- Cottages and Castles, Killara Soldiers Memorial Hall, Killara, NSW, 7 February 1931
 
- Sea Tales and Sea Chanties / French Without Tears, Theatre of Youth, Sydney, NSW, 31 January 1931
 
- Masks, Moods, and Music of the T. O. Y. (Theatre of Youth), Theatre of Youth, Sydney, NSW, 25 July 1930
 
- Come to the Fair:  First Programme 1930 of the T. O. Y. (Theatre of Youth), Theatre of Youth, Sydney, NSW, 12 April 1930
 
- Courts and Courtships; Second Programme The T.O.Y. (Theatre of Youth), Theatre of Youth, Sydney, NSW, 1930
 
- The T.O.Y (Theatre of Youth), Theatre of Youth, Sydney, NSW, December 1929
 
- Programme of Folksongs and Plays: The Bear, Theatre of Youth, Sydney, NSW, 2 April 1929
 
- On the Road, Australian Hall, Sydney, NSW, 25 February 1924
 
 
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Director- The Girl Who Became a Bird,  Gippsland, Bairnsdale, VIC, March 1965
 
- The Girl Who Became a Bird,  Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 1962
 
- The Princess and the Puppet Man,  Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 7 March 1961
 
- Masks, Moods, and Music of the T. O. Y. (Theatre of Youth),  Theatre of Youth, Sydney, NSW, 25 July 1930
 
- Come to the Fair:  First Programme 1930 of the T. O. Y. (Theatre of Youth),  Theatre of Youth, Sydney, NSW, 12 April 1930
 
 Performer- The Troubadours,  Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 7 November 1957
 
- Cottages and Castles,  Killara Soldiers Memorial Hall, Killara, NSW, 7 February 1931
 
- Sea Tales and Sea Chanties / French Without Tears,  Theatre of Youth, Sydney, NSW, 31 January 1931
 
- Programme of Folksongs and Plays: The Bear,  Theatre of Youth, Sydney, NSW, 2 April 1929
 
 Playwright- Manka and the King / The Tale of the Ox,  Claremont Theatre Centre, South Yarra, VIC, 3 January 1972
 
- The Tongue-Cut Sparrow / The Puppet Theatre that Walked,  Kew Civic Hall, Kew, VIC, 5 June 1963
 
- The Puppet Theatre that Walked,  Victorian Country Tour, , VIC, June 1963
 
- The Tongue-Cut Sparrow,  Victorian Country Tour, , VIC, June 1963
 
 Producer- Plays Based on Folk Songs,  Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW, October 1949
 
- Courts and Courtships; Second Programme The T.O.Y. (Theatre of Youth),  Theatre of Youth, Sydney, NSW, 1930
 
- The T.O.Y (Theatre of Youth),  Theatre of Youth, Sydney, NSW, December 1929
 
 ActorAdaptor
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Betty Rayner - Actor, Adaptor, Director, Performer, Playwright, Producer
- Manka and the King / The Tale of the Ox, Claremont Theatre Centre, South Yarra, VIC, 3 January 1972
 
- The Girl Who Became a Bird, Gippsland, Bairnsdale, VIC, March 1965
 
- Father Cricket, Gippsland, Bairnsdale, VIC, March 1965
 
- The Tongue-Cut Sparrow / The Puppet Theatre that Walked, Kew Civic Hall, Kew, VIC, 5 June 1963
 
- The Tongue-Cut Sparrow, Victorian Country Tour, , VIC, June 1963
 
- The Puppet Theatre that Walked, Victorian Country Tour, , VIC, June 1963
 
- The Girl Who Became a Bird, Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 1962
 
- The Princess and the Puppet Man, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 7 March 1961
 
- The Troubadours, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 7 November 1957
 
- Plays Based on Folk Songs, Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW, October 1949
 
- Cottages and Castles, Killara Soldiers Memorial Hall, Killara, NSW, 7 February 1931
 
- Sea Tales and Sea Chanties / French Without Tears, Theatre of Youth, Sydney, NSW, 31 January 1931
 
- Masks, Moods, and Music of the T. O. Y. (Theatre of Youth), Theatre of Youth, Sydney, NSW, 25 July 1930
 
- Come to the Fair:  First Programme 1930 of the T. O. Y. (Theatre of Youth), Theatre of Youth, Sydney, NSW, 12 April 1930
 
- Courts and Courtships; Second Programme The T.O.Y. (Theatre of Youth), Theatre of Youth, Sydney, NSW, 1930
 
- The T.O.Y (Theatre of Youth), Theatre of Youth, Sydney, NSW, December 1929
 
- Programme of Folksongs and Plays: The Bear, Theatre of Youth, Sydney, NSW, 2 April 1929
 
 
Trevor Rayner - Properties Master/Mistress
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- The Girl Who Became a Bird, Gippsland, Bairnsdale, VIC, March 1965
 
- Father Cricket, Gippsland, Bairnsdale, VIC, March 1965
 
- The Tongue-Cut Sparrow / The Puppet Theatre that Walked, Kew Civic Hall, Kew, VIC, 5 June 1963
 
- The Tongue-Cut Sparrow, Victorian Country Tour, , VIC, June 1963
 
- The Puppet Theatre that Walked, Victorian Country Tour, , VIC, June 1963
 
- The Girl Who Became a Bird, Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 1962
 
- The Princess and the Puppet Man, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 7 March 1961
 
 - Cottages and Castles, Killara Soldiers Memorial Hall, Killara, NSW, 7 February 1931
 
- Sea Tales and Sea Chanties / French Without Tears, Theatre of Youth, Sydney, NSW, 31 January 1931
 
- Programme of Folksongs and Plays: The Bear, Theatre of Youth, Sydney, NSW, 2 April 1929
 
 - On the Road, Australian Hall, Sydney, NSW, 25 February 1924
 
 
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     | Resources | 
     
       
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       Article:  Following the Family Tradition, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 April 1939, 12
 
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       Article:  Music and Drama. Founders of the "T.O.Y.", Sydney Morning Herald, 10 October 1931, 6
 
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       Article:  Personal [Joan and Betty Rayner], Sydney Morning Herald, 10 February 1931, 8
 
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       Article:  Personal, Sydney Morning Herald, 14 June 1934, 9
 
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       Book:  Mavis Thorpe Clark, Joan & Betty Rayner Strolling Players, Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, 1972
 
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       Collection:  Joan and Betty Rayner, State Library of Victoria, 1930
 
             
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     | Contributor Identifier | 
     232015 | 
   
 
 
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