Peter Bland
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use British English Peter Bland (born 12 May 1934 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire) [1] is a British-New Zealand poet and actor.
Life
He emigrated to New Zealand at the age of 20 and graduated from the Victoria University of Wellington.
He worked as a radio producer for the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation.
He became closely associated with the Wellington Group which included James K. Baxter and Louis Johnson. He worked in theatre, as co-founder and artistic director of Downstage Theatre from 1964–68.[2]
He returned to Britain in 1970 for a short time but now lives in Auckland, New Zealand.[3]
Awards and honours
- 1977 Cholmondeley Award
- Arvon Foundation International Poetry Competition, England
- 2011 Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement[4]
Works
Poetry
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Plays
- Father’s Day (Wellington, 1966; the first locally-written production at Downstage Theatre)
- George the Mad Ad Man (Wellington, 1967, and Coventry, England, 1969).
Film Acting
- A Touch of the Other (1970)
- Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! (1974)
- Dangerous Orphans (1985)
- Came a Hot Friday (1985)
- Queen City Rocker (1986)
Memoir
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References
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