Guide to the Papers of Alex Buzo
MS 6383, MS Acc08.107
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Class MS Acc08.107. Consignment Added 2008
Comprises correspondence, including some print-outs of emails, diaries, notebooks, manuscript and typescript drafts of plays, novels, articles and other writings, publications, newspaper cuttings and other published versions of Buzo's writings, programs, playbills, posters and other publicity material, scrapbooks containing material by and about Buzo, financial documents, photographs, audio cassettes, video cassettes, film reels, and computer discs. The material provides a comprehensive record of Buzo's writings, particularly his plays, and his interactions with theatre companies, publishers, other writers, family and friends...
Cassette tapes, VHS video, typescript plays (File)
Glancing Blows, by Alex Buzo, Cassette No. 1 Royal Blind Society (Item NLA.MS-SAV001452) - Cassette-Box 102
Glancing Blows, by Alex Buzo, Cassette No. 2 Royal Blind Society (Item NLA.MS-SAV001453) - Cassette-Box 102
5/1/90 SCG Shield Cricket ECDER POP (continues) AB on Grandstand, 5/01/1990 (Item NLA.MS-SAV001454) - Cassette-Box 102
Art + About, Alex Buzo - Macquarie Anglican Radio (Item NLA.MS-SAV001455) - Cassette-Box 102
Square Level St. Andrew's House Sydney Square 2000.
Art Not Coralies interviewed (H. Thomson, A. Piper, J. Fore, P. Williamson) Clarkefahr (Item NLA.MS-SAV001456) - Cassette-Box 102
"Clarkefahr" uncertain due to handwriting.
Roy & HG 12-6-93 Janice Rodenbergjra: Retail Spelias Word, 12/06/1993 (Item NLA.MS-SAV001457) - Cassette-Box 102
Other text crossed out."Retail" and "Spelias Word" very uncertain due to handwriting.
Richard Glover i/v with Alex Buzo 23/10/96 ABC Radio 2BL 702, 23/10/1996 (Item NLA.MS-SAV001458) - Cassette-Box 102
Alex Buzo / Margaret Throsby ABC Classic FM (Dolby B), 30/10/1996 (Item NLA.MS-SAV001459) - Cassette-Box 102
54. Spoken Word KIWESE interviews; B Bury, J Byrne 2BL (Item NLA.MS-SAV001460) - Cassette-Box 102
"Bury" uncertain due to handwriting.
The Marginal Farm A: The Marginal Farm Intro then Act 1, Date: 17-4-83, B: The Marginal Farm Act I, ACT II, Date: Normal reading, 17/04/1983 (Item NLA.MS-SAV001462) - Cassette-Box 103
"Normal reading" very uncertain due to handwriting.
50. Macquarie A: 1st Half Macquarie Evening, 11-11-93 B: 2nd Half Macquarie Matinee 12-11-93 12 noon IDFC LGL Macquarie Old Govt House, 11 November 1993 - 12 November 1993 (Item NLA.MS-SAV001463) - Cassette-Box 103
Spoken Word NZ USA L. King Starters (nb) Pacific Tour 1993 50th Birthday "The Lion King" Roy Dile, 1993 (Item NLA.MS-SAV001464) - Cassette-Box 103
Text erased from case insert, "ROYDILE" uncertain due to this erasure and handwriting.Page from a notepad containing notes found in the case
Dance Time Alex Buzo - Verbals J. Allend Kob...Roy + HG L Ro... Inte...late night...J Sallan (sli...) ... Art (Item NLA.MS-SAV001465) - Cassette-Box 103
Majority of handwriting on the case insert for sides A and B indecipherable. What has been included in the description is uncertain.
996AB in War of Words KIWESE interviews 2GB CLUB UEC (Item NLA.MS-SAV001660) - Cassette-Box 103
"UEC" is uncertain due to handwriting.
Spoken Word AB interviws - Teachers Pets - 2BL K McIvor - 2GB M Jeffreys - Euphoes Blog 2BL KN964964 (Item NLA.MS-SAV001661) - Cassette-Box 103
"964" is written on both sides of the cassette
9812 Norfolk/A Waugh Grawadus Paranormal 2GB M Jeff / OlympBrecht / Weill 2BL R Glov Euphoes LEK'S ABC (Item NLA.MS-SAV001662) - Cassette-Box 103
"Grawadus Paranormal" is uncertain due to handwriting.Side B of the cassette is labelled with "LEK'S" and "ABC"
Alex Buzo Readings 5/9/2004 - A Demi-John of Buzo; Side 1A Demi-John of Buzo; Side 2A Demi-John of Buzo; Readings of Buzo plays in celebration of his 60th b/day - With: Emma Buzo, Sandy Lore, Elaine Hudson, Julie Hudspeth, Peter Carmody, Alan Flower, Ned Manning, Kat Ryan - Director: Aarne Neeme, 5/09/2004 (Item NLA.MS-SAV001663) - Cassette-Box 103
"Kat Ryan" uncertain due to handwriting.
Cassette tapes (File)
Swing Jazz Laura... YPG Interviews... (Item NLA.MS-SAV001668) - Cassette-Box 103
Majority of text indecipherable.
Mike Caullow - Macquarie interviews - M. Cullent. WILSHIRE (Item NLA.MS-SAV001669) - Cassette-Box 103
"Caullow" uncertain due to handwriting.
Glancing Blows, by Alex Buzo, Cassette No. 3 Royal Blind Society (Item NLA.MS-SAV001670) - Cassette-Box 104
WORDS New Class ABC, gold... + Va...68 Old Slang Time 133 North Qld...188 Sports language 233 Tautology 288 Timmie Earr 232 Quiet Ropes Icicle 280 Colloq...317 ...360 ... 2UE 2UE G. Plows... Algar Cockaigne Rodaly Dances of M. Omerta to Angels = Venice Vienna PO / Maozel (Item NLA.MS-SAV001671) - Cassette-Box 104
Majority of text ranges from uncertain to indecipherable due to handwriting."Algar", "Cockaigne" and the two lines of indecipherable text above appear to have been crossed out.
27A: AB Interviewed... by J. Doyle; B: 2nd AB/JD Interview... Art National - Failure (Item NLA.MS-SAV001673) - Cassette-Box 104
Multiple lines of undeciphered text crossed out."National" uncertain due to handwriting.
File on Rod Trethewey Speech Anne's Play (Item NLA.MS-SAV001674) - Cassette-Box 104
"Trethewey Speech" and "Anne's Play" have both been crossed out.
28. Radio interviews (Item NLA.MS-SAV001676) - Cassette-Box 104
Majority of text indecipherable due to handwriting.
22 (Item NLA.MS-SAV001679) - Cassette-Box 104
Several lines of text indecipherable due to handwriting.
SILK DEGREES 16. A: Boy SCAGGS SILK DEGREES EMMA & LAURA MUSIC - G. MILLER MOONLIGHT SERENADE B:POP MUSIC EMMA & LAURA BLUE RED & GREY THE WHO 14. (Item NLA.MS-SAV001680) - Cassette-Box 104
Cassette has "14." written on both sides.
G. Romeo... R HG... No 7 SIDE 1. [four lines of text which have been crossed out] Roy... SIDE 2R + HG (cont) Gooding [four lines of indecipherable text] 6.REX MOSSOF ROMEO + J. PROF OF IEN MOTHER GOOSE RAVEL [three lines of indecipherable text] G.R + JBed Powell... FANTASIA-Beet-Dave of...-P. Dweet-Rite of Spring GUITAR... 6. (Item NLA.MS-SAV001681) - Cassette-Box 104
Majority of text indecipherable or uncertain due to handwriting.
AJB Interview & Reviews 1980-81 A: 2SERFMJ. Bernard - MTNC B. Barnett - MTNC2GBABCTV Big River2BL - Tautology S. ...B:Taut. (cont) Duff... Interview Emma Buzo - Interview MTNC - Lilly Grieg 2SER Laura - interview, 1980-1981 (Item NLA.MS-SAV001683) - Cassette-Box 105
Some portions of text indecipherable due to handwriting.
East of Singapre A: East of Singapore Re-recorded Conel. Interview w. B. Oakley Full version 2 ABC FM B: EOS/Continued Music - Childrens Ov. East of Singapore conclusion (Item NLA.MS-SAV001684) - Cassette-Box 105
Norm and Ahmed (Item NLA.MS-SAV001685) - Cassette-Box 105
Remainder of text indecipherable due to handwriting.
3.A: Emma... into the... I've Been Searching So Long It must be... Heavy Heart Hot Afternoon Summer in the City Fire and Rain Whiter Shade of Pale Handyman B: Strangers in the Night I've just gotta message to you For once in my Life... (Item NLA.MS-SAV001686) - Cassette-Box 105
Majority of text on inside label uncertain or indecipherable due to handwriting.
Interviews Buzo tape (Item NLA.MS-SAV001687) - Cassette-Box 105
Majority of text on label uncertain or indecipherable due to handwriting.
Duff A Radio Play BY A. Buzo Side 1 Duff Part 1 Music Break; Side 2 Duff Part 2 Stan Freberg (Item NLA.MS-SAV001691) - Cassette-Box 105
Taut. 2UW 1980 AJB - Reviews & Interviews A: Street Theatre (255 1975) Tautology and Molassas Reef (2BL G. gas) Taut. & MR (Gibson/More) (1979) 25MHamlet 2JJ 1979 2J... tape B: 2BLMTNC - Peter Cane PM Caroline goner (+Clive Robertson) Madame Reef (1978) - Harry Martin (2BL) New Class C. Gomes 1981 A. J. Buzo - reviews & interviews, 1970s-1980s (Item NLA.MS-SAV001692) - Cassette-Box 105
Majority of text on outside label uncertain or indecipherable, including "Molasses Reef" and "Madame Reef"
Moved Reading 9/10/88 "Shellcove Rd" by Alex Buzo A: Shellcove Road B: SR (Cont) Copland: Clarinet Concerto Kell..ous Symphony No. 1S NO/garri, 9/10/1988 (Item NLA.MS-SAV001693) - Cassette-Box 105
Majority of text uncertain due to handwriting.
26. A: D. Van Ronk Jazz Mahogany Emma & Laura Frolic Valli Moonlight Sonata; B: Emma & Laura Interview J. Eccles on Antlion J. Publishers M. Reiner Interview (Item NLA.MS-SAV001696) - Cassette-Box 106
Majority of text uncertain due to handwriting.