New Zealand Players In Gisborne

The New Zealand Players drama quartet visited Gisborne's secondary and intermediate schools recently as part of its nine-month tour of the country.

A member of the quartet this year is former Gisborne resident Auton Low, son of Mrs Q. Low, Salisbury Road. Showing a natural flare for acting, Mr Low met the difficult and versatile performances required of him with confident ability.

He has been associated with the stage in Gisborne for approximately 10 years, taking child parts in Repertory Society productions when he was a youngster at school.

Mr Low intends travelling to England next January, and hopes to enter the London Academy of Dramatic Arts in June.

On the opposite page, he is pictured in six different roles in the quartet's "All the World is a Stage", featuring the works of William Shakespeare.

Eric Wood, leader of the quartet, and Raeburn Hirsch present "Macbeth" to an audience of Girls' High School pupils in their assembly hall.

The quartet with Mrs Low and their Volkswagan van, in which they are touring New Zealand. From left: Mrs Low, Auton Low, Raeburn Hirsch, Eric Wood, and Margaret Atherton.