UNIVERSITY WAIFS

The Waifs was the name of Dundee University's theatre group who formed in the 1960's.
They called themselves this because they didn't have a permanent theatre home-base at the time, having to rehearse and perform at various venues outside the University.
The item at the top is dated November 1965, and is an announcement about The Waifs first full-length production titled "Les Justes". A play by Albert Camus, directed by Brian Clarke, and on at Lochee Rep.
The other items are from another Waifs performance and is the programme to accompany a play called "The Fire Raisers" which they put on at the Rep in 1966.
In amongst the pages you'll be able to spot Robin Soans, who went on to become a well known actor.

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Thanks to Martin Dudley.

DUNDEE ON TV - 1977

 

Dundee was transformed into a town called Medburgh when filming took place in August 1977.
This was for a TV comedy play titled "The Mayor's Charity".
It starred Thora Hird, Frank Windsor, Roy Kinnear and a few others.
A local taxi driver, John Mackay from Douglas, also made an appearance.
Locations used were, Euclid Crescent, the old Reference Library and Morgan school.
The play was broadcast by the BBC in November the same year.

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