Peter Bland


Peter Bland
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.
He returned to Britain in 1970 for a short time but now lives in Auckland, New Zealand.

Awards and honours

Poetry

  • Plays

  • Father’s Day
  • George the Mad Ad Man.

    Film Acting

  • A Touch of the Other
  • Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
  • Dangerous Orphans
  • Came a Hot Friday
  • ''Queen City Rocker''

    Memoir

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