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Betty Rayner Betty Rayner i(A50762 works by)
Born: Established: May 1907 Wellington, Wellington (Region), North Island,
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region, ; Died: Ceased: 1 Oct 1981 Melbourne, Victoria,
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Fun With a Noah's Ark Family : A Play with Audience Participation Betty Rayner , Joan Rayner , Vermont : Australian Children's Theatre , 1974 Z860756 1974 single work drama children's
1 y separately published work icon Father Cricket : A Play Freely Adapted from a Malayan Folktale Betty Rayner , Joan Rayner , Vermont : Australian Children's Theatre , 1974 Z860384 1974 single work drama children's
1 y separately published work icon The Tailor and the Unicorn : A Puppet Play Based on a European Folktale Betty Rayner , Joan Rayner , Vermont : Australian Children's Theatre , 1974 Z860381 1974 single work drama children's
1 y separately published work icon Pietro and the Monkey Pits : A Play Freely Adapted from an Italian Folktale Betty Rayner , Joan Rayner , Vermont : Australian Children's Theatre , 1974 Z860378 1974 single work drama children's
1 y separately published work icon The Bag-Pulling : A Play Based on a Dutch Folk Custom Betty Rayner , Joan Rayner , Vermont : Australian Children's Theatre , 1974 Z860372 1974 single work drama children's
1 y separately published work icon Rahgu and the Tiger : A Play for People or Puppets Based on a Folktale from India Betty Rayner , Joan Rayner , Vermont : Australian Children's Theatre , 1974 Z860369 1974 single work drama children's
1 The Girl Who Became a Bird Betty Rayner , Joan Rayner , 1970 single work drama children's
— Appears in: Two Plays 1970; (p. 15-19)
1 The Tongue-Cut Sparrow : A Play Based on a Japanese Folktale Joan Rayner , Betty Rayner , 1970 single work drama children's
— Appears in: Two Plays 1970; (p. 2-14)
1 Hats For Cats : A Comic Fantasy Betty Rayner , Joan Rayner , 1970 single work drama children's
— Appears in: Four Short Plays 1970; (p. 19-23)
1 A Devil Sells Out : A Modern Morality Joan Rayner , Betty Rayner , 1970 single work drama children's
— Appears in: Four Short Plays 1970; (p. 13-17)
1 Cache-Cache : Adapted From Decameron Nights Betty Rayner , Joan Rayner , 1970 single work drama children's
— Appears in: Four Short Plays 1970; (p. 7-11)
1 The Tale of the Ox : A French Legend Joan Rayner , Betty Rayner , 1970 single work drama children's
— Appears in: Four Short Plays 1970; (p. 3-6)
1 y separately published work icon Four Short Plays Betty Rayner , Joan Rayner , London : English Theatre Guild , 1970 Z860393 1970 selected work drama children's
1 y separately published work icon The Puppet Theatre That Walked : A Play Based on a Chinese Custom Betty Rayner , Joan Rayner , London : English Theatre Guild , 1970 Z860390 1970 single work drama children's This play tells the story of a young Chinese couple, Chang and his wife. It is the day of the Moon Festival and Chang shows his wife the Puppet Theatre that he has made to take to the village that night for the festivities. Chang then goes to help his neighbour winnow rice and his wife dresses for the Moon Festival in her wedding dress and a family headdress that is quite valuable. A slave-trader comes to the house and abducts her. She calls to her husband but he only sees them disappearing on a horse. The slave-trader takes the wife to a nearby city and locks her in his house. Chang tracks them down and tricks the slave-trader by hiding in the puppet theatre outside the house and is thus able to rescue his wife. The couple hurry home to attend the Moon Festival in their village.
1 y separately published work icon Two Plays Betty Rayner , Joan Rayner , London : English Theatre Guild , 1970 Z859666 1970 selected work drama children's
1 y separately published work icon The Talking Burro (The Talking Donkey) : A Play Based on a Mexican Folktale Betty Rayner , Joan Rayner , London : English Theatre Guild , 1969 Z860387 1969 single work drama children's
1 y separately published work icon Manka and the King : A Play Based on a Czechoslovak Folktale Betty Rayner , Joan Rayner , London : English Theatre Guild , 1969 Z859669 1969 single work drama children's
1 y separately published work icon Australian Children's Theatre Song : book II Betty Rayner , Joan Rayner , Barbara Carroll (composer), Melbourne : Georgian House , 1964 Z1364671 1964 selected work lyric/song children's
1 y separately published work icon Australian Children's Theatre Story-Songs : Book One Betty Rayner , Joan Rayner , Melbourne : Georgian House , 1961 Z1364598 1961 selected work lyric/song children's
1 y separately published work icon The Princess and the Puppet Man : A Play Adapted from Danish and Dutch Folk Tales Betty Rayner , Joan Rayner , Vermont : Australian Children's Theatre , 1900-1999 Z860375 1900-1999 single work drama children's
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