AUSTRALIAN EPHEMERA COLLECTION FINDING AID
KYLIE MINOGUE OBE (1968-)
PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS AND EPHEMERA (PROMPT)
PRINTED AUSTRALIANA
JUNE 2018
Kylie Minogue is an Australian pop singer, songwriter, and actor. After beginning her career as a child actor on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing her career as a recording artist in 1987. This finding aid lists programs and ephemera which document all aspects of Kylie Minogue’s singing, song-writing and stage acting careers in Australia and overseas. The Library does not generally collect material on Minogue’s film and television screen career.
CONTENT
Printed materials in the PROMPT collection include programs and printed ephemera such as brochures, leaflets, tickets, etc. Theatre programs are taken as the prime documentary evidence of a performance. The list is based on imperfect holdings, and is updated as gaps in the Library’s holdings fill. Unless otherwise stated, all entries are based on published programs in the PROMPT collection.
ACCESS
The Kylie Minogue PROMPT files may be accessed through the Library’s Special Collections Reading Room by eCallslip request: https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3529676
ARRANGEMENT
Programs in the National Library’ PROMPT collection are arranged chronologically / by entrepreneur and/or management company name, etc. Then individually listed, chronologically by performance as follows:
OTHER RESOURCES
The National Library’s collection also includes:
Biographical cuttings file - available via the Newspaper Reading Room
Related manuscripts – available via the Manuscripts Reading Room
Pictures and posters – available via the Pictures Reading Room
Broadsides - available via the Petherick Reading Room
Kylie Minogue information and resources listed within the TROVE discovery service
1. Folder of general ephemera about Kylie Minogue:
Including magazine articles and clippings, postcards, fan club ephemera and a greeting card.
2. AUSTRALIAN PERFORMANCES:
1991 10 February; Bruce Stadium, Canberra (Australian Capital Territory) Rhythm of Love Live!! 2 handbills
1991 February - March; tour of Australia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore & Thailand. Kylie - Rhythm of Love 1 folded poster/tour program
3. OVERSEAS PERFORMANCES:
1988 21 November; The Palladium, London (England) The Royal Performance in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother In aid of the Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund. Program features Kylie Minogue, and separately the cast of Neighbours. 2 programs
1990 Tour from April – May; Europe, Hong Kong, China. Kylie Minogue – Enjoy Yourself Tour Souvenir large format program by Kaydeebee Pty. Ltd, England. 1 program 1991 29 October; Wembley Arena, London (England) Harvey Goldsmith Ents. presents Kylie Let’s Get to It tour. 2 variant handbills
PROMPT: Kylie Minogue 2
1998 29 July; Shepherds Bush Empire, London (England) Intimate and Live Intimate and Live was the fifth concert tour by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue in support of her sixth studio album Impossible Princess (1997). 2 handbills 2000 5 December; Dominion Theatre, Camden, London (England) The Royal Variety Performance 2000 – in the presence of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales 1 program
2002 6 – 9 May; The NEC Arena, Birmingham (England) Triple “A” Ents. presents Kylie Minogue Tour name: KylieFever2002. 2 copies of What’s On produced by the NEC Group UK.
2002 2 December; Carling Apollo, Hammersmith, London (England) The Royal Variety Performance 2002 – in the presence of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales 1 program
2010 19 November; Royal Albert Hall, London (England) The Royal Variety Performance 2012 – in the presence of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall 1 program 2011 February – May (international tour) Aphrodite: les Follies Tour 2011 Aphrodite: Les Folies Tour (also known as Aphrodite Live) was the twelfth concert tour by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. 1 program
2011 Commencing 19 March; Novello Theatre, Westminster, London (England) Cameron Mackintosh presents Betty Blue Eyes / Allan Bennett & Malcolm Mowbray A new musical comedy starring Sarah Lancashire, David Bamber, Reece Shearsmith , and Kylie Minogue (as the Voice of Betty) 1 program 2012 19 November; Royal Albert Hall, London (England) The Royal Variety Performance 2012 – held in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen and HRH The Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh 1 program
PROMPT: Kylie Minogue 3