Davina Whitehouse, also known by the stage name Davina Craig before her marriage, was an English-born actress, acclaimed for her roles on stage and film in her native land in the 1930s and early 1940s and in New Zealand from the 1950s where she continued her career as an actress. She was also a radio and stage producer and director, and from the early 1970s she worked in Australia primarily in television serials.
Publicity still of Davina Craig, 1935
Downstage Theatre was a professional theatre company in Wellington, New Zealand, that ran from 1964 to 2013. For many years it occupied the purpose-built Hannah Playhouse building. Former directors include Sunny Amey, Mervyn Thompson, and Colin McColl.
Downstage Theatre
Old Downstage Theatre building, corner Courtenay Place and Cambridge Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand
Mark Hadlow in "Gulls" at The Hannah Playhouse (1988)
Downstage 25th anniversary