Her autobiography
Dame Patricia Evison is one of Australasia's finest character actresses, who has found her way into the hearts and lives of tens of thousands of people. From her memorable performances in films such as Tim and The Earthing, to her roles in television serials such as "The Flying Doctors", "Close to Home' and 'Pukemanu and her stage appearances in plays as diverse as Ring Around the Moon, Cabaret, and Lettice and Loverage, Pat Evison has delighted audiences for more than five decades in New Zealand, Australia and around the world:
Happy Days in Made Flaggris Pat Exison's own accusant of her remarkably happy and successful life. The youngest of three daughters of a Methodist minister, she trained as a schoolteacher before going to London, where she screed the opportunity to study at the Old Vie Theatre Centre. Marriage in London followed, before she and her husband returned to New Zealand, later raising three children
Since the 1950s Par Evinin has always been in demand for her onque acting talents. A stalwart of Wellington's Downstage theatre for many vears, where she experienced perhaps her greatest triumph in Beckett's Happy Days, she later became a familiar face on television.
A popular knighthood followed, but sadly her career has been restricted in recent years by falling eyesight. Undaunted, Dame Patricia has continued her lifetime love affair with words by writing this entertaining autobiography, Happy Days in Muckle Flugga will be enjoyed by all those who have warmed Ito the characters she has delightfully brought to life over the years
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