October 17, 2006

The late Sally Rodwell – her life and work will be celebrated this Sunday, 22nd October at The Studio, 146 Riddiford St, Newtown, Wellington (formerly The Space)....

October 16, 2006

Masterclass. I don’t want to comment about the play but about John Smythe’s gratuitous comment that it was staged after “many years of National Party indifference to the arts”...

October 4, 2006

PLAYSTORY ‘MAGIC IN THE AIR’ Downstage Theatre Bar Saturdays at 11am 21 October – 16 December Tickets: $8 Door sales only www.downstage.co.nz...

September 25, 2006

… Based on these recent accomplishments the star studded Auckland a cappella choir JUBILATION is back to perform for one night only at THE CONCERT CHAMBER, Auckland Town Hall on the 4th of November....

September 24, 2006

The Rivals and the Circa model. You can’t argue with bums on seats. I am reliably informed that THE RIVALS at Circa – which closes tonight – will have played to over 5,000 patrons and averaged almost 70% capacity. (These figures were offered mid-last week, when there were about 10…...

September 11, 2006

The Feast of New Theatre is a project devised by Operate Trust to both develop new works and assist in establishing a more extended basis for professional work in the Christchurch. FoNT Director, Elizabeth O’Connor, says the term “Feast” is no accident as it reflects a desire to move away…...

September 4, 2006

Sultan’s Elephant. Has anyone been following the latest Royal de Luxe?...

August 30, 2006

Essential viewing on Rialto. The Rialto Channel run a brilliant series called ‘Inside the Actors Studio’. I just watched the episode featuring William H. Macy, and man was it good....

August 21, 2006

The Otago Festival of the Arts [6 – 14 October 2006] again envelops Dunedin in a magical whirlwind of captivating music, thought-provoking theatre, magical dance, side-splitting comedy, literature, visual arts and much, much more....

August 21, 2006

The Tenth Adam Playreadings Sundays, 3pm August 13 – September 3, 2006 Downstage Theatre...

August 14, 2006

Ian McMinn. “Funny he never married”, yes, Ian would have appreciated that very much. A man with a wicked sense of humour and a soul of compassion and love....

August 10, 2006

The full text of Ian McMinn’s obit is offered here to reinstate his sense of humour and omit the irrelevant statement, “He never married” – added by a DomPost editor. (He was gay and referred to Graham Manson-Glover as his parnter although they did not live together.)...

August 5, 2006

TEMPO Dance Festival – Auckland...

July 28, 2006

The Goat. Should a columnist who is an avowed non-theatre goer comment through hearsay on a play’s theme? I refer to Rosemary McLeod’s article in the DomPost last week...

July 14, 2006

PENINSULA REACHES OUT Gary Henderson’s PENINSULA will feature at the Brisbane Festival next week playing at The Visy Theatre, The Powerhouse 20, 21 and 22 July 2006...

July 11, 2006

King and Country returns to Downstage on Thursday July 13, fresh from a successful season at Hamilton’s Fuel Festival and will be appearing at the Going West Festival in August and the Otago Festival in October....

June 21, 2006

Rosa Casado, Spanish theatre artist and member of the Magdalena network, will perform her solo show “Paradise 2: the incessant sound of a falling tree” at the Wellington Performing Arts Centre at 8pm on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25th; $15 waged / $10 unwaged....

June 20, 2006

PANZ First Play Competition The Playwrights Association of New Zealand (PANZ) is running a competition …...

June 19, 2006

DAWN SANDERS RECEIVES THE 2006 SAM WANAMAKER AWARD This year’s Sam Wanamaker Award has been presented to Dawn Sanders, Chief Executive of The Shakespeare Globe Centre, New Zealand …...

June 16, 2006

The New Theatre Initiative is building a new theatre at 305 Queen Street … You are invited to an open industry meeting to be held on …...

June 11, 2006

In a weekend filled with drama, comedy, history and romance … it was something of a surprise that the biggest cheer was earned at the closing ceremony by a messenger …...

June 5, 2006

Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand’s 15th Sheilah Winn Festival of Shakespeare in Schools International Festival Showcase and Award Ceremony...

June 2, 2006

Trouble in Tahiti – New Zealand productions? I posted this over at the New Zealand Opera Society website, with no responses, so perhaps someone here may be able to help: …...