The Last Taniwha By Chris Malloy Directed by Kiel McNaughton Produced by Indigenous Theatre Group Mangere Arts centre 23 June 2011 Published in Theatreview We all have to start somewhere and Chris Molloy has begun his writing career auspiciously. He’s never written a play before which is not to say he’s new to the theatre […]
Month: June 2011
Skin Tight ~ a theatre review
‘Skin Tight’ By Gary Henderson Produced by Charlatan Clinic presents Directed by Melissa Fergusson Musgrove Studio at the Maidment Theatre, Auckland Wednesday 22 June 2011 Contains nudity and sexual content Running time: 1 hour, no interval Published on Theatreview ‘When Tom and Elizabeth took the farm The bracken made their bed … ‘ So […]
Omoiyari ~ take time to really care about others
Omoiyari (Take time to really care about others) A meditation from Karate: Technique and Spirit by Kaicho Tadashi Nakamura. I want to concentrate on the word omoiyari which means thoughtfulness, sincere thoughtfulness. It means caring: caring for your family, your friends, your fellow workers, your neighbours, your country. Omoiyari is part of good discipline. […]
Nana korobi ya oki
Before Enlightenment, chop wood carry water After Enlightenment, chop wood carry water Kia ora tatou Nō Ōtautahi ahau Ko Aoraki te maunga Ko Waimakariri te awa Ko Ngāti Pākehā te iwi Ko Ngā Hou e Whā, ko Ngā Wai o Horotiu ngā marae Ko Matheson taku whānau Ko Murdoch Matheson te tangata Ko Jack Matheson […]
Womanz Work! ~ a theatre review
Womanz Work! Performances of New Zealand Women Playwrights Directed by KC Kelly for ENSEMBLE Impact Baradene College of the Sacred Heart, Auckland Wednesday 08 June, 2011 Published in Theatreview I can take any empty space and call it a bare stage. A man walks across this empty space whilst someone else is watching him, and […]
Red ~ a theatre review
Red By John Logan With Michael Hurst as Mark Rothko Directed by Oliver Driver Auckland Theatre Company Maidment Theatre Saturday 04 June, 2011 Published in Theatreview Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. The more things change, the more they stay the same. On the day James Wallace is named in the Queen’s Birthday […]
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