Teen Faggots Come to Life Produced by PIPA Created in association with Jay Tewake and the Mika Haka Foundation Staged in the Basement Studio as part of Auckland PRIDE 13-15 February, 2014 at 7.00pm A thousand and six years ago (early 1960’s actually) I went to the Civic Theatre in Christchurch to hear a concert […]
Category: Social Commentary
Queen ~ a theatre review
Queen Produced by Smoke Labours Productions Written by Sam Brooks Directed by Harry McNaughton Driving to the theatre I found myself wondering why I was going to Queen at all. Two lesbians (one transgendered) and an eleven year old straight boy going, quite excitedly, to experience a play exclusively about the gay male experience. I […]
Mumbai Monologues – A Thousand Unsaid Words ~ a theatre review
Mumbai Monologues – A Thousand Unsaid Words Somewhat of a review … From the moment I began to discuss Agaram Productions involvement in the Auckland Pride Festival Gala ‘Le Jeu de Mechant’, Mumbai Monologues felt like a good bet to me. I was thrilled when they agreed to be part of it. Ahi Karunaharan and […]
Occasional Stuff – with regular updates – about Auckland Pride Events 2014
Occasional Stuff – with regular updates – Auckland Pride Festival Events, 2014 As an Auckland Pride board member since day one I might get slapped with a writ of habeus corpus for this so I’ll happily say right here, right now ‘mea culpa’. The first event was a must. Waitangi Day Dawn Ceremony at Okahu […]
Passionate Acts ~ a theatre review
Passionate Acts. Produced by Shakeitup. Created by the company. At Pah Homestead TSB Wallace Arts Centre, Auckland. 12 – 22 February, 2012 at 7pm. Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz I’m old enough, let’s face it, to have asked myself on more one occasion ‘what the hell do we do this theatre thing for?’ The answer is always […]
‘salt’ ~ a theatre review
‘salt’ Written & directed by Melissa Fergusson Produced by Amanda Turner for Charlatan Clinic Staged at The Williamson, 1 Williamson Avenue, Ponsonby 13 to 16 November, 2013 at 8.00pm Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz #projectsalt We’re a weird mob. So pontificated Australian author John O’Grady through pseudonym and mouthpiece Nino Culotta, the primary persona in his iconic […]
Voix de Ville ~ a theatre review
Voix de Ville Presented by Lilly Loca’s Vaudeville Cabaret TAPAC Theatre, Motions Road, Auckland 6-16 November (no shows Sunday to Tuesday) Performances at 8.00pm R18+ Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz ‘Ladies and Gentlemen … what happens when a glamorous show girl and eccentric drag queen are brought together by fate … ?’ That’s what the teaser for […]
Sky Dancer ~ a theatre review
Sky Dancer Produced by Stephen Blackburn for Capital E National Theatre for Children Music: NZ Symphony Orchestra (Conductor: Grant Cooper) Director: Sara Brodie Composer: Gareth Farr Inspired by the novel Sky Dancer by Witi Ihimaera Set and Costumes: Penny Fitt Projections: Johann Nortje Auckland Town Hall 09 November, 2013 at 1pm Published at: http://www.theatreview.org.nz Witi […]
My Life, My Story, My South Auckland ~ a theatre review
My Life, My Story, My South Auckland Produced by South Auckland Theatre Collective Devised and directed by Chris Molloy At Fresh Gallery From 23 to 26 October, 2013 The drive from my home to Otara usually takes about 15 minutes. I’d left myself plenty of time – 40 minutes – to get to the Otara […]
Gala Opening of the InterACT Disability Festival 2013 ~ a theatre review
Gala Opening of the InterACT Disability Festival 2013 Produced and directed by Penny Crimmins Performance starts at 7pm Thursday 24th October 2013 Corban Estate Arts Centre, 426 Great North Road, Henderson Director Paula Crimmens who founded the InterACT festival in 2011 tells us that the festival offers ‘an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of disabled […]
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