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A Christmas Carol Music and libretto by Philip Norman From a novella by Charles Dickens Produced and directed for Opera Factory by Sally Sloman Conductor Claire Caldwell Costumes Emma Sloman and Pene Buchanan At the Raye Freedman Arts Centre, Epson, Auckland Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 December, 2015 at 7.30pm If Charles Dickens were alive […]

  I guess it’s interesting that one of the ‘Words of the Year’ for 2015 is ‘Transgender’. I wonder, though, what this actually means when I look at myself in the mirror in the morning, own the word, and then, for the rest of the day, find every form of media imaginable saturated, infatuated and […]

Le Freak Produced by Paul Fagamalo for Fine Fatale Creative Director Mario Faumui Lead Choreographer Amanaki Prescott-Faleta Costume Design Sam Samau Lighting Sam Mence Music operator Isaako Ah Kiong At TAPAC, 100 Motions Road, Pt Chevalier From Tuesday 17 November, 2015 to Thursday 19 November, 2015 At 7.30pm ‘O le fogavaʻa e tasi.’ First, let’s […]

Niu Sila  By Oscar Kightly and Dave Armstrong Produced by b.TERONGOPAI.t Directed by Borni Te Rongopai Tukiwaho At Te Pou Theatre 44a Portage Road New Lynn Wednesday 12 November, 2015 to Saturday 14 November, 2015 at 7.30pm When is it too soon to label a play a New Zealand classic? I’d say never because, despite […]

The Stronger (after Strindberg) By Nathan Joe Presented by Theatrewhack Directed by Patrick Graham Staged in The Basement Theatre bar and a dressing room 28-30 October, 2015 at 9.00pm Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz Johan August Strindberg was a polymath, no doubt about it. While best known outside his native Sweden as a playwright he was also […]

The 21st Narcissus By Sam Brooks Produced for The Young and Hungry Arts Trust Directed by Anapela Polataivao AV Design by Stephen Bain Costume Design by Fraser Mildon Set Design by Christine Urquhart Lighting Design by Jack Dryden Sound Design by Oswald Didsbury The Basement Theatre Saturday 10 October, 2015 to Saturday 24 October, 2015 […]

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry Adapted from Mistry’s novel by Tamasha Theatre Company (UK) and reworked by Prayas Theatre Produced for Prayas Theatre by Padma Akula and Amit Ohdedar Directed by Ahi Karunaharan Music direction by Ritesh Vaghela Set design by Sean Hurst Lighting design by Michael Craven Costume design by Padma Akula At […]

         The Velveteen Rabbit By Margery Williams Adapted for the stage by Tim Bray Produced by Tim Bray Productions Directed by Tim Bray Music and lyrics by Christine White and Albert Hammond Set design/scenic artistry by Rachael Walker Lighting design by Steve Marshall Costume design and construction by Vicki Slow Choreography by Jeremy Birchall Incidental […]

Kapellmeister, you Being in the space, the cosmos, where Zills jingle and the hammered dulcimer Outs your passion in a tick, and, easy, Forever leaves you raw, chockfull and open Unless you look beneath those emblematic skirts Billowing, swelling, pregnant with Renaissance gems Oh, polyphony! Labourers of love, these goliards, these jongleur Festum Fatuorum, that brief […]

An Evening with the Incredible Mr Capsis Presented by Auckland Live for the Auckland International Cabaret Season Live at Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall Thursday 03 & Friday 04 September, 2015 at 9.15pm Saturday 05 September, 2015 at 6.00pm Published at http://www.gaynz.com Baz Luhrmann said ‘There is no one like Capsis.’ We all know who […]