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 ~ a theatre review
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) ~ a theatre review
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 Presentation of Findings from My Scientific Survey of the First 7500 Days of My Life ~ a theatre review
The Presentation of Findings from My Scientific Survey of the First 7500 Days of My Life, Done in the Interest of Showing You How to Live Better Lives By Uther Dean Produced for The Young and Hungry Arts Trust Directed by Nisha Madhan AV Design by Stephen Bain Costume Design by Fraser Mildon […]
The 21st Narcissus ~ a theatre review
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 ~ a theatre review
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 ~ a theatre review
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 […]
Akróstichis #7: Aspre veillier, tressaillir en dorment
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 […]
Akróstichis #4: Growing up is a barbarous business, full of inconvenience and pimples
I have this plan: Before this mortal coil drops and Strangles the life out of this deformity, when Epileptic in death I finally find an equalising, an ached for norm, until then Please let me honour women Visceral women, potent, intrepid, valiant Undaunted, each one a muse for this imperfect work Greet each sweetly (uninvited […]
Akróstichis #5: Despite lead paint, we are as a matchless Hotere
Instead of wondering Perhaps, just perhaps, it would be better to come clean: Me, you, all that pretending Each of us living in this ‘between the lines’ canto Judicious though we deem it to be it Overlaps into our singular raw reality when we Hold tight to each other in moments of transcendent tribulation Don’t […]
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