The Non-Surgeons Guide to the Appendectomy By Finnius Teppett Directed by Jessie Hilford Set and Costume Design by Christine Urquhart Lighting Design: Nicole Astrella Sound Design: Sinisha Milkovic Graphic Design: Chris Hutchinson At The Basement Theatre 04 March, 2015 to 07 March 2015 at 7.00pm Published on http://www.theatreview.org.nz It’s always something of a privilege to […]
GayNZ – PRIDE: Best of the Fest! ~ my tuppence worth …
PRIDE: BEST OF THE FEST With so much on – Fringe Festival, Pride, Summer Shakespeare, Arts Festival – it’s tricky to separate who from what and to remember what was Pride and what wasn’t. Regardless, it was a feast worth partaking in. I had four outstanding experiences during Pride, two were theatre works of exceptional […]
Vow ~ a theatre review
Vow Produced by Printable Reality’s page2stage programme Performed at Ironbar Café, 150 Karangahape Road, Auckland 25 February to 27 February 2015 at 7.00pm The marketing for this unique, choreographed, spoken word production tells us that we’re about to experience ‘words of women wound through history and myth. Women who are wives, who do not know […]
The River Talks ~ a theatre review
The River Talks Produced by Mad Ave Studios Pt England Reserve, Omaru River, 122 Elstree Avenue, Auckland Wed 25 Feb 2015, 12:30pm–2:00pm Thu 26 Feb 2015, 5:30pm–7:00pm Fri 27 Feb 2015, 5:30pm–7:00pm ‘Ko au te awa, ko te awa ko au’. The whakatauki above, translated into English, says ‘I am the river and the river […]
Mike Loader ‘Wanted Thoughts’ ~ a theatre review
Mike Loader ‘Wanted Thoughts’ Q Vault Auckland Fringe Festival Tuesday 24 February, 2015 to Saturday 28 February, 2015 at 8.45pm Mike Loader has the one quality comedian’s need – he’s truly funny. Much comedy requires critical mass and Loader’s is no different, the bigger the audience – within reason, I doubt stadium shows are an […]
A Different Conversation ~ a workshop where LGBTIQ families talk to Pentecostal & Evangelical Christians as part of Auckland Pride Festival
A Different Conversation Mal Green, organiser Paul Martin, Psychologist Maya Newell, film maker Fa’anana Efeso Collins, Pasifika leader Rev Ali’itasi Salesa, HOD Life and Faith, Wesley College The queer communities have a history of engagement in ‘different conversations’ and I’ve engaged in more than my share. This one is seriously different, however, because this […]
Queers in Tertiary Hui 2015
Queers in Tertiary Hui 2015 This annual conference, an event linked to the Auckland Pride Festival, was hosted this year by AUT University and organised by the team at OUT@AUT. It’s been a busy few days for this small but effective group with one of the busiest stalls at the LYC Big Gay Out (AUT […]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream ~ a theatre review
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Produced by Natalie Beran for The AUSA Outdoor Summer Shakespeare Trust Directed by Michael Hurst Costumes Designed by Troy Garton Set Design by Rick Cave Lighting Design by Rachel Marlow Staged in the Old Arts Plaza – Under the Clocktower, University of Auckland 13 February 2015 to 07 March, 2015 at […]
Room 1334 ~ a theatre review
Room 1334 Produced by Mika Haka Foundation Text and original music by Mika Musical director: Siche Zhang Choreographer: Eddie Elliot Sound and light design: Jay Tewake Sound mastering: Alan Jansson Costume and set: Cherry Cherrington and Amelia Unufe Basement Theatre, Greys Avenue, Auckland At 7pm It’s difficult to put a tag on Mika and, really, […]
Girl on a Corner ~ a theatre review
Girl on a Corner Produced by Karin Williams for Multinesia Productions Part of the Auckland Fringe Festival and Auckland Pride Written by Victor Rodger Directed by Anapela Polataivo and Vela Manusaute Auckland has so many festivals over the summer that at times it’s hard to keep up. ‘Girl on a Corner’ sits in two camps […]
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