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‘See [if] he’ll crack’: Dukes turns up heat
Media attention is running hot on a Dunedin author’s first novel due to its reference to past bullying and abuse at Otago Boys’ High School, but the work of fiction is a lot more...
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Art seen: February 26
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Art seen: February 26
By Joanna Osborne
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Correcting an image problem
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Correcting an image problem
An innocent post of her show to entertain people during Covid took a nefarious turn for Swiss actress Elsa Couvreur that has taken years to recover from.
Gig packed out, yet intimate
Gig packed out, yet intimate
Matt Joe Gow, Moons, Saturday, February 21.
Damp squib reaches no heights
Damp squib reaches no heights
Your opinion on the latest adaptation of Wuthering Heights will depend on how willing you are to accept Emerald Fennell drenching the material in her sensual fantasies.
Obituary: Udo Kier, actor
Obituary: Udo Kier, actor
German actor Udo Kier’s icy gaze and strange, scene-stealing screen presence made him a favourite of film-makers including Andy Warhol, Gus Van Sant and Lars von Trier.
Obituary: Joanna Trollope, author
Obituary: Joanna Trollope, author
Novelist Joanna Trollope’s books charted domestic and romantic travails in well-heeled rural England.
Shaking up the script
Shaking up the script
Director couple Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold are on a mission to counter box office franchise churn with eccentric, low-budget projects.
Unlocking our identity
Unlocking our identity
It’s hard to be sure of anything these days, the author of a Dunedin Fringe Festival play tells Tom McKinlay.
'Grey's Anatomy' star Eric Dane dies, aged 53
'Grey's Anatomy' star Eric Dane dies, aged 53
Actor Eric Dane, who played the handsome Dr Mark Sloan on the hit television series Grey's Anatomy, has died aged 53.
ODT quiz: February 27
ODT quiz: February 27
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Friday, February 27.
ODT quiz: February 26
ODT quiz: February 26
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Thursday, February 26.
ODT quiz: February 25
ODT quiz: February 25
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Wednesday, February 25.
ODT quiz: February 24
ODT quiz: February 24
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Tuesday, February 24.
ODT quiz: February 23
ODT quiz: February 23
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Monday, February 23.
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Bringing bold work home
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Bringing bold work home
The old team is back together at Dunedin’s Globe theatre for Keith Scott’s new production of The Fox and he could not be happier.
Art seen: February 19
Art seen: February 19
By James Dignan
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Drawn in by a rule-breaker
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Drawn in by a rule-breaker
DPAG curator Lucy Hammonds could not resist finding out what leading ceramicist Peter Hawkesby, who has moved to Dunedin, was working on and putting on display for the region to see.
Oscar winning actor Robert Duvall dies
Oscar winning actor Robert Duvall dies
Oscar winner Robert Duvall, a versatile actor who made lasting impressions in a range of parts from starring to supporting roles like the napalm-loving colonel of "Apocalypse Now" or the spectral Boo Radley in "To Kill a Mockingbird," has died at age 95.
Obituary: the dazzling, clever playwright who became an adjective
Obituary: the dazzling, clever playwright who became an adjective
"What's it about?" was a frequent response from bemused theatre-goers to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Sir Tom Stoppard’s first stage triumph.