Theatre news, reviews and what's on

Aptly named, Duncan Sarkies' play about love includes the pukey bits.

Anybody who has gone into a Dunedin fish and chip shop will recognise the characters in Two Fish 'n' a Scoop. Charmian Smith talks to the Fortune Theatre team staging the play that looks at an integral part of Kiwi culture and its darker side.

Music, mirth and make-believe come together in family-friendly Dunedin production Grimhilda! Beware of the babysitter, writes Shane Gilchrist.

Dancing in an oversized mouse's head has been a challenge for Bridgett Letters-Peak.

Most New Zealanders have experienced the joys - and horrors - of a motor camp, so the Fortune Theatre's upcoming production of Dave Armstrong's The Motor Camp should bring back a lot of memories.

Charmian Smith talks to director Conrad Newport about the funny side of camping.

Last year was a tough one for the new management team and staff at the Fortune Theatre, but this year they can start enjoying it, says Lara Macgregor, the theatre's artistic director. She tells Charmian Smith about the new programme and many other initiatives they are looking forward to.

Heaven Help Us! Playhouse Theatre Thursday, February 2

The infamous characters of Coronation Street will sing and dance their twisted plot lines on the Manchester stage next year.

The Globe Theatre production Waiting for Godot took major honours at the 2011 Dunedin Theatre Awards at the Playhouse Theatre last night.

Those keen to be behind the scenes at the production of one of the world's most famous musicals take heed - department managers are needed for a Queenstown adaptation of The Sound Of Music.

A Roger Hall world premiere at the Fortune Theatre is a rare event since he left Dunedin for Auckland in 1995. Charmian Smith talks to the playwright about A Short Cut to Happiness.

Barbara Frame reviews The Truth Game at Fortune Theatre, Saturday, October 8.

A man with a bald spot sits alone at a cafe table writing the old-fashioned way, with a pen. In a teacup sits something that may be a peach.

Eccentric characters, constant deadlines, lust, envy, loyalty and betrayal, all in the sealed environment of a newspaper newsroom. Charmian Smith talks to Simon Cunliffe about his new play, The Truth Game which opens at the Fortune Theatre next week.

A disaster for Dorothy the dinosaur at the Mayfair Theatre had hundreds of children screaming with delight yesterday.