Dickens will come alive on stage at the Globe Theatre, in
Dunedin, tonight in readings by actor and retired University
of Otago English department senior lecturer John Watson.
Staging Macbeth, Shakespeare's tale of prophecy,
ambition, blood and revenge, is a challenge, especially in
the Globe's small space. Director Dale Neill has met it with
style and vision.
There's more to theatre than acting and putting on plays.
To make a living as a theatre practitioner in Dunedin you
have to turn your hand to many things, Cindy Diver tells
Charmian Smith.
Best known for his role as Sgt Larvelle ''Motor Mouth''
Jones in the Police Academy film series, Michael Winslow says
he has made a career out of acting like a child. Shane
Gilchrist listens carefully.
Schoolboy leads double life! Yes, in 1897 Otago Boys' High
boarder Bob Godston was working undercover as ''High School
Boy,'' transforming the ''Dot's Little Folk'' column in the
Otago Witness from dull and repetitive to dynamic, sparky and
popular.
Swan Lake, one of the most famous classical ballets,
is opening in Dunedin on Tuesday, part of the Royal New
Zealand Ballet's 60th anniversary celebrations.
