Taiaroa Royal, Okareka's co-artistic director, draws
inspiration directly from his ancestral heritage for the
company's new production, Mana Wahine - Journey of
Strength.
There are seven actors - Cindy Diver, Clare Adams, Dougal
Stevenson, Francis Kewene, Hilary Norris, Julie Edwards and
Ross Johnston - and together they convey the impact of one of
the most feared diseases of our time: Alzheimer's.
Mamma Mia!, a brilliantly staged, piping-hot romantic
comedy brimming with Abba hits (Benny Andersson and Bjorn
Ulvaeus), opened a season in Dunedin's Regent Theatre, on
Thursday evening, presented by Taieri Musical Society and
DKCM Ltd.
Since its first performance in 1965, The Killing of Sister
George has sometimes been criticised, with justification,
for its reinforcement of negative lesbian stereotypes.
This year marks the centenary of the start of the Great
War, World War 1, so the next four years will see many
commemorative events. One of the first in Dunedin is the
Globe Theatre's production of Journey's End, a play set in
the trenches of the Western Front. Charmian Smith
reports.
