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    Trinity Catholic College students Anamika Jones and Joseph Kelly perform The Bardchelor during...

    Student performers wear hearts on sleeves

    A Dunedin secondary school’s theatre group has placed Shakespearean women in a Gen Z world.

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    Chance to perform at the Globe ‘insane’

    Former Trinity Catholic College student Phoebe Harris (left) and student Meadow Stewart, exchange...

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    Chance to perform at the Globe ‘insane’

    Last year, in front of school mates. This year, treading the boards at the Globe Theatre in London for the Bard.

    Show brings connection

    Theatre-maker and actress Lizzie Tollemache at rehearsal for The Neurospice Girls in Dunedin this...

    Show brings connection

    Lizzie Tollemache's dream of an all inclusive space is coming true in Dunedin this month.

    Retelling recontextualises a classic

    William Shakespeare. Image: Wikimedia Commons

    Retelling recontextualises a classic

    For decades now, any production of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew has been an object of suspicion.

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    Feasibility of Fortune plan questioned

    Fortune Theatre advocates (from left) Jo Galer, Karen Trebilcock and Ted Daniels want the theatre...

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    Feasibility of Fortune plan questioned

    A heritage advocate and playwright says she has a "$500,000 plan" to save Dunedin’s Fortune Theatre.

    Gang show to star more than 70 scouts and guides

    Riley Verhoef, of Dunedin, and Lily Newcombe, of Dunback, with the cast of the Otago Gang Show...

    Gang show to star more than 70 scouts and guides

    At just 16 years of age, Lily Newcombe is already an old hand at gang shows.

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    Finding the spark of art and science

    Rachel Rayner likes a bit of glitter and sparkle. Photo: Nic Mesker

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    Finding the spark of art and science

    Visiting for the first time, Australian science explainer Rachel Rayner is bringing her quantum physics stage shows to the New Zealand International Science Festival in Dunedin.

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    Costumes key to society’s next show

    South Otago Theatrical Society president/wardrobe manager Marion Leslie looks through some of the...

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    Costumes key to society’s next show

    The costume takes centre stage in a new South Otago show next week.

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    Boost for city’s arts venues

    Ruben Escott, 10, of Dunedin, leads celebrations at the Playhouse Theatre over funding for...

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    Boost for city’s arts venues

    Theatre space to the tune of more than $17 million is back in Dunedin’s script for performing arts after the city council went improv on funding a multi-venue package.

    ‘Chess’ offers standout performances

    Leading cast members in Musical Theatre Dunedin’s production of Chess the Musical. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    ‘Chess’ offers standout performances

    Global geopolitics were centre stage in Mosgiel’s Coronation Hall on Thursday evening.

    ‘Sound of Music’ makes its return

    Bringing the popular classic to life in Waimate this month are (from left) Rob Smith who plays...

    ‘Sound of Music’ makes its return

    Waimate is alive with The Sound of Music.

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    Youth call on council to keep venue alive

    Advocating for the future of the Playhouse children’s theatre in Dunedin are (from left) Ted...

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    Youth call on council to keep venue alive

    Young actors from the Playhouse children’s theatre in Dunedin have urged the city council to play its part in keeping their venue going.

    Obituary: Raymond Hawthorne, actor/director

    Raymond Hawthorne. Photo: supplied/Auckland Theatre Company via RNZ

    Obituary: Raymond Hawthorne, actor/director

    One of New Zealand’s most influential theatre practitioners, actor and director Raymond Hawthorne inspired and mentored generations of performers.

    Shakespeare gets modern Barbie retelling

    John McGlashan College students (from left) Glenn Ericcson, Timothy Stevens and Harper Milne...

    Shakespeare gets modern Barbie retelling

    Have you ever wondered what Barbie might look like in a Shakespeare world?

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    Meshing poetry and theatre

    Photo: Andi Crown Photography

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    Meshing poetry and theatre

    Actor and director Fasitua Amosa had never come across poetry until he was asked to help turn a piece of poetry into theatre.

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    Suitcase-sized show inspired by globetrotting surprises

    Suitcase Show co-creator Ralph McCubbin Howell holds a variety of suitcases, each containing a...

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    Suitcase-sized show inspired by globetrotting surprises

    Hannah Smith says she is often taking "strange things" on to aeroplanes.

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    Circus performance takes on rural tone

    Alain Carabinier, of Quebec, does a wheelie on a miniature tractor in the foyer of the Regent...

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    Circus performance takes on rural tone

    From pitchfork juggling to somersaulting on a tractor wheel, a Canadian circus troupe has made its New Zealand debut in Dunedin with a twist on rural life.

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    Channelling Kate

    Photo: Steve Ullathorne

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    Channelling Kate

    Curious about the many different ways people engage with Kate Bush’s music even though she does not often perform live, Sarah-Louise Young has created a tribute show with a difference.

    Plethora of awards fails to elicit belly laughs

    Plethora of awards fails to elicit belly laughs

    It started on a promising note with asides such as how many feral cats can be fitted into a cubic metre while lollipops were lobbed into an audience of friendly faces. We were encouraged to put a...

    Massie brings Lamarr to life

    Heddy Lamar. Photo: NZIFF

    Massie brings Lamarr to life

    Hedy! The Life and Inventions of Hedy Lamarr is a fabulous one-woman show that delves into the life and journeys of Hedy Lamarr — the "most beautiful woman in the world".
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