Fortune Theatre

A sisterly connection

A sisterly connection

Clothes are more than just a covering. They can evoke emotions of all kinds according to Fortune Theatre artistic director Lara Macgregor. Charmian Smith reports.

War inspires powerful work of contrasting emotions

War inspires powerful work of contrasting emotions

The Fortune Theatre is charged and primed for its 2013 season. The opening salvo is an explosive play which changed the landscape of New Zealand theatre. Nigel Benson reports.

Fortune raises the bar

Fortune raises the bar

The Fortune Theatre's 2013 programme is an exciting and ambitious line-up, pushing artistic and organisational boundaries, reports Charmian Smith.

Familiar face takes leading role at Fortune

Familiar face takes leading role at Fortune

Former Otago Festival of the Arts director Nicholas McBryde has been appointed general manager of the Fortune Theatre.

Fortune awaits young playwrights

The Fortune Theatre is looking for new playwrights.

No vets' home for old men

No vets' home for old men

They may be disabled old codgers but they are still as sharp as tacks and full of dreams and desires. Charmian Smith talks to the cast of Heroes, a special tribute to forgotten veterans, full of wit and humour, but with an underlying sadness and wistfulness.

Fortune play a comedy of manners

Fortune play a comedy of manners

Instant happiness at the touch of a button is something we might all desire. The next production at the Fortune Theatre explores a time when the newly invented vibrator offered such a promise. Charmian Smith talks to director Lara Macgregor.

Heat of original performance recalled

Heat of original performance recalled

A group of Dunedin actors will be checking the fire exits this weekend before performing a play they originally staged a quarter of a century ago.

Brilliant acting, Kiwi as

Fish and chip shops: Kiwi as, they're often owned and run by immigrants.

Review: 'Superb' portrayal of Rothko and assistant

As full-length plays go, Red is quite short. It requires two actors, an uncomplicated set and some paint.

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