Wordsmiths to judge prison writing competition
The star-studded judging panel for the Otago Daily Times’ prison creative-writing competition can now be revealed.
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Where the place? Upon the stage
Where the place? Upon the stage
Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand Otago regional representative Debbie Vercoe said about 100 pupils from seven Otago secondary schools took part in the University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival.
Playing it cool
Playing it cool
Dunedin’s new jazz club is taking on one of the great albums, writes Tom McKinlay.
Where the place? Upon the stage
Where the place? Upon the stage
Actors (from left) Laura Cowles, Sersha Forde and Ruby Hart (all 16), all from Logan Park High School, inhabit the three witches in Macbeth during the University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare...
Art Seen: April 15
Art Seen: April 15
Robert Piggott Art Gallery is currently showing Otago artist Kerry Lanauze’s debut exhibition.
Audience as entertaining as performers in production for babies
Audience as entertaining as performers in production for babies
REVIEW: It would be wonderful to see more special, sensitive productions like Up & Away, writes Barbara Frame.
Two powerful performances open Wanaka festival
Two powerful performances open Wanaka festival
REVIEW: Wanaka's week for arts aficionados launched with powerful performances from the Royal NZ Ballet celebrating two new works and from Maori collaborators addressing climate change.
Tracks converge on new compilation
Tracks converge on new compilation
Local music compilations have lost a bit of lustre in recent years, but their contribution to music can’t be understated.
New legacies
New legacies: The Chills' late harvest
Three albums into The Chills’ comeback, Martin Phillipps says he feels like he can finally relax a bit. Tom McKinlay reports.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge in new Indiana Jones movie
Phoebe Waller-Bridge in new Indiana Jones movie
Indiana Jones has gained a "Fleabag". Phoebe Waller-Bridge will join 78-year-old Harrison Ford for the famed archeologist’s fifth big screen outing.
'Despicable' hoax claims Dave Dobbyn has died
'Despicable' hoax claims Dave Dobbyn has died
Sir Dave Dobbyn's manager has blasted a "despicable" social media hoax claiming the Kiwi singing great has died.
The colour of creativity
The colour of creativity
For Otago fans of dance there is a plethora of opportunities to get your fill of contemporary movement, thanks to the Dunedin Arts Festival and the Festival of Colour.
Play inspired by sacred harp
Play inspired by sacred harp
Music is known for assisting people with dementia, so for playwright Ro Bright and director Kitan Petkovski bringing the two together in their latest work to premiere in Wanaka was a given.
Art Seen: April 8
Art Seen: April 8
Landscapes are ubiquitous in NZ art; with natural beauties stretching the length of the country, there is endless inspiration for artists to depict the peaks and plains, the lakes and peninsulas, the dramatically changing seasons.
Welcome return to Dunedin for award-winning show
Welcome return to Dunedin for award-winning show
"An unapologetic, sometimes humorous, sometimes confronting feast for the eyes, ears and soul."
Curator of St Paul’s show revels in latest role
Curator of St Paul’s show revels in latest role
NZ opera singer Anna Leese is curator for the 2021 Dunedin Arts Festival show St Paul’s at One. She talks about her busy life as a mother, wife, artist, music teacher and part-time student.
Harvey Weinstein appeals sex crimes conviction
Harvey Weinstein appeals sex crimes conviction
Harvey Weinstein has asked an appeals court to throw out his conviction for sexual assault and rape and grant a new trial, saying the trial judge made errors that denied him an impartial jury.
Second time the charm
Second time the charm
I was less than enamoured by Peter Rabbit when it came out in 2018: it seemed like a crass insult to the memory of Beatrix Potter and the generations who had loved her stories, writes Christine Powley.
Devastating dementia drama
Devastating dementia drama
With a career-best performance from Anthony Hopkins as a dementia sufferer, The Father is a film that might sound at first like generic Oscar bait, yet it’s such an original and subversive take that any misgivings quickly melt away.
Real story of pioneer Wakatipu woman expanded
Real story of pioneer Wakatipu woman expanded
Presenting history in the form of a novel is no easy task, but 91-year-old Margaret Mills has made a pretty good fist of telling the story of one of Central Otago’s great characters.