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    Eighteenth century English portrait painters Thomas Gainsborough and John Hoppner’s Charlotte,...

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    Gallery keeps home fires burning

    Never before seen acquisitions mix with pieces that form the foundation of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery collection in a significant new book and related exhibition, "Te Ahikāroa".

    Art seen: March 26

    Invisible by Rod Eales.

    Art seen: March 26

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    Audience helps refine ‘slightly raw draft’

    Playwright Carl Bland as the author in Nightsong’s new work The Burning House. Photos: supplied

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    Audience helps refine ‘slightly raw draft’

    Playwright Carl Bland is putting his "words" where his mouth is by performing his own work in a theatrical reading of theatre company Nightsong’s latest work-in-development, Burning House.

    Showcasing peninsula art

    A view of Otago Harbour, painted by OpenArts Inc president Roger Weston, will be among the works...

    Showcasing peninsula art

    The popular "Almost an Island" exhibition returns this week, showcasing Otago Peninsula and its artists.

    Send-up of a favourite guilty pleasure

    Send-up of a favourite guilty pleasure

    CoroNew Athenaeum TheatreFriday, March 20

    Rockumentary singalong packs theatre

    Rockumentary singalong packs theatre

    27 ClubRegent TheatreSaturday, March 21

    'Ultimate tough guy' Chuck Norris dies

    Chuck Norris in the film 'Lone Wolf McQuade' in 1983. Photo by Topkick Productions/Getty Images

    'Ultimate tough guy' Chuck Norris dies

    Chuck Norris, the US martial artist and Hollywood tough guy most famous for his role in the Walker, Texas Ranger television series, has died at the age of 86.

    Sublime, intimate, vulnerable performance

    Nicole Maisey has developed a multi-award-winning show as part of the Fringe Festival. Photo:...

    Sublime, intimate, vulnerable performance

    Producer and artist Nicole Maisey has created an arresting work that delves into her recent ADHD diagnosis.

    Story from someone who’s been there

    Embarrassed Naked Female by Elsa Couvreur. Photo: Aline Zandona

    Story from someone who’s been there

    After Elsa Couvreur made her video of The Sensemaker temporarily available online, a clip from the show started to turn up in some of the less savoury corners of the internet.

    Obituary: Bob Weir, musician

    Musician Bob Weir in 1976. Photo: Getty Images

    Obituary: Bob Weir, musician

    Bob Weir was a co-founder of the great 1960s counterculture band The Grateful Dead.

    A peak into the past

    Steven Knight in Birmingham, the city of his childhood and where he has recalled a more distant...

    A peak into the past

    Steven Knight’s most famous creation, Tommy Shelby, is back, this time in a feature-length story.

    The revolution will not win an Oscar

    Director Paul Thomas Anderson and producer Sara Murphy with the One Battle after Another Oscars....

    The revolution will not win an Oscar

    One Battle After Another doesn't get the resistance in Trump's America, writes Gustavo Arellano.

    ODT quiz: March 26

    ODT quiz: March 26

    Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Thursday, March 26.

    ODT quiz: March 25

    ODT quiz: March 25

    Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Wednesday, March 25.

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    Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Tuesday, March 24.

    ODT quiz: March 23

    ODT quiz: March 23

    Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Monday, March 23.

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    Circus show inspired by ADHD diagnosis

    Award-winning aerial acrobat Nicole Maisey rehearses before last night’s Dunedin Fringe Festival...

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    Circus show inspired by ADHD diagnosis

    If it was not for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Nicole Maisey would not be an award-winning aerial acrobat, swinging from the roof by her hair.

    Feeling ambition not met

    Feeling ambition not met

    Pas de TroisAllen Hall TheatreThursday, March 19Set in 1860s Paris, Pas de Trois depicts three ballerinas — Aurelie, Sylvie and Colette — at loggerheads over who will be selected as their...

    Horror that’s all too familiar

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    Horror that’s all too familiar

    CasketcaseGlobe TheatreWednesday,  March 18The Globe Theatre was packed for Casketcase; A Podcast Style Horror, written, produced and directed by Chelsea McRae with Mario Sadra-De Jong ...

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    Meeting of creative minds

    Megan Dury performs Selene at Perth’s Fringe World recently. Photos: supplied

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    Meeting of creative minds

    Finding herself a little bored with traditional theatre practice, Australian actress Megan Dury began searching for something else.
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