Leak forces Playhouse into alternative premises for show
For the first time so far, the Playhouse Theatre will stage its children’s theatre production elsewhere.
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Grief at the crib
Grief at the crib
Aspects of the Globe’s latest production might seem eerily familiar to those who found being closeted with family during the Covid-19 lockdown forced some unresolved issues to the surface.
Overcoming challenges
Overcoming challenges
It has not been all bad news for the cast and crew of Dunedin production Dear Boobs despite the Covid-19 lockdown cancelling their first season, finds Rebecca Fox.
Otago woman’s big Melbourne break
Otago woman’s big Melbourne break
An accomplished Wakatipu-raised performer’s just waiting for Melbourne’s airport to reopen before taking on the biggest role of her life.
‘Grease’ production disrupted
‘Grease’ production disrupted
Kavanagh College’s major production this year is at risk of being derailed by Covid-19.
Diana musical to debut on Netflix before Broadway
Diana musical to debut on Netflix before Broadway
A new musical about Britain's Princess Diana will be filmed without an audience and air on Netflix in early 2021 before it debuts on Broadway, producers have announced.
Living with a stranger
Living with a stranger
Satirical cartoonist and writer Tom Scott finds memories of his father keep popping up with each writing project. He talks to Rebecca Fox about writing The Daylight Atheist.
Compilation show will celebrate musicals past
Compilation show will celebrate musicals past
Dunedin's craving for drama in the wake of the Covid-19 lockdown will be satisfied in October, when musical theatre returns to the Regent Theatre.
The show goes on
The show goes on
A more than three-month preparation schedule has been reduced to less than three weeks but the cast of Dr Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat cannot wait to hit the boards.
Keep calm and carry on
Keep calm and carry on
As the lights go on at Dunedin’s theatres for the first time since the Covid-19 lockdown closed all venues, Dr Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat will be the first act at the Regent Theatre next week.
Hopes artists may return to stages soon
Hopes artists may return to stages soon
Artistic life is starting to return to Dunedin following Covid-19 lockdown, as concert venues prepare to reopen and the cancelled Midwinter Carnival considers an alternative event.
Christchurch theatre struggling to pay 'crippling' costs
Christchurch theatre struggling to pay 'crippling' costs
Christchurch's historic Isaac Theatre Royal could face permanent closure if staff are not able to recoop "crippling" running costs.
Tale of hope, understanding
Tale of hope, understanding
A Dunedin theatre company is bringing the Dear Boobs book project to the stage. Rebecca Fox talks to those involved.
Survival and the nature of reality
Survival and the nature of reality
United States production Butcher Holler Here We Come will have its international premiere at the Dunedin Fringe Festival this month. Rebecca Fox talks to one of its performers, Cole Wimpee.
Ward-Lealand named New Zealander of Year
Ward-Lealand named New Zealander of Year
Actor and director Jennifer Ward-Lealand Te Atamira has won the 2020 New Zealander of the Year Award.
$300,000 performing arts study
$300,000 performing arts study
A study exploring the future of performing arts in Dunedin requires further analysis, the Dunedin City Council says.
‘Orpheus’ retelling a hit
‘Orpheus’ retelling a hit
Last night, Dunedin’s annual Fringe Festival launched its programme of funny, wacky, creative and serious productions and events which will hit the city in March, including the New Zealand premiere...
Putting it down on paper
Putting it down on paper
Living in a ‘‘persistently precarious state’’ shapes writer Emily Duncan’s life. She tells Rebecca Fox how the Robert Burns Fellowship has allowed her to help others living with Cushing’s disease.
Performances excellent in great setting
Performances excellent in great setting
REVIEW: The Woodhaugh Gardens proves a great venue to enjoy some Shakespeare this summer, says Barbara Frame.
Outdoor setting sharpens Shakespeare challenge
Outdoor setting sharpens Shakespeare challenge
The lure of Shakespeare and the challenge of performing outdoors have attracted a group of actors for the first season of Dunedin Summer Shakespeare in many years. Rebecca Fox talks to Romeo and...