The power of laughter
The power of humour and laughter is immeasurable when treating any sort of illness. Actor Lisa Brickell is harnessing that ‘‘power’’ to raise awareness of post-natal depression. Rebecca Fox reports.
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Classic still resonating
Classic still resonating
Dunedin’s Globe theatre tackles an American classic in Death of a Salesman, in the play’s 70th anniversary year. Rebecca Fox discovers a cast and crew passionate about the play.
Behind closed doors
Behind closed doors
Dunedin’s Fringe Festival is an ideal opportunity for emerging artists to test their ideas and mettle. Rebecca Fox talks to first-time playwright Ruth Carraway.
Mamma Mia! - six of the best
Mamma Mia! - six of the best
"What a night." Musical Theatre Oamaru president Daniel Martin expected the society to pick up some awards at the Otago Southland Theatre Awards (Ostas), but winning six - including best overall production - was "just amazing".
The need to move
The need to move
People should move much more and not ‘‘outsource’’ their movement, says 2018 Caroline Plummer Fellow in Community Dance Matthew Onarheim-Smith. He tells Rebecca Fox about the necessity for people...
Focus on Dunedin’s arts woes
Focus on Dunedin’s arts woes
An international theatre consultancy has been hired to undertake a more than $300,000 study into Dunedin’s performing arts woes, following the closure of the Fortune Theatre.
Fairy tale romp great fun
Fairy tale romp great fun
Statistics list Seymour Barab's one-act children's opera Little Red Riding Hood as the most performed opera in the United States.
Dunedin pair picked for director programme
Dunedin pair picked for director programme
Two Dunedin theatre practitioners have been selected as the first students in a prestigious, national directing course.
Public to be consulted about Fortune building
Public to be consulted about Fortune building
The Dunedin public will have a say on the future of the former Fortune Theatre building, but any action to repurpose it will not take place until next year.
Fortune group wound up
Friends of Fortune group wound up
Six months on from the demise of the Fortune Theatre, the voluntary group that has supported it since 1976 has wound up.
Staging a little festive pandemonium
Staging a little festive pandemonium
Childhood memories of going to see a pantomime at Christmas has inspired Dunedin’s Globe to tackle the genre for the first time. Rebecca Fox talks to director Lynne Keene and actress Jen Hughson.
Pair making up for lost time
Pair making up for lost time
Shaun James Kelly and Marie Varlet never had the experience of dancing in The Nutcracker as children, but they are making up for it now. Rebecca Fox talks to the pair about the traditional...
Performance of a lifetime
Performance of a lifetime
Val Caniparoli might think he is a ‘‘glutton for punishment’’ in creating his fourth Nutcracker ballet, but New Zealand audiences are glad he has. Rebecca Fox talks to the American...
Chance to travel the light fantastic
Chance to travel the light fantastic
With their cellphones in flight mode and in reclining chairs, the audience travelled the light fantastic at Anthonie Tonnon's A Synthetic Universe staged in the Otago Museum Guardian Perpetual...
Proverbial pastime by no means boring
Proverbial pastime by no means boring
My watch says it's 7.13pm. Ten or so minutes ago, when the show began, the overalled performer (who is he: a Zen master, an amateur philosopher, a tradesman with psychotherapeutic ambitions?)...
Something 'Wicked' this way comes
Something 'Wicked' this way comes
If you heard witches cackling with glee yesterday, you may have mistaken it for a Halloween prank. But it wasn't.
Unusual production produces tears
Unusual production produces tears
A simple question from a child about the idiom "watching paint dry" has led to an unusual new theatre work. Rebecca Fox talks to its creator and sole actor.
Saying farewell to the Fortune
Saying farewell to the Fortune
A group of Dunedin theatre practitioners has taken up the challenge of saying farewell to the Fortune Theatre and showing there is still life in the city's theatre industry. Rebecca Fox talks to...
Good fun that is funny
Good fun that is funny
Dr Seuss’ classic children’s tale The Cat in The Hat has been transformed into a travelling stage show. Rebecca Fox talks to The Cat, aka Nick Wilkinson.
Simple story of child’s family experience scores highly
Simple story of child’s family experience scores highly
The story is simple. Eloise, who lives in Dunedin with her mum, Karen, flies to Wellington to see her dad, Dennis, who has another lady living in his house. Things go well, sort of...