Sometimes it's nice to be nasty
Actor Trubie-Dylan Smith has returned to Dunedin to join his friends in the production of The Bald Soprano. Smith and director Alex Wilson tell Rebecca Fox about tackling the absurd.
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Essence of play retained
Essence of play retained
Re-creating the look of the late Medieval period and the politics of Shakespeare’s time has not been without its challenges for the team at Dunedin’s Globe Theatre, finds Rebecca Fox.
Play connects pupils with past
Play connects pupils with the past
A new play is bringing Kaitangata schoolchildren closer to their South Otago ancestors.
Gender-bending solo performance
Gender-bending solo performance
English writer/performer Rebecca Vaughan returns to Dunedin next weekend as part of the Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival. She is bringing the solo play Orlando to the stage.
Young actors to unleash wild side
Young actors to unleash wild side
Their season of The Jungle Book is over, but young members of the Dunedin Repertory Society will unleash their wild sides again this weekend.
Starting over
Starting over
Robyn Paterson is bringing her one-woman show The South Afreakins to the Southland Arts Festival, and tells Rebecca Fox why it resonates with many people.
Pop-up Globe coming to Dunedin
Pop-up Globe coming to Dunedin
The Pop-up Globe is headed to Dunedin to give the city a taste of Shakespeare, without its building but with its 17th-century aesthetic.
Pupils get all Shakespearean
Pupils get all Shakespearean
There was tragedy, romance and drama aplenty at the 2019 Shakespeare Globe Centre NZ University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival held yesterday in Dunedin.
Purrfect pleasure
Purrfect pleasure
Two Dunedin performers have been selected to tour New Zealand in a new ‘‘re-imagined’’ production of Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s famous musical Cats. Rebecca Fox asks what it takes to be a cat.
Solo high-speed romp offers jolly entertainment
Solo high-speed romp offers jolly entertainment
Performer Katie Boyle has the demanding task of performing Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor all by herself, in a single costume and without scenery.
Converting quantum physics into art
Converting quantum physics into art
As Tessa Petersen plays her violin, she is ''literally converting science into art'', co-director David O'Donnell says.
Performance tops Fringe pecking order
Performance tops Fringe pecking order
Samoan grandmother Mama is lonely, and things aren’t getting any better. Her never-satisfactory husband is becoming more useless and demanding, the kids and grandkids seldom visit, and she’s just...
Writer putting it all together
Writer putting it all together
Scott Elmegreen has been telling stories all his life, so it’s no wonder he has made a career out of it. The American writer tells Rebecca Fox about the importance of keeping his work diverse.
Empowering women inspiring
Empowering women inspiring
Abby Howells’ love of music and theatre has led to some difficult times, but discovering the bravery of female performers who have gone before her has given her direction.
The power of laughter
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.
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.