Review: The life-celebrating comedy we need right now
Di and Viv and RoseMayfair TheatreWednesday, November 18
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Asbestos forces venue change
Asbestos forces venue change
A Dunedin theatre group had to secure a late change of venue when it turned out a community hall was closed to enable the safe removal of asbestos.
A tale of female friendship
A tale of female friendship
Presenting the first full-length professional play to open in New Zealand since Covid-19, the producer and cast behind Di, Viv and Rose have taken a big gamble. Rebecca Fox talks to its...
Public’s appetite for musical theatre boosts sector’s hope
Public’s appetite for musical theatre boosts sector’s hope
Musical theatre companies in Dunedin have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in the wake of Covid-19 this year, but a resurgence of public interest in their shows has buoyed their confidence of...
In the footsteps of Bruce Mason
In the footsteps of Bruce Mason
It may have had the longest rehearsal in history, but The End of the Golden Weather hits the stage tonight. Rebecca Fox talks to Lisa Warrington and Matt Wilson about the New Zealand...
Fortune discussions near
Fortune discussions near
The future of Dunedin’s Fortune Theatre, as well as the city’s performing arts sector, could become clearer by the end of the year.
Original version of classic play gift for community
Original version of classic play gift for community
The "territory of the heart" that is a New Zealand childhood is at the centre of Bruce Mason’s classic play The End of the Golden Weather.
Stage at last for postponed comedy
Stage at last for postponed comedy
After a year heavily impacted by Covid-19, the team behind Arcade Theatre Company’s production of Jean Paul Sartre’s pitch-black comedy No Exit are thrilled to be bringing the play to the stage at...
Existential ties between play, reality
Existential ties between play, reality
It has been a long wait, but Arcade Theatre is staging its first production since the Covid-19 lockdowns with existential French play No Exit. Director Shaun Swain explains his choice to...
Musical theatre out of hibernation
Musical theatre out of hibernation
After a very lean year for the arts, the chance to sing and dance for real live audiences is a great thrill for the 60-strong cast of The Highlights.
Leak forces Playhouse into alternative premises for show
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.
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.