Big plans made for 2022
Dunedin’s fringe and arts festivals are planning full programmes this year and while they are not announcing full line-ups just yet, they have released a few teasers.
Entertainment
Talented young cast impresses
Talented young cast impresses
"Girls can’t go on quests," says Captain Ash, noticeably not volunteering for the job himself.
Search for history uncovered underground
Search for history uncovered underground
Work is under way on the Dunedin site for ACC’s new office block, at the back of the former Lyceum Theatre site.
Undemanding, highly entertaining NZ comedy
Undemanding, highly entertaining NZ comedy
Maggie has absconded with their money, so when Louise, Siobhan, Annabel and Helen turn up for their carpentry course there’s no-one there but Maggie’s furious husband, Woody.
Undemanding, highly entertaining NZ comedy
Undemanding, highly entertaining NZ comedy
Maggie has absconded with their money, so when Louise, Siobhan, Annabel and Helen turn up for their carpentry course there’s no-one there but her furious husband.
Playwright reveals ‘worst parts of human nature’
Playwright reveals ‘worst parts of human nature’
Three bored and tired Grim Reapers are in the staffroom counting down to Christmas in Jo Randerson’s comic festive season play Good Night — The End.
Playing new role at Globe
Playing new role at Globe
Dunedin actor and director Terry MacTavish has trod the boards at the Globe Theatre many times. Now for the first time she will direct a play there. She tells Rebecca Fox about the personal...
Outside-the-box theatre funding idea approved
Outside-the-box theatre funding idea approved
The Mayfair Theatre is to receive thousands of dollars in Dunedin City Council funding towards its wage bill, despite concerns about whether it is eligible to access the funds.
Examining mental health in theatre
Examining mental health in theatre
Former University of Otago theatre student Dan Goodwin will Zoom into Dunedin at the New Zealand Young Writers Festival to pass on some advice on writing about mental health in a safe way.
Bolshoi Theatre performer killed in on-stage accident during opera
Bolshoi Theatre performer killed in on-stage accident during opera
A performer at Moscow's renowned Bolshoi Theatre was killed on Saturday in an accident on stage during an opera, the theatre said.
The (new) play’s the thing
The (new) play’s the thing
Despite the challenges of recent months the three writers involved in the Otepoti Theatre Lab Playwrights Programme will have their new works read for the public for the first time.
A good, classic mystery
A good, classic mystery
A lockdown in the middle of play rehearsal is not ideal, but not unheard of these days. The cast of the Globe’s latest production And Then There Were None have made the best of the situation.
Trip home didn’t hit right note
Trip home didn’t hit right note
Former Dunedin tenor Stephen Chambers came home to Dunedin to star in Opera Otago’s production of Die Fledermaus and visit his parents only things have not quite turned out how he expected. He...
Actors pushing ahead on Zoom
Actors pushing ahead on Zoom
Their show may have been postponed, but the pupils behind the Kaikorai Valley College special needs theatre production are not letting the lockdown spoil their high spirits.
Great balls of fire
Great balls of fire
Igor, played by Sam McIntyre, and Sloane Smith, create a fireball as part of a hydrogen bubble experiment at the Bang! Science Show at the Dunedin Teachers College Auditorium at the weekend.
Captivated by Dutch connection
Captivated by Dutch connection
Missing her home country saw Dutch-born theatre creator Martine Baanvinger seek out a project that could connect her with her roots - she found it in photographer Ans Westra’s story.
Bewilderment as ad for musical banned
Bewilderment as ad for musical banned
An advertisement for a Dunedin musical about New Zealand’s suffrage movement was banned from Facebook for being too political.
Museum setting treasure trove for show
Museum setting treasure trove for show
I was privileged to attend the final dress rehearsal of the Otago Gang Show in the Mayfair Theatre at the weekend.
Gang Show all ready to entertain
Gang Show all ready to entertain
A great theatrical experience of music, dance and humour.