Globe Theatre repair project set to begin
A $20,000 grant from the Otago Community Trust will help the Friends of the Globe Theatre tackle urgent repair work at the theatre.
Entertainment
‘Troll’ both funny and scary
‘Troll’ both funny and scary
Two teenagers came to Troll, the latest production by Trick of the Light, a small Wellington theatre company.
Manifestation of fear
Manifestation of fear
Fresh from helping promote the Fringe Festival, Hannah Smith is returning to Dunedin with her theatre company’s latest production, Troll. She talks to Rebecca Fox.
Anti-war playmemorable
Anti-war playmemorable
The set has a derelict look, like a place where something used to happen but no longer does: a workshop, perhaps, or a studio.
Murdoch play to open, at last
Murdoch play to open, at last
Theatre director Andrew McKenzie is not worried that an earlier postponement of the show will "jinx" a play about late Otago All Black Keith Murdoch, which opens at the Globe Theatre this month.
A classic combination
Homer's classic tale retold
Put together a New Zealand acting legend with one of the Dunedin Sound’s shining lights and you get part gig, part play, Fortune Theatre artistic director Jonathan Hendry tells Rebecca Fox.
Review: Funny and touching
Review: Funny and touching
'Fruitcake' an hour of genuine belly laughs, and I actually spit out my drink laughing at one about trolleys and peppered throughout the laughter are stories that give us pangs of empathy, and a truly touching moment.
Review: Father's conflicting sides
Review: Father's conflicting sides
Sarah Harpur is one brave and funny lady. Lucky for the crowd at the Fortune Studio tonight, because we all get what we'v come for: an hour of honest laughs, knowing little cringes, and a story that is well worth listening to.
South American stories become dance theatre
South American stories become dance theatre
Stories by South American writers are the inspiration for two physical theatre pieces to be performed during the Dunedin Fringe Festival.
Puppeteer set to perform at Fringe
Puppeteer set to perform at Fringe
One keen puppeteer is bringing his talents to the Dunedin Fringe Festival with a performance that has been five months in the making.
Short comic operas well received
Short comic operas well received
Dunedin's boutique opera group Little Box of Operas opened a three-night season at Hanover Hall last evening with two short comic operas, conducted from the piano by David Burchell and directed by...
Too good to resist
Too good to resist
Jiri and Otto Bubenicek have let their baby fly and are now feeling slightly sad and nostalgic as their production of The Piano: the ballet hits the stage.
Experience tiring, but worth the effort
Experience tiring, but worth the effort
Three young New Zealand dancers have had their dream come true - they have been selected to play Flora, Ada’s daughter, in The Piano: the ballet.
Entitled narcissists target of absurdist satirical 'Fold'
Entitled narcissists target of absurdist satirical 'Fold'
Karen, Pascall, Eileen, Roger and John are not really friends - their relationships are too shallow for that - but they are perhaps acquaintances, and they like nothing better than getting together...
Playwright turns his sights on Harvey Weinstein
Playwright turns his sights on Harvey Weinstein
David Mamet has written a new play about film producer Harvey Weinstein, the Pulitzer Prize winner said in an interview.
Pratchett tale appealing theatre
Pratchett tale appealing theatre
Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters, adapted for stage by Stephen Briggs, has an appealing story with loads of clever allusions to Shakespeare, fairy tales and, if you want to see it that way,...
New take on enduring issues
New take on enduring issues
Biting political satire from the 1990s, brought to life by young theatre practitioners at a time when it seems just as relevant. Rebecca Fox talks to the director of Arcade Theatre’s first play, FOLD.
Stitching the pieces together
Stitching the pieces together
A jack of all trades, Sofie Welvaert could not resist the challenge of directing and costume-designing for the Globe Theatre’s latest production, Wyrd Sisters. She tells Rebecca Fox about the fun...
Wodehouse humour delights
Wodehouse humour delights
Five minutes into the show, Bertie Wooster is already over his head in the usual kind of pickle, this one involving Aunt Dahlia, a chef, two ditzy young women, neither of whom Bertie has any...
Young director steps up to main stage
Young director steps up to main stage
At just 23 years old, Jordan Dickson is directing his first play on the main stage of the Fortune Theatre. He tells Rebecca Fox about the excitement and trepidation of such a big challenge.