All the world's a stage
Actors from Heidelberg, Germany (from left) Dennis Massman, Paul Hopkins, Sophie Ziegler and Johanna Englebrecht prepare a scene from The Getaway, by German playwright Paul Liedvogel.
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Girl's polar adventure effectively presented
Girl's polar adventure effectively presented
Barbara Frame reviews A Hundred Words for Snow at the New Athenaeum.
Final moments of 'A Doll's House' 'genuinely shocking'
Final moments of 'A Doll's House' 'genuinely shocking'
Emily Perkins’ adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 original moves the setting to present-day New Zealand, and the home of builder Theo and his resourceful, impulsive, generous wife Nora.
Challenging the audience
Challenging the audience
Chicago-based producer and director Tanya Palmer will have some advice for young playwrights when she visits Dunedin for next week’s Unesco Cities of Literature Short Play Festival. She tells...
Same but different
Same but different
Ophelia Thinks Harder turns Shakespeare on its head and gives local actors a chance to see his work in a different light, Lynne Keen and Helen Fearnley tell Rebecca Fox.
Students prepare for Short Play Festival
Students prepare for Short Play Festival
Jacobean farce, comic murder mystery, and the intersection of technology and romantic love.
Young actor prepares for Ibsen classic
Young actor prepares for Ibsen classic
Dunedin boy Dimitri Latton (12) will have little time to prepare before taking to the stage in a travelling play next week.
Playhouse looking to play greater role
Playhouse looking to play greater role
The Dunedin Repertory Society occupies a special niche in the city's arts community, providing regular opportunities for young thespians to gain performance experience.
Gliding On star Ray Henwood dies
Gliding On star Ray Henwood dies
Veteran New Zealand actor and star of Gliding On, Ray Henwood, has died. He was 82.
An excellent Vicar of Dibley
An excellent Vicar of Dibley
The Vicar of Dibley comes with an audience ready from the outset to enjoy the stage version, and the audience for Wednesday night's preview in Mosgiel was no exception.
Complexity of role big part of appeal
Complexity of role big part of appeal
From Carol in Westside to Nora in A Doll’s House, Sophie Hambleton is developing a taste for playing strong women. She tells Rebecca Fox about following the work, in this case, back to Dunedin.
Physical workout portraying lover in exile
Physical workout portraying lover in exile
Former Queenstown resident Martine Baanvinger is taking her latest stage show on tour, telling a true story of lovers in exile in the New Zealand bush.
Cross-cultural story enthrals young audience
Cross-cultural story enthrals young audience
At the schools' matinee yesterday, about 70 secondary pupils were making about as much noise as that number of teenagers can comfortably make - until the play started.
Actors 'great energy and creativity' on show
Actors 'great energy and creativity' on show
Logan Park High School pupils Alice Houston and Casper McGuire perform a 15-minute version of Hamlet at Theatrefest Otago at the school's auditorium yesterday.
Tale of love and war still fresh
Tale of love and war still fresh
Nga Puke director Cian Elyse White feels like she is bringing the production back home - Dunedin is where its author lives and where one of the main characters is from.
Holding centre stage
Holding centre stage
Getting a part in Opera Otago’s production of The Mikado has uncovered a surprising family history for dancer-singer Kristina Saul.
Sisters’ story achieves good depth
Sisters’ story achieves good depth
Barbara Frame reviews Me and My Sister Tell Each Other Everything.
A tragic education
A tragic education
Eighteen years after Harry Love's adaptation of Aristophanes' The Clouds was first on the stage in Dunedin, it is to return, this time featuring Ralph Johnson and Marilyn Parker.
Sisters are doing it for themselves
Sisters are doing it for themselves
Aiming to address the ‘‘deficit’’ of young female voices in theatre, Heidi Geissler has picked a work that showcases the most female of all relationships, sisterhood.
Plenty of good family fun in Otago Gang Show
Plenty of good family fun in Otago Gang Show
Otago Gang Show 2019 opened in Mayfair Theatre on Tuesday - a festival of youthful talent, produced by Sue and Noel Walker with Dylan Shield directing the 11-member orchestra.