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    Channelling Kate

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    Channelling Kate

    Curious about the many different ways people engage with Kate Bush’s music even though she does not often perform live, Sarah-Louise Young has created a tribute show with a difference.

    Plethora of awards fails to elicit belly laughs

    Plethora of awards fails to elicit belly laughs

    It started on a promising note with asides such as how many feral cats can be fitted into a cubic metre while lollipops were lobbed into an audience of friendly faces. We were encouraged to put a...

    Massie brings Lamarr to life

    Heddy Lamar. Photo: NZIFF

    Massie brings Lamarr to life

    Hedy! The Life and Inventions of Hedy Lamarr is a fabulous one-woman show that delves into the life and journeys of Hedy Lamarr — the "most beautiful woman in the world".

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    Bringing lived experience to the stage

    Jennifer Ward-Lealand and Michael Hurst as Jane and Arthur in In Other Words — a couple...

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    Bringing lived experience to the stage

    Just like the characters they play in In Other Words, Jennifer Ward-Lealand and Michael Hurst have been together for more than 40 years.

    Lively tales of Scottish achievements

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    Lively tales of Scottish achievements

    It was a real history lesson from Bruce Fummey.

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    Back in ‘rat race’: Performance returns after 25 years

    Taking to the streets of Dunedin yesterday are masked performers (from left) Blaise Barham,...

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    Back in ‘rat race’: Performance returns after 25 years

    Four masked businessmen held together by their ties are about to hit the streets of Dunedin.

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    Putting ‘all these passions’ to work

    Massie tells the story of Lamarr’s torpedo invention in the show. Photo: Charles Marlowe

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    Putting ‘all these passions’ to work

    As an "artist with a scientist’s heart" it is no surprise Heather Massie clicked with the story of Hollywood screen siren and inventor Hedy Lamarr.

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    Small-town start, big plans now

    Dunedin actor Nick Tipa is combining is love of pro-wrestling with storytelling.

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    Small-town start, big plans now

    In his first solo show, Dunedin’s Nick Tipa reflects on growing up in small town NZ - with a twist. He tells Rebecca Fox about turning a childhood passion into a theatre work.

    Shakespeare rewritten in teen drama

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    Shakespeare rewritten in teen drama

    The turbulence of teenage life can be as intense and dramatic as a stage play.

    Boldly going out of this world

    Drag performers (from left) Ann Arkii, Sam in Colour, Keira Scene and Cherri Cola , as well as...

    Boldly going out of this world

    Set your phaser to stun-ning as a new show jets into outer space.

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    Know your enemy

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    Know your enemy

    Former Dunedin student Ella Yiannoutsos is tackling one of the big issues of our time - AI  - in her latest work No No No, which is coming to Dunedin’s Fringe Festival. 

    Obituary: much-honoured actress who helped redefine British theatre

    Joan Plowright in 1975. Photo: Getty Images

    Obituary: much-honoured actress who helped redefine British theatre

    JOAN PLOWRIGHT Actress Joan Plowright was a central figure in the reimagining of British theatre.

    Obituary: popular British actor’s varied career spanned seven decades

    Timothy West as Falstaff. Photos: Getty Images

    Obituary: popular British actor’s varied career spanned seven decades

    Although Timothy West never played the greatest stage roles at the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, he took on many of them in regional reps and on tour.

    Whimsical exploration of mental distress

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    Whimsical exploration of mental distress

    The stage at Allen Hall on Friday evening was sparsely set for an amusing and insightful take on the range of mental distresses which plague us all to various degrees.

    Globe’s exuberant production a special treat

    Shipwrecked twins Viola (Sacha McConnon, standing) and Sebastian (Sam Kelly). Photo: Don Townsend

    Globe’s exuberant production a special treat

    Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and Dunedin Sound infused University of Otago in the 1980s - can they come together in a coherent and satisfying whole?

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    Sounds like Shakespeare

    The Lady Olivia (Maegan Stedman-Ashford, left) and her gentlewoman Maria (Sofie Welvaert) ignore...

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    Sounds like Shakespeare

    A soundtrack worthy of Shakespeare was ready and waiting in Dunedin, director Brent Caldwell tells Tom McKinlay.

    Feeling invisible explored in play

    New play Invisible will explore themes of what remains masked or unseen. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Feeling invisible explored in play

    The experiences of being seen or unseen will be explored in a new work opening next week.

    Single performer sensitively conveys horror

    Serena Cotton plays the part of Tessa in 'Prima Facie'. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

    Single performer sensitively conveys horror

    Suzie Miller’s multi-award-winning script places huge demands on a solo performer.

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    Turning the tide

    Actress and Australian playwright Suzie Miller. PHOTO: SARAH HADLEY

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    Turning the tide

    International award-winning play Prima Facie, which is changing the way the law deals with sexual assault cases in some countries, is coming to a Dunedin stage. Rebecca Fox talks to Australian...

    Sensitive, authentic story

    Bothered and Bewildered cast (from left) Laura Wells (Beth), Kay Masters (Irene), and Alison...

    Sensitive, authentic story

    A committed cast and production team offer a strong and sensitive portrayal of the impact of dementia on a family in the Globe Theatre’s production of Gail Young’s Bothered & Bewildered.
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