Ballet to tell Grimm tale anew
Ballet to tell Grimm tale anew
Loughlan Prior and Claire Cowan let their imaginations run wild when creating Hansel and Gretel for the Royal New Zealand Ballet. They tell Rebecca Fox about ticking off a few firsts.
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Making the most of every word
Making the most of every word
Having to think about each word you say or risk breaching a draconian word limit law raises some interesting questions in Arcade Theatre’s latest production. Rebecca Fox talks to the actors faced...
Show 'reeks as great theatre'
Show 'reeks as great theatre'
Emmett Hardie has taken on a complicated family saga steeped in Dunedin history for his directorial debut. Rebecca Fox reports.
Universal appeal
Universal appeal
Erina Daniels is bringing a play about her family home for her ‘‘southern’’ family to see. She tells Rebecca Fox about discovering stories about aunts, uncles and cousins are universal.
Pie shop story offers many quirky moments
Pie shop story offers many quirky moments
Mr Red Light is the author of his own inept plot.
A beacon of truth
A beacon of truth
As a former University of Otago drama student, Ben Crowder is looking forward to bringing his latest production to Dunedin. Rebecca Fox talks to Crowder and actress Jennifer Ludlam about Mr Red Light.
Pair added to festival line-up
Pair added to festival line-up
After an extensive search for hot new writing talent across New Zealand, the fifth New Zealand Young Writers Festival will start in Dunedin next week.
Igniting imaginations
Igniting imaginations
For the first time, Janet Frame’s first full-length work, Owls Do Cry, will be brought to life on stage. Red Leap artistic director Julie Nolan tells Rebecca Fox about the pressure of premiering...
All the world's a stage
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.
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.