Captain Florencia Dreggs (war hero) and her right hand man Warner Hornshaw are on a special mission for the mysterious Joy. There’s a piece of kit that he wants them to salvage but something is hinky. What exactly is in the box and why does Joy want it so badly? This is a return season […]
Rimini and Benedict are visiting their uncle Tu in order to find out about their family history. Their questions force him to face the reason he has been estranged from the whanau for years. Tu was first performed at Pipitea Marae as part of the 2012 NZ International Festival of the Arts, and is based […]
The actor playing Hamlet is suffering a crisis of confidence. Is the play as he remembers? Macbeth drops in to chivvy him along. Then Othello and King Lear give it a go as well. This solo show sees Michael Hurst display his skill at delivering Shakespeare along with hilariously physical stage combat moves. (Some of […]
The grand opening of Wellington’s Festival of Circus is tonight at 6pm. They’re putting up the bunting and bringing out the carousel pony as I type! (Apparently there will be real ponies as well.) Hype the kids up on candyfloss and popcorn while watching the Wellington Youth Circus on the Big Rig or get someone […]
Happy 13th birthday to The Bacchanals! They are throwing us the surprise party, leaving behind their ‘serious/politically conscientious’ plays in order to be ‘silly & have fun’. The Clouds is silly and heaps of fun while still containing political and social commentary. The Bacchanals are growing up, but not away from their roots. (As a […]
Binge Culture take a physical fitness test and makes a show out of it. Upstairs at Thistle Hall there are inspirational messages sticky-taped to the wall. GIVE IT A GO. TRIUMPH. We are welcomed into the room by Simon and Izzy – the runners. Some of us are coerced into sticking up further messages. U […]
This is part of Footnote’s Forte series which “has a specific objective to bring New Zealanders who have excelled off shore home to make work here.” Berlin based choreographer Lisa Densem has created a work set to music by Andrew Thomas. In the programme she writes the performance aim is “to create a structure that […]
[title of show] is “a musical about two guys writing a musical about two guys writing a musical”. First performed in 2004 it was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Book of a Show in 2008. Energy Theatre have given it a lively NZ premiere. There’s a table to one side of the stage […]
The flyer says “This candlelit promenade performance will guide you though different worlds within Inverlochy House.” I was expecting something that referenced the history of the house. What I got was an exploration of storytelling and creativity. Each sketch happened in a different room in the house and didn’t seem to be connected to any […]
Contact improvisation is a dance form in which the points where bodies touch provide a start for physical improvisation. Sometimes it’s the basis for set choreography, and sometimes, as in this case, the improvisation is the performance. This performance also included artists, musicians, singers, a photographer, and spoken word. We get to the performance space […]