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MARK AMERY is seduced by the drawings of late artist and poet Joanna Margaret Paul.
Herald TheatreAug 21-Sept 16 | Reviewed by Imogen Neale
It is daunting to know that you don’t know very much about someone who is considered to be a national icon. Especially when that person is charged with being one of the foremost architects of a style and ethos that you try as you might to live and write in the image of. For some people it’s an artist, for others it is a scientist, for me it is Katherine Mansfield.
DownstageAug 12-Sept 9 | Reviewed by Melody Nixon
“It is spring, moonless night in the small town, starless and bible-black, the cobblestreets silent and the hunched, courters’-and-rabbits’ wood limping invisible down to the sloeback, slow, black, crowblack fishing-boat bobbing sea”
This most famous and memorable passage opens Dylan Thomas’ Under Milk Wood, bringing with it the promise of dense, searchingly lyrical language, strong imagery and multi-dimensional characters. In Rachel More’s production this promise is fulfilled. Thomas’ ‘magnum opus’ is brought clearly and imaginatively to stage; his characters have candour, his words are celebrated and his images swell full in the eyes of viewers.
Media Release | August 16th, 2006
Victoria University Theatre Programme presents Caged Birds, an eclectic mix of three contemporary and classic short plays presented by THEA304 Directing students as part of a final assessment.
Victoria University Theatre Programme presents Caged Birds, an eclectic mix of three contemporary and classic short plays presented by THEA304 Directing students as part of a final assessment.
DAVID LEVINSON canvases Auckland’s contemporary art scene. This month: Gavin Hipkins, The Village + James Cousins, Crater @ Starkwhite; Andrew Barber, Washroom @ Artspace.
The work of Wellington sculptor Elizabeth Thomson gets overdue recognition at City Gallery Wellington, writes MARK AMERY.
Wellington Artist Guy Ngan manages to survive the fickleness of fashion, writes MARK AMERY, but only just.
With under two weeks to go, those still mulling over their attendance to Semi-Permanent 06 should make a beeline for ticketek fast – tickets are apparently disappearing quick, with either a sell-out or a sales cap likely. Kick starting events is the SP Exhibition Opening, guest hosted by The Wilderness and featuring work by all six guest speakers (full speaker profiles here), as well as posters by some of New Zealand’s most innovative, emerging talent. Additionally, The Semi-Permanent DVD – a collection of Kiwi music, short films and animations put together by Loop Recordings – will be given away to every guest at the exhibit (this, included in the goodie bag, is accompanied by a ltd ed. poster by Genevieve Gauckler + more). The fun launches at the Limelight Room, Aotea Centre, Friday 18 August from 8.30pm. All SP06 ticket holders welcome. To cool off, the SP Wrap Party begins at 9pm at 420 Bar on Karangahape Road (exclusive to SP06 ticket holders). Information on all side events at semipermanent.com.
By Jean-Jacques RousseauPenguin, NZ$13.95 | Reviewed by Tom Fitzsimons
IF YOU HAVE a decent-sized coat, then you will probably be able to fit this book into your pocket. And I think that’s an unqualified positive for any book. Admittedly, I’m referring to Penguin’s new, digestable version of The Social Contract, which also comes with a clean little cover and about twenty companion books written by other historical luminaries. So get that version, I guess is what I’m saying – it’s transportable, it leads to other things.
Circa TheatreAug 5-Sept 9 | Reviewed by Megan Fleming
PICTURE a typical corporate meeting room: monotone artworks, glass-topped table, and coffee cups. The peep-hole window in the set’s only door hints that the action might be better suited to an asylum. Meet Dr Pitt and Dr Gray, two formidable businesswomen who hate each other – or love each other – or both. Meet Frank, their strange and scruffy interviewee. So begins the real-time action of playwright April De Angelis’ Wild East.
Circa TheatreJuly 29-Sept 5 | Reviewed by Nick Henry
“CAN A MAN commit a more heinous offence against another than to fall in love with the same woman?”, asks The Rivals. Indeed. Especially, when the man in question is 'as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile.'
This is the play that gave the world Mrs Malaprop, whose confused use of the English language coined the term malapropism, recently popularised in the unintentionally hilarious sayings of George W Bush. Written and set in eighteenth century Bath, England, this is a light and farcical period comedy.
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