Obituary: James Laurenson, actor
Obituary: James Laurenson, actor
New Zealand-born actor James Laurenson cut his teeth under the direction of Dame Ngaio Marsh on the Christchurch stage, going on to a successful career in Britain.
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Always intrigued by strong women
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Always intrigued by strong women
Golden Bay actor, director and producer Martine Baanvinger is grateful for every opportunity she gets to bring her solo shows to the regions.
Promising start to a new theatre project
Promising start to a new theatre project
"Break a leg" is a traditional theatrical expression used to wish performers good luck before they go onstage.
Children rapt throughout
Children rapt throughout
Animated characters of Madagascar: The Musical filled Dunedin’s Regent Theatre stage with colour and skilful movement yesterday afternoon.
Play a lesson in embracing your identity, history
Play a lesson in embracing your identity, history
Wahine Matatoa, Allen Theatre, Friday, June 21.
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Dual timelines
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Dual timelines
In her first solo full-length play, Dunedin director, acting teacher and playwright Cindy Diver (Ngāi Tahu) brings to life the story of one of her ancestors.
Travelling time a chance to rehearse
Travelling time a chance to rehearse
You might think you could run out of things to talk about, travelling four hours to and from rehearsals three times a week.
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Audience on board
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Audience on board
Putting a contemporary spin on classic Shakespeare is keeping things interesting for the cast and crew of The Tempest.
'Constellations' flies high at Tūhura
'Constellations' flies high at Tūhura
Nick Payne’s play, Constellations staged in Tūhura Otago Museum's auditorium on Thursday, is an outstanding work.
Pupils overcome fears to take shot at nationals
Pupils overcome fears to take shot at nationals
A group of Dunedin secondary school pupils who found Shakespearean language terrifying at first have made it to the finals of a national competition.
Fast-paced, gloriously crazy barrel of laughs
Fast-paced, gloriously crazy barrel of laughs
The 39 Steps, Globe Theatre, Thursday, May 16.
Readying for a rioutous romp
Readying for a rioutous romp
The curtain went up on Thursday night at the Queenstown Memorial Centre for Showbiz Queenstown’s season of Spamalot , Monty Python’s hilarious take on the legend of King Arthur and his...
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Bees get the credit
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Bees get the credit
Dunedin sound designer Matt Morgan’s work can often go unnoticed, yet without it a theatre production would not have the same impact.
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Bringing the past into the present
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Bringing the past into the present
For the first time in 50 years of theatre involvement, John Davies is hitting the boards alone in a solo show that incorporates his two loves — the Japanese theatre...
Tiny but potent plays
Tiny but potent plays
Comedy, intrigue and drama’s all in the mix for Remarkable Theatre’s upcoming Pint-Sized Plays competition.
Fast, fanciful tale with a grim side
Fast, fanciful tale with a grim side
Land of the Long Long Drive, Clarkson Studio, Regent Theatre, Sunday, April 28.
Award-winning show coming
Award-winning show coming
A critically acclaimed and award-winning Edinburgh Festival Fringe theatre show will be performed at Settler Theatre in Oamaru this week.
Pupils strut, fret their hour upon stage
Pupils strut, fret their hour upon stage
Pupils from 11 Otago high schools yesterday took part in the Regional Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival at the King’s and Queen’s Performing Arts Centre.
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Fruitful digressions
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Fruitful digressions
Chinese-Kiwi playwright and performance poet Nathan Joe is looking forward to bringing his sell-out Dirty Passports show to Wānaka.
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Worlds apart but voices in unison
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Worlds apart but voices in unison
Like Batman and Robin, Abbott and Costello or Tom and Jerry, Alex Wright and Phil Grainger, of Orpheus and The Gods, The Gods, The Gods have always come as a duo — until now.
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