NEW ZEALAND THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 20

Following its successful Canterbury tour, The Court Theatre's treasured children's show Matatihi: Maia's Journey of Bravery is hitting the road, touring South Island Primary Schools in 2020!

Audiences can expect to be whisked away to a beautiful world of adventurous animals and woodland magic in The Court Theatre's upcoming summer season of The Wind in the Willows.

In the English lexicon, there are many uses for the word a?oecocka?? with a myriad of meanings and Mike Bartlett covers them all in his acclaimed 2009 script currently playing at Circa Theatre, Wellington.

The essence of Green Day has not been shoved into the safe mode stage musical model; it breathes the rage, the confusion, the struggle and the senselessness of post 9/11 in an edgy package of fast paced grit wrapped up in the sensational music.

New Zealand's leading inclusive performing arts company, Touch Compass, has collaborated with one of the UK's foremost multi-sensory theatre companies, Frozen Light, to create a pioneering new dance theatre work for audience members who have profound and multiple learning disabilities a?" the first

As a nation with an exceptionally high proportion of talented writers, performers and film creators let's illuminate what we do here, drop the tall poppy syndrome and celebrate our wonderful and unique Kiwi identity as the producers of creative artistry.

Across three nights this week, Christchurch's favourite comedians The Court Jesters will be taking over pop-up arts festival Little Andromeda with their improvised medical comedy, Soapland Street.

Never before seen film footage of the 1931 Napier earthquake is a highlight of a new exhibition opening on 11 October at the National Library in Wellington.

After making audiences laugh and cry throughout the North Island 8 centre tour, it's now Auckland's turn to experience the critically acclaimed homegrown magic of STATE HIGHWAY 48, playing for a strictly limited season at the Bruce Mason Centre from 15-19 of October.

Show Me Shorts Film Festival has revealed the 2019 programme, which includes their largest number of films ever: sixty short films and three music videos, chosen from a record 2040 entries.

Playhouse Theatre Incorporated has assembled a cast of stellar performers for their production of 'Spamalot' which opened on Saturday night.

There are some incredibly talented children rising through the ranks in this production.

a?oeIf they try to burn you, may your fire be stronger than theirs, so you can burn the whole f***ing house downa?? (from Emilia) Following sell-out seasons at London's West End and Shakespeare's Globe, the international sensation that is Emilia will give voice to the incredible life of one of histo

Nestled amongst a full gala audience, surrounded by pint-sized workmen and even a yellow digger crafted from boxes we eagerly awaited the opening of the show.

25 years after its debut, ground-breaking Pasifika play Fresh Off the Boat is being reborn for a new generation at The Court Theatre.

Due to overwhelming demand, Jo Koy will bring his Just Kidding World Tour to New Zealand in December 2019.

Agatha Christie fans remain loyal to her clever works.

With this play and in the words of 'shining star' (he absolutely is!) Director Benjamin Henson  'we are treated to pure delight, laughing at the philosophical goings-on a created space within a stage within a theatre for a play that explores a play within a play'.

The Court Theatre's resident monsters are creeping out from their hiding places with the arrival of silly and spooky school holiday show, Escape from Haunted House!

Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, the audiovisual archive for Aotearoa New Zealand, has announced that its Wellington-based staff will begin work at their new offices within the National Library Building in Wellington on Monday, 23 September.

The synergy and 'flow of the show' were perfect due to excellent direction and a talented cast who fully invested and understood what was required.

From the vibrant opening number (The Anti-Polio Picnic), the cast let rip with power and passion that does not drop throughout.

a?oeNeighbourhood Watcha?? shows that veteran playwright Alan Ayckbourn still has his finger on the social pulse.

After making audiences laugh and cry throughout the North Island 8 centre tour, it's now Auckland's turn to experience the critically acclaimed homegrown magic of STATE HIGHWAY 48, playing for a strictly limited season at the Bruce Mason Centre from 15-19 of October.