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ANYTHING GOES Plays The Court Theatre, Opens 11/21 by Jessica Lewis
- November 05, 2009 One of the world's greatest musical comedies is going full steam ahead at The Court Theatre, with ANYTHING GOES opening on November 21st. The production will run through February 13, 2010.
REVIEW: DIVINE DIVAS Fail to Impress by Tim Bain
- November 04, 2009 There comes a time when you just want to sit back and enjoy a show and Divine Divas had promise, a lavish, full-scale show which pays tribute to all the great Diva's of the past several decades. It described itself as a Las Vegas style show. It described itself as a grand night out. It described itself as an Un-Boy-lievable experience. I describe it as self indulgent fun for the performers not the audience and shouldn't the audience be the ones having just as much fun as the ones on stage?
REVIEW: The Forge's BACKSTAGE Scores at The Court by Tim Bain
- November 03, 2009 And so we have it, the final scripted performance for The Forge in 2009. Backstage is the performance which puts actors on a stage and lets the be as big, brash, bolshy and over the top as they possibly can be and what a treat it is.
Bats Theatre Presents LIVE AT SIX Through 10/31 by BWW News Desk
- October 31, 2009 Live at Six is a newsroom thriller, examining the intense rivalry between New Zealand's two major television news programmes. When a scandalous video of one TV News anchor is leaked online, the competing stations use the same footage to create two vastly different news stories, each pushing their individual agendas and racing towards that 6pm deadline - all in real time and live on stage.
Bats Theatre Presents LIVE AT SIX, 10/17-10/31 by BWW News Desk
- October 31, 2009 Live at Six is a newsroom thriller, examining the intense rivalry between New Zealand's two major television news programmes. When a scandalous video of one TV News anchor is leaked online, the competing stations use the same footage to create two vastly different news stories, each pushing their individual agendas and racing towards that 6pm deadline - all in real time and live on stage.
The Young & Hungry Arts Trust Calls for Submissions for 2010 Playwright's initiative by BWW News Desk
- October 31, 2009 The Young & Hungry Arts Trust, in partnership with Auckland Theatre Company, announced that submissions for their 2010 Playwright's initiative are now open. The theme for 2010 is: FRESH. Submissions close at 5 pm October 31st 2009.
Bats Theatre Presents LIVE AT SIX Through 10/31 by Gabrielle Sierra
- October 27, 2009 Live at Six is a newsroom thriller, examining the intense rivalry between New Zealand's two major television news programmes. When a scandalous video of one TV News anchor is leaked online, the competing stations use the same footage to create two vastly different news stories, each pushing their individual agendas and racing towards that 6pm deadline - all in real time and live on stage.
Bats Theatre Presents LIVE AT SIX, 10/17-10/31 by Aimee Savoth
- October 19, 2009 Live at Six is a newsroom thriller, examining the intense rivalry between New Zealand's two major television news programmes. When a scandalous video of one TV News anchor is leaked online, the competing stations use the same footage to create two vastly different news stories, each pushing their individual agendas and racing towards that 6pm deadline - all in real time and live on stage.
Playmarket Announces Live Screenplay Competition; Seeks Best Unfilmed Screenplay by Alexandra Johnson
- October 13, 2009 The Live Screenplay Competition is a Play Press/Playmarket partnership to find the Best Unfilmed Screenplay. The winner will be given a professional public rehearsed reading in a theatre venue in Wellington, followed by time with a script advisor to help you with your new draft and, if needed, professional advice.
Titirangi Theatre Presents THE SLEEPER November 17-28 by Gabrielle Sierra
- October 13, 2009 Titirangi Theatre Presents The Sleeper - by Catherine Butterfield
The New York Twin Towers have fallen. A sheltered suburban housewife, deeply worried by the new security threats, both imagined and real, finds herself drawn to her son's tutor, a young and handsome man with politics very different from her own. Her life, as she knows it, is about to change forever.
Playmarket Announces Cash Prize For Adam New Zealand Play Award by Alexandra Johnson
- October 13, 2009 This is the third year of Playmarket's annual award, open to any new unproduced New Zealand play. They have announced that thanks to the generosity of the Adam Foundation, they are now able to offer a cash prize of $5000 to the winner, along with a professional public reading of one of the shortlisted plays at Circa Theatre, produced by Circa and Playmarket; followed by a celebratory function! The award, previously the Playmarket New Play Award, will now be known as the Adam New Zealand Play Award.
The Young & Hungry Arts Trust Calls for Submissions for 2010 Playwright's initiative by Alexandra Johnson
- October 13, 2009 The Young & Hungry Arts Trust, in partnership with Auckland Theatre Company, announced that submissions for their 2010 Playwright's initiative are now open. The theme for 2010 is: FRESH. Submissions close at 5 pm October 31st 2009.