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ScatterGun: After the Death of Rūaumoko — A Response to Ana Chaya Scotney
Liam Jacobson sits earthy, grounded, in Ana Chaya Scotney’s world of atua and tūpuna. They’re let in and the wairua flows and the grief floats up like bubbles in a muddy hot pool.
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Double Goer — A Response
The stage at Q Theatre’s Loft is laid thick with adornment for Sarah Foster-Sproull’s ‘Double Goer’, a dance production of duplication. Tate Fountain has been held in its haze and writes of the experience.
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No Time to Dry — A Response
Emily Draper sneaks behind enemy lines at Basement Theatre, hiding in plain sight as part of the audience for Lucy Dawber’s ‘No Time to Dry’. Here, she reports back with all the intel gathered on her mission.
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Bird Child and Other Stories by Patricia Grace
Before even opening the cover of Patricia Grace’s latest book, ‘Bird Child and Other Stories’, Isla Huia knew she was in for something special. With a quiet reverence, she responds to this valued addition to Māori literature.
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Sprinkles on Top with Jason Parker
Samantha Cheong gets demolished in a game of pool throughout this interview with local queer popstar Jason Parker. The two talk local scene, fairy bread, Osaka, the future and more.
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Space Invaders — A Response
Among many 40-something women with glasses of various wine, Natasha Hope-Johnstone heads into see Nicola Brown’s comedy show ‘Space Invaders’. Here, Natasha writes of her intergalactic experience.
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Yes to Everything
Exploring the opportunities opening up to her, Kim Cope Tait says ‘Yes to Everything’ in this bad apple debut.
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Interrupting Cow — A Response
Esteemed playwright Mickey Delahunty takes to the stage once again, this time with sister Catherine Delahunty and Ari Leason, to present a show for an absolutely absurd show. Isabelle Hoskyn went along to see if ‘Interrupting Cow’ would make her think or rofl.
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The Perfect Image — A Response
Malory Campbell provides a snapshot of their experience with Sam Brooks’s Auckland Pride-featured play, ‘The Perfect Image’. A workplace romance with a white boy, what could go wrong?
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From the Editor — A 2024 Reflection
Lead editor Damien Levi tries to sum up bad apple’s 2024 in retrospect, with a selection of ten pieces to read over the summer.
In a dream, you saw a way to survive, and you were filled with joy.
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