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Ngā Reta — A Response
Elise Sadlier attends Basement Theatre’s first fully te reo Māori production, ‘Ngā Reta’. She writes in response to fellow Gizzy Girl / Te Wānanga Takiura tuakana Te Huamanuka Luiten-Apirana.
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ANTi — A Response
Dani Kionasina wraps herself in the world of Keagan Carr Fransch through ‘ANTi’, a one-woman play exploring the layered elements of personhood.
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A Short History of Asian New Zealand Theatre — A Response
In an attempt to distil some of the expansiveness that is Nathan Joe’s new theatre work ‘A Short History of Asian New Zealand Theatre’, Sherry Zhang pens this self-reflective response essay.
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Fun Home — A Response
Liz Breslin drives 356km from Ōtepoti to Ōtautahi to experience the Court Theatre production of ‘Fun Home’ and then drives 356km home to write about it for us.
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Only Bones – Daniel Nodder — A Response
In a new interpretation of Thom Monckton’s ‘Only Bones’ prompt, Daniel Nodder presents a work of physicality. Emily Draper writes of the thriving monster in this response.
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Red, White and Brass: The Play — A Response
ASB Waterfront Theatre is transformed into Tonga’s number one supporter with its staging of ‘Red, White and Brass: The Play’. We sent Danielle Kionasina Dilys Thomson along and she reports back with her heart feeling full.
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SOMETHING OF YOU
The world is so vast, so small and filled with the knowledge of those before us. From the moana to the whetū, in this long-form piece Liam Jacobson travels through these places to find the voices calling us home.
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Hector — A Response
Hannah Patterson attends Cadence Chung’s sophomore play, ‘Hector’, where men carrying the name meet in unexpected ways.
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A Reflection on Hector
In the lead up to the staging of her second play, ‘Hector’, Cadence Chung reflects on the process, the inspiration and creating art with their friends.
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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?