Category: Arts & Culture
The tagline for The Mikado is “Beautifully Executed Comedy” – the reality is that director Stuart Maunder’s production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s ageless operatic masterpiece kills any doubt of its sway over modern audiences. Redressed in a kinky kimono of Hello Kitty baubles and anime schoolgirls, flamboyant flirtations with political and social currencies, and a […]
After a successful Kickstarter campaign, Chaz Harris and Adam Reynolds have release their children’s book, Promised Land. In an interview with express last year, the authors say that they regard themselves as visual storytellers instead of novelists. The story itself is not LGBT+-targeted; rather, it tells the tale of how Jack, a farm boy, and Leo, a prince, […]
Last night, an amazing Valentine’s treat was installed for the audience attending the opening of Hot Brown Honey – a sizzling celebration of loud, proud women of colour. The show promises an “audacious platter of dance, poetry, comedy, circus, striptease and song,” and it certainly was. The one-hour show was an absorption of brilliant escapades of music and dance […]
Besides taking out ‘Album of the Year’ and ‘Song of the Year’, Adele also performed a tribute to George Michael at the Grammys, singing his song ‘Fastlove’. The song, itself about casual sex, is never overtly-sexual, but hinted at the singer’s homosexuality. It is not one of Michael’s most well-known songs, having been released after […]
Ursula Martinez is not afraid of what you think of her. In fact, she took audience responses from a viral video of her piece ‘Hanky Panky’ (which was published without her permission) and turned it into another critically-acclaimed show, My Stories, Your Emails. It’s fair to say that she is not afraid of airing her dirty laundry […]
Netflix has made some major announcements: Orange is the New Black will be premiering its new season on 9 June, and they are rebooting The Magic School Bus. It will remain animated, and this time, Ms Frizzle will be voiced by lesbian comedian Kate McKinnon. McKinnon currently works on S.N.L., known for her portrayals of Justin Bieber, Hilary Clinton […]
Basement Theatre – otherwise known as ‘The Beating Heart of Auckland Theatre’, is Auckland’s culture-defining powerhouse – home to an artistic mixtape of the performing arts since 2008. The venue showcases new and local voices, featuring 80% world premieres and over 50% New Zealand work in its programme. The Basement’s unique risk-share model supports emerging […]
It’s that time of year where we get to watch a bunch of films, which only made it to New Zealand about a week ago, fight it out to be recognised by a committee that’s more diverse than ever, but still mostly old white men. It’s the Oscars! In case if you didn’t know, it’s named […]