Category: Arts & Culture
What is the premise of Insolent River: A Tango? Insolent River: A Tango is a cosmic romance, an elemental duet exploring desire in nature and in human life. First staged in Wellington in 1985, with dancers Michael Parmenter and Maari Gray Insolent River caused a sensation due to its strange combination of the mythic and […]
It is pretty exciting that Auckland finally gets to see the likes of a professional, home-grown cast for Billy Elliot: The Musical as Auckland Theatre Company’s (ATC) end-of-year musical. Based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot, this musical debuted on West End in 2005 with the music written by none other than Elton John and […]
express was lucky enough to be invited by Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra’s (APO) season launch on Tuesday 20 September. The Auckland Town Hall, the APO’s home, was packed all the way up to the gods. You could hear the murmur of excitement before the showcase in the Deutz bar, with ladies grasping their bubbly and the men […]
Image: ABC News Diversity was the name of the game at the 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards. With recognition being given to celebrities of a variety of ethnicities, queer talent and stories were also big winners! Following the recent controversy surrounding an excess of white nominees and winners during the Academy Awards, television proved it is the medium of diversity with […]
Amy Jane Bedwell talks to cabaret comedy duo Frisky and Mannish about their upcoming show, queer politics on stage, and taking the piss! How did Frisky and Mannish come to be, and why do you think you’ve had so much success? It was a glorious accident that came about when we were both unemployed and a friend […]
Join Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra at their festival to the disgraced! This final instalment of the Newstalk ZB Series celebrates some of the world’s greatest banned and slandered compositions. Like predecessors Degenerate and Denounced, Outraged pays homage to the ground shakers and rule breakers of the musical past. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – The Marriage of Figaro In […]
With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street has perplexed and delighted musical theatre audiences since its adaptation in 1979. Gratuitously violent and frequently comical, a show which is best described as a musical horror of epic proportions invaded theatres to mixed reviews, with […]
Drag queen Panti Bliss, otherwise known as Rory O’Neill, was astonished at how fast he was catapulted into the public consciousness after giving a interview on an Irish current affairs program recorded during the campaign for marriage equality in Ireland. The wrath of conservative Ireland descended upon him and it would be fair to say his interview helped galvanise the […]