Category: Arts & Culture
The second Auckland run of Chris Parker’s solo show No Dancing in the Good Room winds up at Q Theatre tonight. Originally debuting in Wellington and then causing a stir in Auckland last year as one of the best-reviewed shows in the 2015 NZ International Comedy Festival, it was no surprise these limited Pride Festival […]
From the corners of social media pseudo-stardom comes Glenfield based selfie artist Vinay Hira in the outrageously sassy new production, Heteroperformative. An unashamedly brash and refreshingly modern take on navigating identity, Heteroperformative is everything the Instagram Generation has been longing for. Witness Hira’s vast back catalogue of digital art work move from online to on-stage in […]
Amy Jane Bedwell interviews first-time Samoan-Filipino Hawaiian playwright Kiki about her upcoming play, Puzzy as part of the 2016 Auckland Pride Festival. Co-writer Victor Rodger, most notable for his pacific coming-out story Black Faggot also talks Puzzy and it’s importance to theatre in New Zealand. Puzzy. The name will strike you before anything else. One-the-nose and to-the-point, […]
After a sell-out 2015 performance, Night of the Queer is back at TAPAC (The Auckland Performing Arts Centre) for Auckland Pride 2016. The night is a showcase of local GLBT talent with creative collaboration of TAPAC Artistic Director Margaret-Mary Hollins and OKAREKA Tai Royal & Taane Mete, promising “thrilling and fearless performances” from a wide […]
The first locally produced lesbian drama has been launched online. Pot Luck is a new local production that explores the lives of three Wellington friends when they make a pact which turns their weekly pot luck dinners into a search for love. In order to produce more episodes, the show has launched a boosted page to fundraise […]
“samesamebutdifferent LGBTQ+ is the catchy name of a writers’ festival taking place 12 -14 February under the umbrella of next year’s Pride Festival,” explains Peter Wells, who is organising this treat. “It’s a celebration of Aotearoa’s top LGBTQ+ writing talent, from Witi Ihimaera to new voices coming through. It’s about ideas, thinking, stretching the concept […]
Hudson and Halls Live! is extending its season. The show produced by Silo Theatre will now run to December 12. Hudson and Halls Live! portrays popular gay chefs Peter Hudson and David Halls as they film a live Christmas show in front of a studio audience. Executive Director of Silo Theatre Jessica Smith announced the […]
Sarah Houbolt’s opening performance of her one-woman show was amusing, moving, and revealing. Titled Kookoo the Birdgirl, Sarah’s performance is rooted in the story of an American woman, Minnie Woolsey, who grew up in an asylum, later escaping to join a circus. We do not know how disabled or ‘abnormal’ Minnie’s body was, but she […]