Category: Arts & Culture
Reinvention in many forms is the thread that ties together ATC’s 2015 progamme. Revivals of classic works, a new Australian play about the master of reinvention, Rupert Murdoch, and an enlightened new adaptation of an Ibsen classic by award-winning New Zealand author Emily Perkins comprise just some of the diverse line up of new and existing […]
Christmas 2014 offers three quite different choices of gay autobiography. Which one will be unwrapped from under your rainbow Christmas tree? Witi Ihimaera takes you inside his childhood years living as an urbanised Maori in a European world, very aware of his ancestral connections and customs. Maori Boy: A Memoir is very personal and meanders […]
As a fundraiser for the Cartier Bereavement Charitable Trust, local drag diva Tess Tickle and acclaimed photographer Jarrad Mapp have made a 2015 calendar starring some of NZ’s most talented queens with colourful results. “I loved the idea of shooting drag queens in their environment to highlight their personalities,” Tess aka Anthony tells express, “So […]
Intimate venue, incredible cast and jaw dropping directing are making ATC’s Jesus Christ Superstar, the talk of the town! With a cast and crew of well over 40 people involved this is a big production! Director Oliver Driver has done a breathe-taking job of directing the large choral cast, ensured that the actors use every […]
Out Wellington Incorporated is proud to announce The Johnnys, the world’s first and only all-girl Johnny Cash tribute band is the headline act for Out in the Park 2015. Described as “amazing” by Cindy Cash, The Johnnys have just been touring with the Topp Twins’ Grand Ole Toppery. Co-chair, Virginia Parker-Bowles, says the team is […]
Writer Sandi Hall, longtime feminist and lesbian activist, talks with Anne Speir about her latest novel, a light-hearted magical realism tale titled Public Sex in Paekakariki. Why this title? Because sex is so public! People dancing/kissing say it, pregnant woman say it. In magazines, beautiful bodies invite thoughts of sex, and tv and film – […]
In the build up leading up to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Blake Skjellerup was a strong identity in speaking out about the Russian anti-gay propaganda law, and its conflict with the 2014 Winter Olympic Games being held in Sochi. As an openly gay athlete, Blake was disturbed by the law. His position on […]
She may be 72 but that won’t slow the legendary ms Aretha Franklins from belting out diva classics in her new album Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics From the late Gloria Gaynor’s ‘I Sill Survive’ to contemporary artist Adele’s ‘Rolling In The Deep’. Ms Franklin sets a sombre start with the Etta James classic […]