Posts Tagged Circa Two

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April 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Switzerland: Theatre

Switzerland Direction: Susan Wilson (written by Joanna Murray-Smith) Circa Theatre; Circa Two (March 17 – April 14) Written by Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith, Switzerland imagines the crime writer Patricia Highsmith in her final days at home – hiding – in the Swiss Alps. She’s a grump, worse than that she’s racist, she’s a misanthrope; trusting […]

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March 11, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

NZ Festival Writers & Readers: Bloody Difficult Women

Bloody Difficult Women Circa 2, Circa Theatre Friday, March 9 This Writers & Readers session, dubbed Bloody Difficult Women, featured Annaleese Jochems (author of Baby) and Kirsten McDougall (author of Tess and also The Invisible Rider) in conversation with fellow novelist Catherine Robertson. A spirited discussion emerged, though Robertson was far too dominant, bringing the […]

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November 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Venus In Fur: Theatre

Venus In Fur Direction: Andrew Foster (written by David Ives) Circa Theatre; Circa Two (Nov 11 – Dec 9) It’s difficult to talk too much about this clever play without giving too much away. So I’ll address the surface stuff and then talk about the impact. That’s all I can do – I want to […]

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October 25, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Lungs: Theatre

Lungs Direction: Dean Hewison (written by Duncan Macmillan) Circa Theatre; Circa Two (October 23 – November 19) Duncan Macmillan’s play has been performed internationally but here at Circa it makes its Wellington debut, and it’s the debut too for Hewison as a director of other people’s work. Known for his short and feature film work (as […]

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October 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Gaps Between: Theatre

The Gaps Between Direction: Sebastian Morgan-Lynch Circa Theatre; Circa Two (October 11 – 15) An ambitious set of soundscapes married to time-lapse photography and narrated short stories; that’s the premise and execution of The Gaps Between. Sebastian Morgan-Lynch is on stage with cello. The composer/performer is armed also with an impressive range of nods, winks […]

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February 6, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Hillary Clinton / Young Lover: Theatre

Hillary Clinton / Young Lover Direction: Geoff Pinfield (created by Geoff Pinfield and Athur Meek – based on a book by Richard Meros) Circa Theatre; Circa Two (January 30 – February 20) Richard Meros is the “self-proclaimed Mouthpiece of the Millenials” – we’ve seen, heard and read him in other performances by Arthur Meek. You […]

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February 11, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Demolition of the Century: Theatre

The Demolition of the Century Created & Performed by Duncan Sarkies & Joe Blossom Circa Theatre; Circa Two (January 31 – February 21) Duncan Sarkies is a novelist, short-story and screenplay writer, but inside and around all of that he is a performer. As comedian/spoken-word artist he has a track-record of one-man-shows and musical collaborations […]