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July 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 123 – Ali Harper
Welcome to episode 123 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. Ali Harper is someone I met for the first time earlier this year. I told her I wanted to podcast her – because I knew her work. I had heard some of her albums, seen her on the TV […]Archive
June 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 118 – Chris Tse
Welcome to episode 118 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I had a conversation with Chris Tse. He’s a Wellington poet. He’s done some acting and music-making too but it’s for his books How To Be Dead In A Year of Snakes and the very recently released He’s So […]Archive
March 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 219 – Lungs, Wellington, 2016
The play Lungs was terrific – click there to read my review. Perfect small theatre, in the Circa Studio, a two-hander, unnamed couple, “She” and “He” I believe the notes said, or “Him” and “Her” or some such. I was there on opening night. I don’t often go to opening night. I find the rattling […]Archive
December 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 95 – Gavin Rutherford
Welcome to episode 95 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This one is a conversation with Gavin Rutherford, he’s a Wellington-based actor closely associated with Circa Theatre – but maybe you’ve seen him across film and TV appearances also. He does voice work, some directing and anything that needs […]Archive
October 17, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Father: Theatre
The Father Direction: Ross Jolly (written by Florian Zeller; translated by Christopher Hampton) Circa Theatre; Circa One (Oct 14 – Nov 11) The Father manages that rare feat: to be profoundly moving and deeply, often darkly, hilarious. Florian Zeller’s script is a masterpiece, the writing just about perfect, an examination of the cruelty of aging […]Archive
August 13, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Being Charlie: DVD
Being Charlie Director: Rob Reiner Castle Rock Entertainment/Defiant! Part of the reason this movie works – is down to the father/son combo behind it; a very personal project, a mirroring of some of the hurt and heartbreak in their lives…but that’s not the only reason Being Charlie works. It’s strong enough, even if only just, […]Archive
July 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
WEED: Theatre
WEED Direction: Ross Jolly (written by Anthony McCarten) Circa Theatre; Circa One (July 1 – 29) The play WEED was first performed as a contemporary piece – the playwright Anthony McCarten had the success of Ladies Night behind him and its 1990 premiere was at Circa Theatre in its earlier locale.Archive
May 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Hand To God: Theatre
Hand To God Direction: Lyndee-Jane Rutherford (written by Robert Askins) Circa Theatre; Circa One (April 22 – May 20) Yes, you will see puppets fucking – let’s get that out of the way right now, it’s no plot-spoiler, the play is billed around that. And it’s crude and brilliant and devastatingly funny and you can […]Archive
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 […]Archive
October 17, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Central: Theatre
Central Direction: Conrad Newport (written by Dave Armstrong) Circa Theatre; Circa One (October 15 – November 12) Dave Armstrong’s latest play isn’t exactly a comedy – but it’s full of great (very funny) lines. More importantly it’s full of prescient commentary as it explores social/political issues including immigration and gentrification, subtly pointing too to the […]Archive
September 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman