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February 1, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: The Chicken/The Road/The Question of Why/No Joke/No Joke At All
One of the oldest jokes in the world is about why the chicken crosses the road. The answer is different each time. Both a surprise and an inevitability. The finite made to seem infinite. Why does the chicken cross the road? It’s actually the epitome of drama. We watch stories, and tell stories and listen […]Archive
January 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Nathan Micay: Industry OST
Nathan Micay Industry OST LuckyMe I really enjoyed the TV series Industry – and I’ve recommended it to a few people that have either hated it instantly or told me they’d already tried it and couldn’t get past the first episode. One of the complaints, too, was the film’s relentless music; sitting deep inside and […]Archive
January 2, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Rob Simonsen: The Way Back (OST)
Rob Simonsen The Way Back (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Watertower Music The Way Back was an okay movie, an occasionally ‘good’ or at least thoughtful movie – but where it’s been heralded as a great sports drama, the real story was the one of addiction and attempts at redemption; not really a sports drama at […]Archive
August 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
PSA – Election 2020: Theatre
PSA: Election 2020 Direction: Gavin Rutherford (written by Thom Adams, Jamie McCaskill and Anya Tate-Manning) Circa Theatre; Circa One (August 21 – September 12) Public Service Announcements has been Wellington’s celebrated political satire series for the stage across the last decade. This was my first time attending. And of course Election 2020 has not only […]Archive
July 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 221: Dryw McArthur
Welcome to episode 221 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify […]Archive
January 27, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 182
V/A, The Wonderful Wireless (1982) I love the nostalgia records, the various compilations that tell you about eras and movements from before you were born; comedy records, old radio shows, the bygone era. My record collection is full of them, many inherited, some I have sought out. I’ve always been intrigued by the medium of […]Archive
November 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 196: Victor Rodger
Welcome to episode 196 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved […]Archive
October 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Cock: Theatre
Cock Direction: Shane Bosher (written by Mike Bartlett) Circa Theatre; Circa One (October 12 – November 9) Cock is the story of two guys and a girl. John (Jack Buchanan), a gay man, isn’t so happy with ‘M’ (Simon Leary). He’s bossed around a bit and made to feel small, a bit thick. They break […]Archive
October 9, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 188: Simon Leary
Welcome to episode 188 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved […]Archive
October 8, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 235 – Hand To God, Wellington, 2017
Someone asked me the other day how I got into theatre reviewing and I couldn’t really answer it. Then I remembered it was as prosaic as a newspaper editor asking me to do it. They obviously knew I’d done a book review or two and some music and they asked me to do it. Writing […]Archive
September 8, 2019 by Simon Sweetman