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May 9, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

I Wrote and Delivered a Monologue ONCE

I can’t act. Maybe that’s because I can’t lie. It’s also because I can’t – I just know that. I’ve never really tried. But I can only ever be myself, and that’s a hard enough gig some days. But I can stand up and read – poems, stories, that sort of thing. I’ve delivered guest […]
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April 7, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 252: Mike McKeon aka Mike Dr. Blue

Welcome back for another week and another new guest, this is episode 252 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys  and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to […]
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March 3, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 248: Nadia Freeman (Miss Leading)

Welcome to Sweetman Podcast. It’s 2021. But I started this year with conversations recorded at the very end of 2020. Now we’re into fresh conversations recorded in 2021. And this is episode 248 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as […]
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March 2, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

UPDATE: Ethersonic Presents LENS_01 (NZ Fringe) – New Shows + One Cancelled Date

This week – as the Fringe Festival gets going – the show I earlier previewed (which I’m in) is starting. However we’ve had a change in the way it will run – we’re not starting on Thursday. But instead of shortchanging you by a show we are adding two on the remaining dates. The new run sheet […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Ben Hayman, Ethersonic, Fringe Festival, LENS, LENS_01: NZ FRINGE, Meanwhile Gallery, Music, New Shows, NZ Fringe, Simon Sweetman, Tony Paine, Update, UPDATE: Ethersonic Presents LENS_01 (NZ Fringe) - New Shows + One Cancelled Date, Wellington, Willis Street ·

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February 19, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Ethersonic Presents LENS_01: NZ FRINGE

Why be in one Fringe Festival this year when you can be in two! That’s what I say. I say that this year in particular because I find myself, well, in TWO Fringe Festival shows. The second of the shows is with a music project I’ve been participating in – Ethersonic. We debuted (in our Wellington configuration) late last […]
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February 4, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Comedy VS Poetry FACE/OFF: NZ FRINGE

I’m in a Fringe Festival show this year. I’m one of the performers in this amazing concept  Poetry vs Stand-Up Comedy. I put the word poetry first because I’ll be one of the poets. Producers Dave Adams and Creatif Kate (aka Kate Spencer) will be MCing a set of shows across March 3-9 where three poets […]
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January 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 99 – Adam Page

Welcome to episode 99 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This one is a conversation with Adam Page, he’s an Australian musician – based in Adelaide. He runs Wizard Tone Studios and the label Wizard Tone Records is home to not only his own recordings but a great range […]
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