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January 25, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
A Natural Woman: Theatre
A Natural Woman: Celebrating The Music of Carole King Producer: Ali Harper & Iain Cave (Ali-Cat Productions) Circa Theatre; Circa One (January 19 – February 22) Ali Harper has form with these shows. She takes a musician – be it singer (Doris Day) or writer (Burt Bacharach) and explores their best known material in a […]Archive
October 28, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Live Through This: Theatre
Live Through This Direction: Jonny Potts and Jean Sergent (written by Jonny Potts and Jean Sergent) Circa Theatre; Circa Two (October 23 – November 13) Live Through This comprises two solo shows, two separate monologue-based one-person plays. Jonny Potts writes, directs and performs The Best Show In Town Is At Your Place Every Night and […]Archive
October 13, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Hir: Theatre
Hir Direction: Katherine McRae (written by Taylor Mac) Circa Theatre; Circa One (October 9 – November 6) “Hir” (pronounced here) is how you address Max now that they’re transitioning. Hir or “ze”, no longer he or she or her or him. This is a lot for brother Isaac (returning from the war, discharged for drug-use) […]Archive
August 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Winding Up: Theatre
Winding Up Direction: Susan Wilson (written by Sir Roger Hall) Circa Theatre; Circa One (July 31 – August 28) Barry (Peter Hayden) and Gen (Ginette McDonald) are characters we’ve met before in the world of Roger Hall. But here – Winding Up – they’re in their 70s. They’ve been married for 50 years. And if […]Archive
July 22, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 285 – Things I Know To Be True, Wellington, 2021
This whole stubs things really started because I kept bunches of old – but not that old – ticket stubs to save for bookmarks. I’m a bit obsessed with bookmarks. I have lots of books on the go, non-fiction, poetry, I might not finish reading these sorts of titles for a year or more, or […]Archive
July 3, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Elling: Theatre
Elling Direction: Ross Jolly (written by Simon Bent, based on the novel by Ingvar Ambjørnsen) Circa Theatre; Circa One (June 30– July 24) Elling has twice suffered postponement with Covid lockdown restrictions, cancelled altogether last year and then its opening week was delayed for this season given the temporary move to level 2 – meaning […]Archive
June 29, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
In Praise of Tom Stoppard
A brand new biography of Tom Stoppard has just hit the shelves in America (it was released late last year in the UK). So I read this piece in the New Yorker and wondered if that is actually as close as I might get to reading the book. It’s most likely I will buy it. […]Archive
May 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: The People Working In Theatre Only Get Mondays To Themselves
Every night on the stage for the duration of the season, with just one day off for the good behaviour; most of the time they’ll never flub a line, or drop a plate or cup or fuck things up and I am probably a bad person for wishing they might. I redeem myself though, by […]Archive
May 2, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Things I Know To Be True: Theatre
Things I Know To Be True Direction: Shane Bosher (written by Andrew Bovell) Circa Theatre; Circa One (April 30 – May 29) Andrew Bovell has here created the sprawling epic family drama that is a distinctly Australian version of the big theatrical experiences we so often associate with American playwrights – from Tennessee Williams on […]Archive
April 20, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
TRANSMISSION: Theatre
TRANSMISSION Direction: Stuart McKenzie & Miranda Harcourt BATS Theatre (April 20 – May 1) Last night I attended the world premiere of TRANSMISSION. It’s a new play by Stuart McKenzie and Miranda Harcourt. It stars Sophie Hambleton, Tom Knowles and Tim Spite – between them they give voice to works spoken by Jacinda Ardern, Grant […]Archive
March 12, 2021 by Simon Sweetman