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May 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 251 – Rants In The Dark, 2018

Emily Writes wrote the book and then it was turned into the amazing play/show – and head of that 2019 run (and it went around the country to various spots – no luck this years, thanks Covid) it was trialed with a workshop-styled short season; they sought feedback and made a few changes. I got […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018), Book, Circa, Circa Theatre, Emily Writes, Play, Rants In The Dark, Show, Stub, Stubs, Stubs is an occasional feature here at Off The Tracks – looking back through the ticket-stub box and remembering how the show went down., Stubs: # 251, Stubs: # 251 – Rants In The Dark, Theatre ·

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February 11, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Rants In The Dark: Theatre

Rants In The Dark Directed by Lyndee-Jane Rutherford (based on the book by Emily Writes adapted for the stage by Mel Dodge, Lyndee-Jane Rutherford and Bevin Linkhorn) Circa Theatre; Circa One (January 19 – February 16) [Good Times Company]  Yes, due to bad holiday-planning I am very late to Rants In The Dark – but I saw the opening night […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2019, Adaptation, Amelia Reid-Meredith, Bevin Linkhorn, Book, Bronwyn Turei, Circa One, Circa Theatre, Emily Writes, Family, February, Good Times Company, January, Lyndee-Jane Rutherford, Mel Dodge, Mothers, Parenting, Parents, Play, Rants In The Dark, Rants In The Dark: Theatre, Review, Theatre, Theatre Review, Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 142 – Bronwyn Turei

Welcome to episode 142 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – 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 library to access each new episode; or via Anchor/FMyou can get the […]
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July 24, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Book Preview: Is It Bedtime Yet? – by Emily Writes and Friends

Arriving later this week Is It Bedtime Yet? is the brand new book by Emily Writes. She of Rants In The Dark. This time however Emily has some friends along. I’m even one of them! Is It Bedtime Yet’s subtitle is Parenting…the hilarious, the hair-raising, the heart-breaking – it’s a collection of stories, taken in […]
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February 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 52 – Emily Writes (Again!)

Welcome to episode 52 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. A chat with blogger/writer/author Emily Writes. In fact it’s a second chat, Emily is the first return-visitor to the podcast and if you wanted to catch up with her previous time, or revisit it yourself – it was way back at Episode […]
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February 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Emily Writes: Rants In The Dark

Rants In The Dark:  From One Tired Mama To Another Emily Writes Penguin/Random House Under the name “Emily Writes” and via her own blog, and more recently as editor of the Spinoff’s Parents section – with stints for The New Zealand Herald and Women’s Weekly along the way – Emily has found her voice as […]
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