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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Anya Tate-Manning, August 21 – September 12, Circa, Circa One, Circa Theatre, Comedy, Drama, Election, Gavin Rutherford, Govt, Hannah Kelly, hom Adams, Jacinda Ardern, Jamie McCaskill, Johanna Cosgrove, Judith Collins, Kiwi, Matu Ngaropo, Neenah Dekkers-Reihana, NZ, NZ Govt, Play, PSA, PSA - Election 2020: Theatre, PSA: Election 2020, Public Service Announcements, Satire, Sepelini Mua’au, Simon Leary, Theatre, Theatre Review, Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 203: Dave Armstrong

Welcome to episode 203 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 […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Acast, Anchor, Anchor FM, Apple, Cartoon, Chat, Circa, Column, Columnist, Comedy, Conversation, Danny Mulheron, Dave Armstrong, Garrick Tremain, Interview, iTunes, Kiwi Christmas, La Petite Chocolat, Music, Play, Playwright, Satire, Seven Periods With Mr. Gormsby, Shortland Street, Simon Sweetman, Skitz, Soundcloud, Spotify, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast # 203, Sweetman Podcast # 203: Dave Armstrong, T Leaf T, Television, The Holidaymakers, The Pelians, The Pelicans, The Surprise Party, Theatre, Trumpet, TV, Writing, Yeastie Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Problems: Theatre

Problems Direction: Gavin Rutherford (written by Joe Musaphia) Circa Theatre; Circa One (May 11 – 26) We walk in past the murals of The Great Leader and Madame Great Leader and we’re sat in front of two huge doors. Behind them…The Great Leader. He’s having his nap. With a loaded gun. Two guards (Stephan, played […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Circa, Circa One, Gavin Rutherford, Joe Musaphia, Play, Play Review, Politics, Problems, Problems: Theatre, Review, Satire, Theatre, Theatre Review, Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 20, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Party: Film

The Party Director: Sally Potter Adventure Pictures/Great Point Media At just 71 minutes – and it rips by too – there’s no room for spoilers. Sally Potter’s latest, The Party, features the titular event; straight into it. You see, Janet (Kristin Scott Thomas) has just been announced shadow minister for health. So we’re at her […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Adventure Pictures/Great Point Media, Bruno Ganz, Cherry Jones, Cillian Murphy, Comedy, Emily Mortimer, Film, Film Review, Kristin Scott Thomas, Movie, Movie Review, Patricia Clarkson, Review, Sally Potter, Satire, The Party, The Party: Film, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Noah Van Sciver: Fante Bukowski Two

Fante Bukowski Two Noah Van Sciver Fantagraphics; 1 edition I was a huge fan of Noah Van Sciver’s first iteration of Fante Bukowski; so much so I swiftly studied up on some of his other comics – but I loved this despicable character of Fante Bukowski, a self-appointed literary hero; self-assured but also clueless – […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2, Book, Book Review, Cartoon, Charles Bukowski, Comic, Comics, Fante Bukowski, Fante Bukowski Two, Graphic Novel, Graphic Novella, John Fante, Noah Van Sciver, Noah Van Sciver: Fante Bukowski Two, Satire, Sequel, Two, Writers, Writing, Zine ·

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May 24, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Short Story: The 7 Highly Effective Essays I Meant To Write But Decided, Instead, To Simply Turn In As Clickbait-Styled Headlines:

1 –  “Somebody Has Written Something With A Capital Letter To Start Each And Every Word…And We Are, Like Grace Jones Before Us, Slaves To The Rhythm, Except We Are Not Forced To Do Icky Manual Labour Without Pay, We Are Simply Loving It And We Want More And Then Even More And More!” 2 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 7, Clickbait, Headlines, Humour, Instead, Satire, Seven, Short Story, Short Story: The 7 Highly Effective Essays I Meant To Write But Decided, Silly, The 7 Highly Effective Essays I Meant To Write But Decided Instead To Simply Turn In As Clickbait-Styled Headlines:, To Simply Turn In As Clickbait-Styled Headlines: ·

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April 10, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. John Clarke

John Clarke has died. He was 68. There will be many mentions of ‘Trev’ and ‘Good on ya’ and the need for gumboots today and tomorrow and into next week. His 40 year old catchphrases were taken from the farms of New Zealand and placed into the mainstream of TV and radio and his frequently […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Actor, Australia, Books, Bryan Dawe, Clarke & Dawe, Comedian, Comedy, Dagg, Eulogy, Footrot Flats, Fred Dagg, Interviews, Kiwi, Movies, Political Comedy, R.I.P., R.I.P. John Clarke, Records, Satire, Satirist, Wal, Writing ·

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January 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

TISM: This Is Serious (Mum)

I have always admired TISM. In fact, I liked them before I’d even heard them. Which is not something I normally admit, but then, it’s not something that normally happens. This cult Australian band formed in 1982, and released their first album in 1988. So I can remember hearing about their albums Great Truckin’ Songs […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged (He'll Never Be An) Old Man River, All Homeboys Are Dickheads, Australia, Australian, De Rigeurmortis, Defecate On My Face, Great Truckin' Songs of the Renaissance, Greg! The Stopsign!!, I Drive A Truck, I Might Be A **** But At Least I’m Not A ******* ****, I Rooted A Girl Who Rooted A Guy Who Rooted A Girl Who Rooted A Guy Who Rooted A Girl Who Rooted Shane Crawford, Machiavelli and The Four Seasons, Satire, Saturday Night Palsy, The Parable Of Glen McGrath’s Haircut, This Is Serious Mum, TISM, TISM Are Sh*t, TISM: This Is Serious (Mum), Whatareyou?, www.tism.wanker.com ·

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June 4, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Noah Van Sciver: Fante Bukowski

Fante Bukowski Noah Van Sciver Fantagraphics; 1 edition Noah Van Sciver’s graphic novella about a talentless/struggling writer is brutal in its satire – take for example this scene where at a reading given by Dave Eggers a trio of desperate and hopeful writers gather, one says “I brought my new story. I’m gonna give it […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Book, Book Review, Cartoon, Charles Bukowski, Comedy, Comic, Dark, Dave Eggers, Fante Bukowski, Graphic Novel, Graphic Novella, John Fante, Noah Van Sciver, Robert Crumb, Satire, The Office, Writer, Writing ·

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May 29, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 690

Fred Dagg, Fred Dagg’s Greatest Hits (1975) I reckon Fred Dagg was an incredible comic creation and of course not the only one from one of the most brilliant of comic minds. Growing up with a bit of Fred Dagg and other works from the mind of John Clarke had me reading and watching anything […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1975, 21st Speech, Australia, Comedian, Comedy, Comic Actor, Compilation, Farmer, Farming, Fred Dagg, Fred Dagg's Greatest Hits, Greatest Hits, John Clarke, Kiwi, LP, New Zealand, NZ, Rugby, Rural, Satire, Satirist, The Vinyl Countdown # 690, Vinyl, We Don't Know How Lucky We Are, Writer ·

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August 9, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #126 – Off-Key: Concert For Artistic Freedom, Wellington, 2014

Last year Darren Watson released a satirical song called Planet Key (with a video by Jeremy Jones). It was banned. And so a bunch of Wellington bands got together and put on the Off-Key: Concert for Artistic Freedom show. It was great to be in a pub on a Sunday afternoon with like-minded people; people […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2014, AAA, Backstage Pass, Darren Watson, DJ, DJ Set, Election, Fundraiser, Jeremy Jones, John Key, MEDIA, Media Pass, Off Key, Off-Key: Concert For Artistic Expression, Planet Key, Politics, San Fran, Satire, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: #126 – Off-Key: Concert For Artistic Freedom, Sunday Afternoon, Tribute, Wellington ·

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June 29, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Maps To The Stars: DVD

Maps To The Stars Director: David Cronenberg Prospero Pictures/Sentient Entertainment/SBS Productions Cronenberg finally helms the movie that started life as a script, became a novel when the first plans to film it were shelved and then turned back into a script and is now – finally – a film. In a way it could have […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Dark Comedy, David Cronenberg, DVD, DVD Review, Film, Film Review, Julianne Moore, Maps To The Stars, Satire ·
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