Theatreview Weekly: 31/10/2013
A selection of reviews from Theatreview from the last week including: Canterbury Tales, Another Dead Fag, Rewena, and Con.
NZ at 2014 APAM
New Zealand will have its strongest ever presence at the Asia Pacific region’s premier market for contemporary performing arts.
A spirit of independence
Can good scripts and great performances rise above low budgets? Sure they can. Just ask innovative US filmmaker Jake Mahaffy.
Andrew Clifford to lead Lopdell
Lopdell House Gallery, West Auckland’s regional art gallery, has appointed Andrew Clifford as its new director.
Australian gallery post for Paton
Christchurch Art Gallery senior curator Justin Paton has accepted a new position as head curator of international art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney.
ScreenTalk: Mark Mitchinson
Award-winning actor Mark Mitchinson has made a name for himself bringing complex and dangerous characters to life on screen.
Tale of love and art
Renee Liang interviews writer Phil Ormsby about this tale of love and cross-gender roles.
Science Teller
Using the arts and storytelling to communicate science must be a breeze for Dr Phil Bishop, given he 'speaks frog' for a living with a PhD in 'acoustic communication in amphibians'.
TBI Q&A: Baba Brinkman
Canadian rapper Baba Brinkman is in NZ for the ScienceTeller Festival with his 'Rap Guide to Evolution', the first peer-reviewed hip-hop show.
2014 NZ Festival launched
The biennial New Zealand Festival has launched its 2014 line-up.
Tui music awards finalists
Recorded Music NZ has announced the artists in the running for Tui glory at the 48th annual Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards.
The truth is over-rated
After the dubious honour of being the last play at Downstage Theatre, Live at Six continues on its national tour. Renee Liang interviews writers Leon Wadham and Dean Hewison.