Swotting up at the theatre
This Monday and Tuesday secondary school drama students will sit their NCEA drama exam, whilst many students have swotted nervously over text books in preparation, thousands more students will have…
Bruce Mason Playwriting Award
Paul Rothwell has been awarded the Bruce Mason Playwriting Award. The emerging playwrights' award for 2008 was announced at Downstage Theatre Wellington by Playmarket, New Zealand's playwrights'…
Explore your creativity with The Big Arts Experience
CPIT has launched its new summer portfolio of courses and workshops designed to enlighten those interested in the arts. Aptly named The Big Arts Experience, the community arts programme is…
Street Art (+vlog)
So, why is it that some things we call “street art” and some we call “crime”?
Sets and the City: Bad Theatre
By James Hadley in London I often write about theatre I've seen in London which has impressed me. So I was thinking it's about time I wrote about the low-points of my theatre-viewing here. There…
SPADA Industry Awards
The Screen Production and Development Association (SPADA) presented key industry awards at its annual conference last week. Sam Kelly was awarded the New Filmmaker of the Year, Independent…
Cultural Well-Being online
A portal to cultural well-being resources -www.culturalwellbeing.govt.nz - is a new website dedicated to Cultural Well-Being. It has a range of useful tools to help local authorities promote the…
Roger Hall's RED Riding Hood - The Pantomime
Circa's fabulous Christmas panto is back! The team that brought you Cinderella, Aladdin, and Jack & the Beanstalk returns with one of those great stories that everybody knows and loves. Roger…
Richard Lewer open studio at McCahon House
The current McCahon House resident and Wallace Art Award winner Richard Lewer has opened his studio up for a week, until Sunday November 23. The work has been transcribed straight onto the walls…
Writer's Room: In conversation with Ira Sachs
Courtesy of Script to Screen New York based screenwriter and director Ira Sachs was at the New Zealand International Film Festival accompanying his latest film Married Life. He spoke to…
Pablos Art Auction on in Wellington
Pablos Art Auction, to be held in Wellington on Tuesday 25 November, is a chance for the public to bid on 100 artworks donated by Pablos' artists and well-known New Zealand artists such as Dick…
TBI Q&A: Mike Chunn
The humble ukulele is experiencing a worldwide resurgence and in NZ the growth has been so big that this year's free Ukulele Festival has moved to Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium. Sponsored by the Play…