Month: August 2025

’Twas a dark and stormy night, and the witches sat ’round the cauldron and said, “Greg’ry, spin us a yarn.” And this is the weaving he wove… The result is a show that takes place behind the scenes of a Shakespearean stage production. If the Bard’s Scottish Play was to be ‘star-cross’d’ say with Michael… Continue reading Mr and Mrs Macbeth of Moonshine Valley Road

The SpongeBob Musical –  Youth Edition is one of the best things I have seen at The Court Theatre in recent times. Those are words I never thought I would say. Taking our seats, the excitement is palpable. Are you ready kids?! I can’t hear you! The happy-go-lucky and ever-optimistic yellow sea sponge SpongeBob SquarePants, his… Continue reading The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition

Thin Paper, Autonomous Synapses, Nomads, Tokyo(ing) by Kota Yamazaki with Footnote New Zealand Dance is enthusiastically received to a sold-out theatre at Te Auaha as part of the second edition of the Poneke Contemporary Dance Festival 2025.    The dance floor is visibly glossy, creating an image like the refraction of light on water, and hovering from… Continue reading Thin Paper, Autonomous Synapses, Nomads, Tokyo(ing)