Observations from the ground.
Flat City Field Notes offers reviews and essays about theatre, arts and culture in and around Ōtautahi Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Review: Guy Williams – Rich People Are Stealing From You – loud, loose political comedy in the post-election void
Charlotte Thronton reviews Guy Williams: Rich People Are Stealing From You, at Little Andromeda, Monday 9 November 2026. Guy Williams is good with people. He found his ideal format with the Jono & Ben spin-off New Zealand Today, where he interviews regular Kiwis about local incidents that are simultaneously mundane and bizarre. Williams hunts for…
Review: Dr Jo Prendergast is #coping – an uneven but enjoyable hybrid show that taps into the female zeitgeist
Rachel Williamson reviews Dr Jo Prendergast is #coping, at The Piano, Saturday 7 November 2026. Part stand-up comedy, part motivational TED talk, Dr Jo Prendergast’s one-woman show covers the female mental load, motherhood and menopause with warmth and self-deprecating humour to highlight the toll of being a woman in today’s society. Playing to a sold-out…
Review: Kid Jesties – dynamite improvised theatre that’s big, silly and delightful
Erin Harrington reviews Kid Jesties, at Little Andromeda, Saturday 7 November 2026. One of the weird things about improvised work is the better it is, the more likely you might be inclined to think that it’s just a bunch of charismatic, funny people being naturally quick and clever rather than professionals building on years’ worth…
Guest post: The fast and the slow of it – Hester Ullyart on time, creativity, motherhood, and gestating new work
We occasionally invite guest posts from artists who are grappling with big questions about craft and practice, at points of personal and creative transition. Here, ahead of the release of her debut album The All Clear, Lyttelton-based multidisciplinary artist and poet Hester Ullyart thinks through the relationships between time, creativity and motherhood. This is ‘tick…
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