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: Great Comic Writing – an incisive, insightful masterclass in wit and wordplay
Jordon Jones reviews Great Comic Writing, presented by Joe Bennett as part of the Lyttelton Arts Festival, at the Lyttelton Arts Factory, Sunday 12 July 2026. A week ago, I went to Lyttelton Arts Factory to hear Joe Bennett in discussion about Shakespeare’s Greatest Comedy. This last weekend, both of us returned to the same…
Review: Stars Lyttelton – the best talent quest in town
Charlotte Thornton reviews Stars Lyttelton, presented by Shay Horay and friends as part of the Lyttelton Arts Festival, at The Loons, Saturday 11 July 2026. TV used to be awesome. On ITV’s Stars in Their Eyes, a regular person would get awkwardly interviewed before disappearing into a cloud of smoke and re-emerging dressed as a…
Review: Kiri and Lou in Concert – It’s cool to be kind
Erin Harrington reviews Kiri and Lou in Concert, presented by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Vincent Hardaker, at the James Hay Theatre at the Christchurch Town Hall, Thursday 9 July, 2026. If you spend time around young children, chances are you already have stopmotion animated children’s show Kiri and Lou in your life. If…
Review: Feminist Clown Posse Annual Gala – changing the world one fail at a time
Erin Harrington reviews the Feminist Clown Posse Annual Gala, at Lyttelton Arts Factory as part of the Lyttelton Arts Festival, Tuesday 7 July, 2026. The joyful takeaway message from the third annual Feminist Clown Posse gala is hooray for the idiots, and hooray for idiocy – idiocy for freedom, idiocy sprung of anger, idiocy in…
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