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: Da Da Honk Honk The The Dry Cleaning of Père Ubu – a witty and wild cabaret that’s whatever you want to make of it (and that’s okay)
Creon Upton reviews Da Da Honk Honk The The Dry Cleaning of Père Ubu, presented by Free Theatre, directed by Peter Falkenberg, at The Pump House, Thursday 8 October 2026. One of my most memorable gigs of the past decade was Delaney Davidson playing at St Stephen’s Church in Onewhero in 2017. Tickets were available…
Review: Invisible to the Naked AI – an unapologetically funny show about not fading away
Ruth Agnew reviews Invisible to the Naked AI, a work in progress show performed by Nicola Brown, at Little Andromeda, Saturday 3 October 2026. Dunedin has lots of hidden, underrated treasures – The Museum of Natural Mystery, Lan Yuan Chinese Garden, the Dead Souls Bookshop, and my new favourite, comedian Nicola Brown. Luckily for those…
Review: Big Low Dream – an ambitious dance work that’s nightmare, fantasy, and everything in between
Breeze Robertson reviews Big Low Dream, presented by Footnote New Zealand Dance, at Papa Hou, Saturday 19 September. Nightmare or fantasy? Big Low Dream was both, or neither, or something in between. My notes from Footnote’s latest production read like a Surrealist’s dream diary; strong impressions, half-formed thoughts, vivid images, uncertain feelings and more questions…
Review: A Court of Horny Roses – My Comical Romantasy
Moata Tamaira reviews A Court of Horny Roses, presented by Rollicking Entertainment at the Lyttelton Arts Factory, Friday 18 September 2026. What do you get if you bring a theatre full of Romantasy fans (and the Romantasy-curious) together, act out a chaotic, abridged version of a wildly popular Sarah J. Maas novel, and give them…
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