Arts and culture in Ōtautahi Christchurch
Erin Harrington reviews A Christchurch Carol, written by Gregory Cooper, directed by Dan Bain, with music from Michael Bell, at Little Andromeda, Thursday 4 December 2025. This year’s Little Andromeda Christmas show, A Christchurch Carol, localises Dickens’ classic, dropping us in the middle of the city and some of the outer suburbs for an uplifting(?)… Continue reading Review: A Christchurch Carol – everything you want for the holiday season (wit, dance sequences, smut, puppets, ghosts)
Ruth Agnew reviews O Little Town of Beckenham, written by Greg Cooper, directed by Dan Bain, at Little Andromeda, Thursday 5 December 2024. Little Andromeda’s annual Christmas show has become something of a tradition for Ōtautahi audiences, and this year, Little A has gone one step further in spreading festive cheer by shifting Christmas to… Continue reading Review: O Little Town of Beckenham – an unashamedly hammy Christmas cracker
Erin Harrington reviews Cancel Santa, directed by Dan Bain and Greg Cooper, at Little Andromeda, Thursday 15 December 2022. Little Andromeda has spent the last few years building up audience buy-in for an annual Christmas production by presenting quality seasons of shows that have originated up north (Toys, Christ! What a Night, The Opening Night… Continue reading Review: Cancel Santa – bawdy holiday chaos
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