Arts and culture in Ōtautahi Christchurch
Juanita Hepi responds to Black Faggot, written by Victor Rodger, directed by Anapela Polata'ivao, at the Court Theatre, Saturday 17 May, 2025. This is not a review. For a review, go here — and interestingly, the ‘a’ in Faggot is replaced with an ‘*’. Attending the opening night of Black Faggot at the Court Theatre,… Continue reading ‘Cracker wants a Poly’, or, The Adventures of Sione: a response to the power and complexity of Black Faggot
Erin Harrington reviews Icky, written by Viki Moananu and directed by Lizzy Burton-Wood as Oh That Theatre Company!, staged at Little Andromeda, Friday 22 March 2024. For much of the big-hearted dramedy Icky, its titular character (Viki Moananu) circles literally and figurately around a freestanding, empty wooden door frame that dominates the centre of the… Continue reading Review: Icky – throwing shade, trauma-dumping, and the joys of tartare sauce
Erin Harrington reviews Love; Mum, written and directed by Sela Faletolu-Fasi, with choreography from Lapana Soli, Friday 26 January 2024, at Little Andromeda. It feels a little hand-wavey to say that in the new play Love; Mum, five Pacific women share the joys, disappointments, and heartaches of motherhood. That’s because we live in a culture… Continue reading Review: Love; Mum – a love letter to mothers, sisters, friends
Erin Harrington reviews A Boy Called Piano, presented by The Conch and directed by Nina Nawalowalo, at The Piano: Centre for Music and the Arts / Pīpīwharauroa: Kui-kui whitiwhiti ora, Friday 21 October 2022. The Conch’s stage production of A Boy Called Piano begins with a voiceover from co-creator Fa’amoana John Luafutu, accompanied by swirling… Continue reading Review: A Boy Called Piano – offering voices to the voiceless
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