A Triumph Of Performative Experimentation: BATS Theatre, Wellington Celebrates 30 Years
As New Zealand has lost two of its longest-running professional theatres in the last seven years,...
Read MorePosted by David O'Donnell | 9th May 2019 | New Zealand, News
As New Zealand has lost two of its longest-running professional theatres in the last seven years,...
Read MorePosted by John Smythe | 8th Jun 2018 | New Zealand, Review, United States of America
In Welcome to the Murder House, Alfred’s story is told, in the popular vaudeville style of the day, by a group of prison inmates. For them, Southwick is a hero, given their shared belief that execution by electrocution will be more humane than hanging. And, as with the development of all high quality theatre, it takes a lot of trial and error to get it right.
Read MorePosted by David O'Donnell | 20th May 2018 | New Zealand, Puppetry, Review, Theatre and Age, Transcultural Collaborations
Samoan playwright David Fa’auliuli Mamea’s Still Life With Chickens won the 2017 Adam Award for...
Read MorePosted by David O'Donnell | 2nd Mar 2018 | Festivals, New Zealand, Review
Wellington, a portside city famed for its turbulent seas and hurricane-force winds, turned on a...
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