Category Archives: Theatre

Royals of Kihikihi

Posted on September 18, 2014 by madicattt

On Tuesday a third play opened, Royals of Kihikihi. Two plays in one night is sort of doable. Three, not so much. So I pulled in my friend Sigourney Taylor. Fall in love with her words, then go see the … Continue reading →

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…Him

Posted on September 18, 2014 by madicattt

The point of a newspaper would seem to be in the name. ‘News’ paper. Which, the 5 year old I once was would firmly tell you is boring, an older me might have learnt the word tedious and a naive … Continue reading →

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Wild Bees

Posted on September 17, 2014 by madicattt

New Zealand can be a confused place. We’re proud because of our background of hard working men, we’re proud because we were the first country to give women the vote, we’re proud because we stood up to America over the … Continue reading →

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Wheels of Experience

Posted on September 10, 2014 by madicattt

When I was a child there seemed to be a persistent idea that New Zealand had no history, no stories worth telling. Sure, I learnt about Kate Sheppard, Sir Edmund Hillary and The Treaty of Waitangi (never Te Tiriti note) … Continue reading →

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Earnest

Posted on August 31, 2014 by madicattt

Oscar Wilde has always delighted me. When I was very small my grandmother would read to me The Happy Prince and Selfish Giant. His words quickly became integral to the history of my love affair with literature. Yet, I didn’t think … Continue reading →

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Wine Lips

Posted on August 27, 2014 by madicattt

There were three careers I was actively discouraged from following as a child. Theatre, Advertising and Law. With my Mother working in theatre we knew far too many struggling for their art. Meanwhile my Father worked in advertising and his whole … Continue reading →

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Terror Highway

Posted on August 6, 2014 by madicattt

A couple of weeks ago an invitation to the opening night of Dynamotion’s Terror Highway popped into my inbox. ‘New Zealand’s foremost colour-coordinated comedy-dance troupe conclude their blood-soaked Terror Trilogy on the road to hell. In a town so small where … Continue reading →

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Seed

Posted on June 20, 2014 by madicattt

Wednesday night there were events out the wazoo and I foolishly over committed myself. A opening of Seed vs Matt Mullenweg, creator of WordPress. I was umming and arring, could I do both? Then it occurred to me that I could pull in a … Continue reading →

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Annie

Posted on June 19, 2014 by madicattt

Fun fact: At my high school we had a thing called ‘Marist Day’. It was a day where we would celebrate the school and the 7th formers would put on a show. In my last year of school our theme … Continue reading →

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Sunday Roast

Posted on June 12, 2014 by madicattt

Photo credit // Andrew Malmo I had become used to a certain type of show with Silo Theatre. I loved it but it was definitely a type and it was most certainly a type which came to an outrageously extravagant … Continue reading →