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Joyful memories – Linda Wilson looks back

30 Mar 2016
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Linda Wilson reminisces about her time with the original production of Joyful & Triumphant.  Whenever I’m giving a tour of Circa Theatre I’m often asked what my favourite production has been. The answer is easy: Joyful & Triumphant, which I worked on as Stage...

Back Again! Joyful & Triumphant take 2

20 Mar 2016
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Three Actors return as cast members, this time playing different roles, in Joyful & Triumphant – together with their original scripts!    Jane Waddell, Catherine Downes, Michele Amas   How do you feel about being back working together on Joyful & Triumphant? JANE...

The Jekyll & Hyde cast: a scandalous game of who dunnit.

13 Mar 2016
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Jekyll & Hyde opens at Circa Two next week in time to heat up the fast approaching Autumn evenings. Five French clowns will be seducing your inner Hyde out to play. Here they reveal their most evil moments in a scandalous game of who dunnit. A truly guilt-ridden culprit takes...

Spotlight on… ANTHONY MCCARTEN

09 Mar 2016
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Circa Theatre is delighted to be hosting Anthony McCarten as we celebrate and remember such productions as Yellow Canary Mazurka, Via Satellite, Weed and F.I.L.T.H. Fun Facts  Anthony was born and raised in New Plymouth, New Zealand. Worked as a reporter for a couple of years on...

One Night Only…….Waves

03 Mar 2016
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The brave and adventurous of all ages will love Waves. Discover a tall tale of a girl at sea, in this enchanting evening of theatre. We know it as the “butterfly stroke” but to Elizabeth Moncello growing up on Australia’s Gabo Island in the 1930s it was the “dolphin”. So reveals...

Director’s Secret Diary: “ACB” Production Week

25 Feb 2016
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With opening night just around the corner we thought it would only be fair to release a sneak peek at all the hard work the cast and Crew of “The ACB with Honora Lee” were putting in. BEHIND THE SCENES! Saturday 20th Two crucial pieces of AV screen missing. Where are...

Who Are We Now? The show with a question as its name starts answering

19 Feb 2016
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Produced by Footnote New Zealand Dance Performed by ChoreoCo. Choreographed by Maria Dabrowska   This year is off to a busy and thrilling start for Footnote New Zealand Dance, and it’s about to get even more exciting as we look forward to opening Who Are We Now? at Circa on...

Blog 2. Legends of Merch.

09 Feb 2016
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Over the course of our creative collaboration, Geoff and I always try to make a quick buck by selling merchandise. It never works. For our first show, we minted commemorative teaspoons featuring my face and that of Helen Clark. We sold more than a dozen before they had to be...

From the Vine to the Table – The Wine Project Comes Home

31 Jan 2016
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The grapes have grown and been turned into wine twice since Charley, Tristan, Emma, Mikey, Sarah and I (Sacha the choreographer) began bringing The Wine Project to life. The grapes have been picked, crushed into juice, fermented and bottled for two vintages since we began and now...

I’m ready for my close up now, Mrs. Clinton.

26 Jan 2016
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Like Bilbo Baggins, Hillary Clinton / Young Lover went on an unexpected journey last week. It became a film. Plot wise, it’s the sequel to the stage show – Richard Meros turns up at passport control of a US airport. Homeland Security learns that he’s trying to enter the U.S. to...

2016 Programme Announced

22 Dec 2015
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2016 is a special year for us, as Circa Theatre celebrates 40 years as a champion of New Zealand Theatre.  We are relishing the chance to acknowledge the theatre makers, playwrights, directors and actors that have made our first 40 years such a joy. The beginning of our year will...

Q&A with Ray Henwood

02 Dec 2015
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Ray Henwood is of New Zealand’s leading actors, who we are lucky to have regularly on the stage here at Circa Theatre. He currently stars in A Child’s Christmas in Wales, and other memories of childhood; described by Ewen Coleman as the “most engaging and...

Jonathan Morgan as Friar Tuck

17 Nov 2015
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Roger Hall’s Robin Hood: The Pantomime opens In Circa One on 21 November.  This week, Julie O’Brien talks with Jonathan about his career, costume changes and corpsing. Who do you play in Robin Hood? I play two roles – Rumble and Friar Tuck. Does it get difficult swapping...

Ian Harman for Ache

10 Nov 2015
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Ache is well into its season and receiving excellent reviews! Many of the audience and reviewers have commented on the sleek design of set and costume by Ian Harman. Ian talks to us about his process, working on Ache and what else he has coming up. “The set on this production was...

Jack Buchanan in Ache

21 Oct 2015
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Pip Hall’s Ache opens in Circa Two this weekend. This week on drama* on the waterfront, Debbie Fish talks to actor Jack Buchanan, about his roles in Ache and his love life… Q:  Who do you play in Ache? In Ache I play a number of characters – the foodie, who runs a pop-up...

Adventures in Pianoland

12 Oct 2015
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This week on drama* on the waterfront, we talk to the “irresistible” Jan Prestonabout her upcoming show Adventures in Pianoland.  Jan joins us at Circa for one weekend only!  Tickets are selling fast – book now to avoid missing this musical tour de force.  ...

Approaching Janet Frame

05 Oct 2015
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This week on drama* on the waterfront, we hear from Harriet Prebble, who plays the role of iconic New Zealand author Janet Frame in Gifted. The initial hurdle of approaching the role of Janet Frame as an actor was tackling the juxtaposition between mythology a...

Ralph and Hannah

23 Sep 2015
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This week on drama* on the waterfront, we’re thrilled to have Ralph McCubbin Howell and Hannah Smith of Trick of the Light Theatre at Circa with their award-winning showThe Bookbinder. Tell us about The Bookbinder– what can audiences expect? The Bookbinder is a dark...

Introducing Errol Anderson

15 Sep 2015
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This week on drama* on the waterfront, we meet Errol Anderson.  Errol is tackling his first role at Circa Theatre; he plays the extremely handsome and charming (if totally silent) Daryl in The Travelling Squirrel. How has this experience been for you? If I could describe the...

Paul Waggott and the Squirrel

31 Aug 2015
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The Travelling Squirrel by Robert Lord opens this week at Circa, with actor Paul Waggott playing the lead character, struggling writer Bart. Directed by Susan Wilson, this show is a satirical romantic comedy that follows Bart as he tries to get published and negotiates life with...
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