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For the Love of Austen!

19 May 2016
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Promise and Promiscuity A New Musical by Jane Austen and Penny Ashton.   3 May – 21 May FINAL SHOW Sunday May 22nd 4.30pm!!!! Penny Ashton’s hilarious one woman show has swept through Circa Two in a tidal wave of chuckles and wit! The last week has been so...

A Poetic Monologue of Shakespeare’s Life

17 May 2016
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  This is the story of Anne Hathaway – the unsung hero in Williams Shakespeare’s life, left behind with three young children while her husband, eight years her junior, and pursued his theatrical dream. After the funeral, as Anne opens Shakespeare’s will, her memory...

The Cast of Lear – Part 2

10 May 2016
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King Lear opens THIS WEEK! Let’s meet the second half of the cast!     STEPHEN PAPPS as Kent Kent is the loyal dog to the king – and dogged he is. He is true to Lear even when at odds with him. A true servant yet a maverick. He is brave and strong: “I...

The Cast of Lear- Part 1

05 May 2016
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With King Lear Opening on 14 May we thought it would be a great idea for you to meet the cast. We sat the actors down and asked them for and comment and character quote. Enjoy.       RAY HENWOOD as King Lear  ‘It is a great thrill to play Lear with such a...

The Return of Katherine…

18 Apr 2016
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Joyful & Triumphant is a very welcome return to the stage for Katherine McRae, after many years away. John Smythe Theatreview   Katherine hasn’t been on stage for 11 years. What has she been up to?   Eleven years ago, in 2005, I played Dot in Downstage’s...

YES! – the art of Improvisation

10 Apr 2016
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As part of the Professional Development at my local primary school I have been training the teachers in using drama in the classroom. As part of this I have been running classes over  the various age bands.  It is such a pleasure to see children aged from 5 to 11 embracing...

Who Is Hyde?

07 Apr 2016
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Jekyll & Hyde 19 March – 16 April Circa Two   If you’re yet to get your sexy French fix, you still have until 16 April to let Jekyll & Hyde satisfy your darkest urges at Circa Two. Critics and audiences alike have been singing the praises of this “high-octane,...

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...

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...

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...

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...
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