Jennyfer Jewell, Kate Schrader and Meg Smith are The Hummingbirds. They are appearing at the Bergman Theatre in Wellington in their show Flights Of Fancy for four nights only – from February 29th to March 3rd. For tickets, click here.
Wow I just realised it’s a leap year this year, well what a great way to spend that extra day (Feb 29th)? Spend it in the company of a musical trio…
So what are they about?
“Do you miss nylons and swing? Do you feel even nostalgia just isn’t what it used to be? Wish you could still smoke in planes? The Hummingbirds are here to help! Join this fresh new collective as they take you up, up and away into the sunny skies of yesteryear. With songs spanning the boogie woogie era to 90s girl power, this is a whimsical, comical and musical look at love at 40,000 feet, with your charming hostesses, the Hummingbirds. Come fly with us!”
Check out their The Hummingbirds Facebook page for more info and some random funny posts! :D
Flights of Fancy is part of New Zealand Fringe 2012. Continue reading…
Currently on a short break from filming Shortland Street, Beth Allen (Dr. Brooke Freeman) appeared on TVNZ’s Good Morning show on 20th Sptember to promote Basement Fest 2011, a festival of art, comedy and performance happening at the Basement Theatre (which is co-managed by Beth) in Auckland during the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
The timing of the event is great as visitors for the Rugby tournament who are looking to sample cultural treats from NZ will be getting quality local entertainment. Aswell as being a treat for those who are bored of the Rugby already and looking for an escape!
In the interview Beth also talks about her and Charlie’s new arrival, a four legged friend, Ned the Pinscher/Poodle :) Check out the interview below or on TVNZ…
A full programme of events can be found on the Basement website. With thanks to Lotus for the info and BethAllen.Webs for uploading the vid on YouTube :)
Aidan Weekes apeared this week in the stage production of Sketch at The Bats Theatre, Wellington. The production ran from 6-17th September. I’d just like to apologise for not putting this up earlier as I noticed it was posted in the comments of the site but I missed it, sorry Cat.
Here’s a video trailer for Sketch:
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Ah Dwayne Cameron has no reason to be pretty, cos he just is. Currently he is appearing at the Basement Theatre, Auckland, in the production Neil Labute’s Reasons To Be Pretty.
Reasons To Be Pretty is a production where, “Society’s fixation on physical beauty is tackled head on in this brutal and exhilarating work, which centres on four working-class young friends and lovers who grow increasingly dissatisfied with their dead-end lives – and each other”, – extract from NZ Theatre Review.
As well Dwayne Cameron, Reasons To Be Pretty features Delaney Tabron – the couple worked together on the movie Denial (formerly known as Arresting Love). Andrew Munro and Nicola Vuleta join the pair on stage.
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Who loves comedy?! Who’s in Wellington this August?! (Well on 17th/18th/19th to be precise)… Who’s bored of the snow and wants some fun?! … If you fit the bill, get your butt down to the Wellington Law Revue 2011, a comedy production by law students (they’re a funny bunch), check out the trailer below… It features Jennyfer Jewell (d’uh, she was Ellie in The Tribe ;)) – bonus!
Need to know:
Dates: 17th, 18th, 19th August 2011. (August 19th is now sold out).
Location: Victoria University Memorial Theatre, 19 Kelburn Parade, Kelburn, Wellington
Rating: Suitable for all Ages
Ticket Information: Waged: $20.00 / Unwaged: $15.00 Tickets are available from the Wellington Branch of the New Zealand Law Society, Victoria University law school office, from any cast member, or by emailing wlrevue@gmail.com
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Antonia Prebble is returning to the stage in the production Station To Station. The theatre production will be touring New Zealand. Antonia did the production previously in 2009.
In a recent interview with The Sunday News, Antonia talks about her recent charity cycle in Vietnam and also mantions what she has been upto since Outrageous Fortune ended. Continue reading…
 Amelia Reynolds has joined KidzStuff theatre, based in Wellington, and she features in their current production of Badjelly The Witch, where she plays the character Rose.
The play, set to entertain kids during their holidays has the following plot: “Tim and Rose set off to look for Lucy their cow, and meet some crazy characters along the way. Mudwiggle, Binklebonk and of course Badjelly, who wants to turn them into sausages! Can a mouse who was once a banana save them?”
The production runs from 16 April – 30 April at The KidzStuff Theatre, 4 Moncrieff St., Mt. Victoria. More details below. Continue reading…
Damon Andrews (The Guardian/Jaffa in The Tribe) is currently a writer for NZ drama Shortland Street. Damon recently returned to the stage for a short run of Niu Sila, a theatre production he has performed over the years with Dave Fane.
The production ran for three nights (March 5-7) at the Rotorua Convention Centre as part of the Rotorua Festival of Arts.
Niu Sila is a comedy play written Oscar Kightley and Dave Armstrong, Niu Sila has won awards and played internationally since 2004. There is a review for the most recent performance here.
Aidan Weekes will be showcasing a production at Wellington’s The Peek Party. His production is called The Aliens of Poverty Bay and is based on a true story…
The Peek Party gives theatre goers a great opportunity to catch a series of new theatre productions from the latest up and coming theatre talent. For $5 NZ theatre goers can see four (yes FOUR!) new pieces of theatre. The Peek Party will run from 26 to 29 January at 7.30pm at The Gryphon Theatre in Wellington.
The productions featured are: The Tinderbox, This Rugged Beauty, I Am This and The Aliens of Poverty Bay (which is performed by Dan Weekes) details of it are below…
If you can get to Wellington for 26 to 29 January head over to The Peek Party website to make a booking. With thanks to the Peek Party team for the flyer and thanks to Maddie E for telling us about it. Continue reading…
 We have found out, a month too late, that both Fleur Saville (Tribe’s Ruby – Series 5) and Aidan Weekes (Tribe’s Ved – Series 4) were in the 2010 production of Christ Almighty which ran at Wellington’s Bats Theatre.
Christ Almighty is a comedy show written by Dan Musgrove and Natalie Medlock (who will be in Shortland Street in 2011). The money raised by the production which ran from 2nd-18th December went back into upkeep/maintenance work for the theatre and towards the Pike River Mine Appeal.
As with the 2009 production, Christ Almighty 2010 featured a revolving cast. The complete cast line-up was as follows: Erin Banks, Jed Brophy, Byron Coll, Ben Crawford, Nick Dunbar, Emma Draper, Phil Grieve, Sophie Hambleton, Paul Harrop, KC Kelly, Jono Kenyon, Brianne Kerr, Emma Kinane, Salesi Leota, Jennifer Martin, Ginette McDonald, Kate McGill, Carmel McGlone, Stuart McKenzie, Ryan O’Kane, Kate Prior, Jessica Robinson, Fleur Saville, Bryony Skillington, Amy Tarleton, Asalemo Tofete, Leon Wadham, Aidan Weekes and Martyn Wood.
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