Unexpectedly good exhibitions in places I didn’t expect
I’ve visited hundreds of museum exhibitions over the years, with most conforming to what you’d expect from the location, I.e. naval museums in ports, classical museums in Rome and Istanbul,…
Tag: culture
Least popular posts of 2016
For whatever reason these posts weren’t very popular. At all. Blogging can be quite unpredictable it seems. I still quite like them though and perhaps this might give them a…
Best of 2016 – Basement Theatre Interviews
A year ago the Basement Theatre asked whether I might be interested in writing for their blog. 35 posts later, here are some of the highlights from interviews with show…
Cultural Highlights – November / December 16
Final dose of culture before the summer holidays kick in and I spend most of my time outdoors exploring the less populated parts of New Zealand. Been a busy end…
Auckland theatre interviews – Hungover & WHITE / OTHER
Couple of interviews I’ve recently done for The Basement, the most exciting and varied theatre in Auckland.Nomi Cohen on her show Hungover (Basement Theatre, 5-9 April 2016) How would you describe the show…
Cultural highlights – March 2016
March was an eventful month (pun intended), despite spending a quarter of it hiking in the bush. Took advantage of the Auckland Arts and New Zealand (in Wellington) Festivals to…
Notable stage props of 2015
These props range from the decorative to the integral, but months after seeing the shows remain memorable. Proof that imagination and time can work wonders with little or no budget.…
The potential of space
One of the delights of the theatre is the thrill of the unexpected upon walking in to take your seat. The same room visited many times before is transformed through…
Travels & Culture – November / December 2015
Surprised myself with how much is possible in four weeks without feeling super busy. Weekend trips to Abel Tasman, Great Barrier Island and Wellington, last six theatre shows of the…
Best of 2015 – Auckland Theatre
With the Auckland Theatre Awards happening Monday thought I’d share my thoughts on the highlights and lowlights of of the 48 shows I’ve seen this year. Think that’s a reasonable…
Best of 2015 – cinema
It’s a rare week that I don’t make at least one trip to the cinema, sometimes up to ten trips (during the film festival). As with reading I’m finding myself…
Further afield – Tokyo
One of the largest and most fascinating cities on the planet, Tokyo is very ‘modern’ but very different from Western cities. Not sure I’d agree with Monocle magazine that it…
Cultural highlights – October / November 2015
A relatively quiet three weeks, thanks in part to a new job, with only two books read. Did however fit in six trips to the theatre, three to the cinema…
Cultural highlights – September / October 2015
Things I’ve read – The Kills, a thousand page story in four parts, unfortunately only one and a half parts (first and second) were particularly engaging, rest was a bit…
Cultural highlights – August / September 2015
Given the amount of theatre, cinema, books, music, art and events I go to each month thought it might be worth sharing the highlights, and what’s coming up on the…