Sara Hirsch
Comedy connoisseurs Eli Matthewson (The Male Gayz) and Brynley Stent (Funny Girls) are far braver than I.
Sara HirschLike most creatives, I have a list of people I want to make a show with. Some are obvious: friends of mine from the spoken word scene, previous collaborators, talented peers. Some are farther reaching: the writer of that play I reviewed which I couldn’t find fault with, or directors I have followed for decades. But nowhere on this long and inclusive dream list have I included anyone I was ever in an actual relationship with. The closest I got was making a solo show about a particularly memorable break up. We hadn’t spoken for a year when I performed it to a room full of strangers, but even that was too close for comfort.
Comedy connoisseurs Eli Matthewson (The Male Gayz) and Brynley Stent (Funny Girls) are far braver than I. Emilie HopeI must admit that I should probably know more about New Zealand’s political climate than America’s. I must admit that I was never attracted to the ego-inflating job of running the country. I must admit that I wouldn’t have been jumping up and down to see The Surprise Party if I hadn’t been reviewing it. But should you go and see it? I was pleasantly surprised by the production (see what I did there?) and so yeah, you definitely probably should.
The Surprise Party by Dave Armstrong, and directed by Conrad Newport, is about a tiny left-wing party made up of eccentrics that manages to get itself into parliament. And not just get themselves in. They end up being the only party in the Beehive and govern the country alone. Austin HarrisonA Traveller’s Guide to Turkish Dogs is a delightful true story full of Turkish legends, colourful characters and the sort of love unique between a person and their dog.
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