In the Margaret Mahy classic children’s book The Man Whose Mother Was a Pirate, office worker Sam is convinced by his pirate mother to take a break from working for his boss Mr Fat and to head off with her to see the sea – but their long voyage, with Sam pushing his mother in a wheelbarrow and trailing a kite – is interrupted by various... Keep Reading
International mystery novel Lepan’s Shadow is about a retired professor living in Mount Victoria who travels to Chile for work, where he gets mixed up in a suspicious death. It’s written by a retired professor living in Mt Victoria who previously travelled to Chile for work – coincidence? Local author Douglas Pearce acknowledges there... Keep Reading
Now with a new name and fresh identity, The Hannah is leaning into its role as an incubator for a broad range of Wellington performance art. Built to home the famous Downstage Theatre group, the Brutalist building on Cambridge Terrace has long been a key part of Wellington’s performance culture and is now nurturing much more than theatre in... Keep Reading
Improv theatre meets Regency drama in a production that’s part of the Bats Fringe Festival starting in February. Mt Victoria resident Megan Ritchie is one of four women behind the show entitled ‘Abridged-erton’ – a long-form improvisation comedy taking inspiration from the Netflix bodice-ripper hit series Bridgerton. Fellow... Keep Reading
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