New Zealand Plays: Further Ruminations
When I first became interested in going to the theatre as an adolescent in the early ‘70s, New Zealand plays were fairly thin on the...
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Stephen Sinclair
Sep 29, 20182 min read
New Zealand Plays – Highlights
I’ve been thinking about what New Zealand plays have excited and moved me over the years. Here are some thoughts, in no particular...
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Stephen Sinclair
Sep 28, 20182 min read
Political theatre in New Zealand – plays to change the world!
There ought to be more political theatre in New Zealand. The stage is after all first cousin to the soap box: a platform for airing...
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Stephen Sinclair
Sep 28, 20182 min read
Lyricism in New Zealand Plays
Lyricism doesn’t have a strong presence in New Zealand drama – at least, not the kind that gets produced. Baxter wrote some lyrical plays...
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Stephen Sinclair
Sep 28, 20181 min read
News Flash – “Intimacies” to Receive an ATC Workshop!
Yes folks, this is an opportunity to see this unique double bill of one act plays which explore the way in which the new technologies are...
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Stephen Sinclair
Sep 28, 20182 min read
News Flash – “Intimacies” to Receive an ATC Workshop!
Folks, it’s true – and imminent! Literary Manager of the Auckland Theatre Company Philippa Campbell and Artistic Director Colin McColl...
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Stephen Sinclair
Sep 28, 20181 min read
… And me old mate Pappsy is in the cast!
Stephen Papps Play Blowing It - Yes indeed folks, old friend and flat mate Steve Papps is playing the role of Jules. This is the latest...
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Stephen Sinclair
Sep 28, 20181 min read
Success
Carl, Jules and Derek are stand up comedians. Starting out in Auckland, they shared dreams, ideas, and a flat, convinced they were...
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Stephen Sinclair
Sep 22, 20181 min read
Well, it was a blast!
After months of planning and applications and budgets and weeks of rehearsal … two great seasons of my play! Wellington turned out for it...
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Stephen Sinclair
Sep 22, 20182 min read
Two Openings In One Night!
It’s true. The fateful day: 14th October. The venues: Lynfield and Green Bay High Schools. The play: “Remain in Light,” my play for drama...
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Stephen Sinclair
Sep 22, 20181 min read
It's Been A Busy Old Year...
… during which I co-produced three of my plays and directed two! ‘Twas nice to end with a bang – in the form of a sell-out season of our...
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Stephen Sinclair
Sep 22, 20183 min read
Remain in the Light
The following is the copy of a letter I wrote to a teacher who asked me about the ideas in the play. It might be of interest to someone...
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Stephen Sinclair
Aug 26, 20181 min read
New Zealand playwrights: ruminating on
New Zealand playwrights are a funny old bunch. There are too few of us, and we are too individualistic to achieve much in the way of...
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