A play by Thomas Sainsbury

Performed by Glen Pickering, Beth Allen,
Todd Emerson, Nisha Madhan, Christabel Smith

December 12th - 15th
8pm $10 (door sales only)

“What’s going on? Where are all the men?”
“It’s too hard to explain.”

The Feminine, a speculative drama, is the story of a new world order.
When Adam Cooper, an English Teacher at a prestigious girl’s school, is diagnosed with testicular cancer he thinks his life is over. A new treatment, however, gives him hope and he willingly undergoes it. But there are complications.

In fifteen years he wakes from a coma.
In fifteen years the world has changed dramatically.
In fifteen years Adam’s masculinity will have him hiding for his life.

The Feminine will be performed by Glen Pickering (Based on Auckland, ‘Tis Pity she’s a whore), Nisha Madhan (Shortland Street, Shakespeare UnBarred), Beth Allen (Outrageous Fortune, The Tribe), Todd Emerson (The World’s fastest Indian, Amazing Extraordinary Friends) and Christabel Smith (Caustic, OSS The Merchant of Venice).

Cross Street Studios
27 Cross Street (Off Upper Queen Street/Behind K’ Road)

Performances

December 12th 8pm
December 13th 8pm
December 14th 8pm
December 15th 8pm

Contact

Thomas Sainsbury 021 135 0093, Thomas.sainsbury@gmail.com

Another new play by Tom, can’t wait to see this one!

A play by Thomas Sainsbury
Performed by Serena Cotton, Stephen Fitzgibbon, Hannah Marshall, Brett O’Gorman, Caren Pistorius, Benedict Wall

December 6th - 9th
8pm $15

Limelight Bar, Aotea Centre

‘I’m not your friend, why would I come to your birthday party?’

Depending on your timezone, the first artificial satellite, Sputnik was launched by the Soviets fifty years ago today, on October the 4th 1957.

Pretty exciting stuff considering this kicked off the space race, apparently the satellite passed over the USA twice before they were aware of it. Well before I was born people had been to the moon (or had they?) and space travel was not such a new and crazy idea. Interesting to think how this would have gone down in the midst of movies and novels that painted a picture of the future full of interstellar travel and life in colonies on distant planets.y years ago today, on October the 4th 1957.

Wohoo so exciting!

Check the Big Day Out website for the the full press release, in the meantime, I can’t wait to see Bjork, Shihad, and Rage Against the Machine, other cool acts include kiwi’s Katchafire, SJD, The Phoenix Foundation and The Clean. And that’s just the first announcement! Tickets go on sale from all usuals from October the 12th, $120 + booking fee, can they up the price any further? Gees.
I will be about eight months pregnant, but I think I’ll be ok! How often do you get to see Bjork?? It will be good for baby, I’m sure…

This looks like a great event, at 11am and 2pm on the 22nd and 23rd of this month there will be an opportunity to see fashion from 1920s-40s.  The parade includes garments from private collections, and is to be held in the Winter Garden at the lovely Civic Theatre, so not to be missed!

For more info:

Auckland Council website

Auckland Art Deco website

Next week, well Tuesday, I will have work in an exhibition all the way out at Uxbridge.

1,2 3 Exhibition
Works exhibited are 100×100, 200×200 and 300×300. I have work in each category, so go and check it out if you can! The exhibition is open from 22 August to 6 September, gallery hours are Mon - Fri 10 - 4, Sat 10.30 - 3.
35 Uxbridge Road, Howick, Auckland.

www.uxbridge.org.nz

DER BESUCH AUS BÜSUM
by Ina Nicolai (NZ première)

Performed entirely in German by student actors and directed by Robbie Ellis.

For those who don’t speak German, you have two options:
1) Read the handily detailed English-language plot summary in your programme
2) Watch the entire play without reading the plot summary, then read it at the end and find out how accurate your impressions were.

Musgrove Studio–Maidment Theatre
7:30pm on Wed 22, Thu 23, Fri 24 & Sat 25 August
12:30pm matinées on Wed 22 & Fri 24 August
Just $10 for students!

Book at the Maidment Theatre box office:
- In person
- Over the phone (308 2383, transaction fees may apply)
- On the web (www.maidment.auckland.ac.nz, transaction fees may apply)