What's on at the Picton Little Theatre
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AOTNZ - Solitude
Thursday 15th August, 7.30pm - 9.30pm In 1913 Annie enters the remote mountains of Kahurangi National Park to live a hidden life with her lover Henry Chaffey and stays there for 40 years. 40 years in exile, swallowed by the silence, enslaved by the fire. This beautiful, touching true story is about Annie Chaffey’s love, loneliness, loss and laughter. New Zealand musician Mark Manson has collaborated with Martine to provide a unique recorded soundscape for the production. Tickets $25 from Take Note, Picton & Alyssums, Blenheim Martine Baanvinger is an actor/director/teacher/writer who trained at the Theatre Academy in Amsterdam in the 1990's, where she took part in many professional theatre productions. Now living in New Zealand, she has trained with Lynne Bradley from Zen Zen Zo Theatre (physical theatre) in Brisbane over the last seven years. Martine was nominated for Best Actress, Best Solo Performance, Best Script and winner of best Music/Sound at the Nelson Fringe Festival. “…writer, director and performer, Martine Baanvinger of DramaLab is utterly compelling, humorous and breathtakingly honest as Annie. Not only is this an interesting New Zealand story but it is told by an expert in an incredibly imaginative and touching way.” – Lisa Allen, Nelson Fringe Festival review |
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AOTNZ - The Kugels
Thursday 19th September Klezmer music with The Kugels - wild, spirited and haunting. Three top musicians and a celebrated composer have joined together in their love of klezmer, the feisty 19th century folk music of the Jewish people. Robin Perks, Debbie Rawson and Jacqueline Nordon, former members of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and composer/New Zealand Arts Laureate Ross Harris were a great hit when they toured with AOTNZ in 2016. Now they’re back again with music that makes you want to dance. The programme features the original Klezmer compositions of accordionist/NZ Arts Laureate Ross Harris, interspersed with music from the traditional repertory – originally played at weddings and other celebrations in Eastern and Central Europe. Featuring the highly expressive sound of violin, clarinet, accordion and bass, laced with the multi-talented reeds of Debbie Rawson on soprano sax, clarinet, bass clarinet and the Maui Xaphoon, The Kugels bring these exciting and evocative songs to the stage, together with an informative and engaging commentary. |
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-“This amazing ensemble gave a concert of rare quality that would grace any of the top auditoria worldwide.” – Geraldine Community Arts Council News
-“The band is tight, with Debbie Rawson and Robin Perks by turns plaintive and zesty on reeds and fiddle, while Harris’ compositional ingenuity…is staggering” – William Dart, NZ Herald
Thursday 19 September 7:30pm Picton
Picton Little Theatre
$25 Book: Take Note, Picton and Alyssums, Blenheim
-“The band is tight, with Debbie Rawson and Robin Perks by turns plaintive and zesty on reeds and fiddle, while Harris’ compositional ingenuity…is staggering” – William Dart, NZ Herald
Thursday 19 September 7:30pm Picton
Picton Little Theatre
$25 Book: Take Note, Picton and Alyssums, Blenheim
AOTNZ - The South Afreakins
Tuesday 5th November
Dark comedy performed by Robyn Paterson
Details to be confirmed.
Tuesday 5th November
Dark comedy performed by Robyn Paterson
Details to be confirmed.
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