Dancing in the Wake
by Jan Bolwell

A new play based on the life of LUCIA JOYCE:
daughter of the writer JAMES JOYCE;
friend and would-be lover of SAMUEL BECKETT.

Premieres at the Museum Art Hotel, Wellington
February 9-12, as part of FRINGE 2012.

Dancing in the Wake tells the lively and ultimately tragic story of an extraordinary and talented young woman who grew up in the shadow of her famous father, James Joyce.

The Drama of Death from Diverse Perspectives

A group of strangers; diverse in culture, faith, age and performance experience have worked together to create this unique production exploring death and dying, grief, mourning and lamentation; a celebration of diversity and sameness, an ultimate celebration of life.

Six performances only at the Museum of Wellington City & Sea
duration 40 minutes

7pm Friday 18 November
3pm Saturday 19 November
3pm Sunday 20 November
7pm Friday 25 November
3pm Saturday 26 November
3pm Sunday 27 November

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Just in time for the election, Helen Moulder and Rose Beauchamp are back with the hilarious political character Cynthia Fortitude, in A Vote For Cynthia.

Friday, 18th November 7.30pm for 8pm
Breaker Bay Hall. $20. BYO. Supper Provided
Bookings: kotuku.media@xtra.co.nz or 233 1842
Fundraiser for Wellington Repertory

Sunday, 20th November 4pm
The Long Hall (behind Roseneath School)
$25 Afternoon Tea included.
Bookings: keithmcewing@gmail.com, jennifershennan@xtra.co.nz
Tel: 388 8069 or 384 5228
Fundraiser for The Long Hall

How about you for the 2012 Dunedin Fringe?
The Dunedin Fringe Festival is calling for artists for the 2012 Festival which runs from 15-25 March. Applications are now open for key venues and for funding for the development and touring of new work.

The 2012 Dunedin Fringe Festival will build on our history of supporting contemporary artists in Dunedin, New Zealand, and from around the world to develop and present exciting new work. As always our focus is on innovative and experimental work that engages, provokes and entertains.

Dear Wellington Friends,

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As you know I have been working in Meet the Churchills at Circa, which finishes on July 16 and have been sharing a dressing room with the wonderful Carmel McGlone.

Carmel has a fellowship to study for a month at the Globe Theatre in London with 11 other mid-career professional actors from around the world and she is having a fundraiser on Monday 25th July at BATS.

Attached is a flyer, but in case you can't open it or don't have time, here are the details.

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The programme (subject to change!) for Legacy & Challenge, the 25th anniversary festival of The Magdalena Project, is now online - click here to view.

THE MAGDALENA PROJECT – 25 YEARS
International Festival Gathering
Wales: August 16th – 21st 2011

In August THE MAGDALENA PROJECT – INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF WOMEN IN CONTEMPORARY THEATRE will be 25 years old. Over those years hundreds of festivals, gatherings and events have happened across the world made possible through the fortitude of some extraordinary women artists defiantly determined to give an equality of voice to women’s performance.

Congratulations to Pauleen Hayes and the cast and crew of The Hooligan and the Lady which is enjoying an excellent season at BATS Theatre. There's a great review on Theatreview. Apparently the season is sold out, so if you haven't already booked you will have to clamour for a return season of this "rollicking" production.

1911. A story true. The scourge of brutes, bullies and badmen alike; afeared by ruffians and rowdies across the land: Flossie leMar has many ways to make evildoers relent. A visionary with pronounced ideas about the role of women under attack, Flo is a force to be reckoned with. Chief amongst her interests is one Joseph Gardiner, pugilist, wrestler and Master of the Oriental Arts. Armed with her apocryphal handbook, The Life and Adventures of Miss Florence leMar, the World’s Famous Ju-Jitsu Girl, Flo and Joe are a vaudeville sensation.