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Stories From Thirty Years of the Auckland Theatre Company

Frances Walsh

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Penguin Books (NZ)
14 November 2023

Theatre management; Local history

A lively and entertaining look at the Auckland Theatre Company - its people, its shows, the backstage crew, the theatre, and the company's ups and downs over the years.

Auckland Theatre Company has presented a huge range of plays to enthusiastic audiences since its first show in 1993 - Lovelock's Dream Run. From Shakespeare and Chekhov to Nathan Joe and Oscar Kightley, variety has been key with a strong Kiwi sensibility throughout.

Rising from the ashes of the Mercury Theatre after its abrupt closure in 1992, the fledgling company struggled to find venues and moved around the city using spaces as they found them, until setting up home in the fabulous purpose-built ASB Waterfront Theatre.

The many personalities, shifting fashions and cultural expectations, artistic disagreements, talented contributors and wildly successful shows through changing times lead to a colourful patchwork of stories that make a thoroughly enjoyable read.

By: Frances Walsh
Imprint: Penguin Books (NZ)
Country of Publication: New Zealand
Dimensions: Height: 245mm, Width: 189mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 1.030kg
ISBN: 9781927158418
ISBN 10: 1927158419
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 14 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Frances Walsh is an award-winning journalist and writer. Her 2020 book Endless Sea- Stories Told Through the Taonga of the New Zealand Maritime Museum Hui te Ananui a Tangaroa was long-listed in the Ockham NZ Book Awards. She has also worked as the organiser for Equity New Zealand, the trade union for performers.