Standing Tall

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Standing Tall

By Poppy Tohill

We’ve seen them on our own television screens multiple times, but this time around actresses, Hannah Marshall and Fleur Saville have chosen to step behind the camera and take on the roles of director and producer of Sitting Room Only, an all new interview series that shines light on several New Zealander’s journeys to success from their homeland to Los Angeles, the cultural differences and ways of being in America and that little perceived tendency, we kiwis know all too well - Tall Poppy Syndrome.

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James Wilson

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James Wilson

By Wal Reid

James Wilson is probably as far removed as the stuffy older more-mature image I would normally associate with a CEO.  None the less his tenure in the job as top dog for Auckland’s Q Theatre is one that has had a positive impact on our local theatre scene. One of the ways they help foster local talent is getting artists, practitioners and companies to apply through their creative development programme Matchbox, this in turn has had a positive spin fostering shows that have toured both here and overseas.

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Gareth Thomas

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Gareth Thomas

By Poppy Tohill

Whilst Gareth Thomas is best known for writing the ‘sure fire pop hits’ of kiwi band Goodshirt, 2011 saw the talented artist form a solo path for himself, releasingcritically acclaimed debut solo record, Lady Alien. Now five years later, Thomas returns with a cohesive collection of tunes which make up his long-awaited sophomore album, Fizzy Milk, set for release this Friday (17 June).

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Fur Patrol

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Fur Patrol

By Poppy Tohill

From tin-foiling the entire bar of Wellington venue Bodega in the late nineties, to their on-going pre-show tequila shot ritual, New Zealand’s very own nineties icons, Fur Patrol are climbing out of hibernation to hit the road with English shoegaze innovators Swervedriver, this week, in celebration of their own twentieth anniversary.

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