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Patchwork, Lisa Warrington

Posted on December 3, 2018 by NZ Books

These Two Hands: A Memoir Renée Mākaro Press, $38.00, ISBN 9780994137845 These Two Hands is the memoir of a woman’s life which is simultaneously ordinary and extraordinary. Born in Napier in 1929, Renée has lived through tumultuous times, both in…

Tagged with: Issue 124, Lisa Warrington, Mākaro Press, Renée, Summer 2018
Posted in Memoir, Non-fiction, Review

Plays and playmaking, Mark Houlahan

Posted on December 3, 2018 by NZ Books

Performing Dramaturgy Fiona Graham Playmarket, $40.00, ISBN 9780908607648 Floating Islanders: Pasifika Theatre in Aotearoa Lisa Warrington and David O’Donnell ISBN 9781988531076 Dawn Raids Oscar Kightley Playmarket, $18.00, ISBN 97809080607631 “What is a dramaturg?” I overheard that question earlier this year…

Tagged with: David O’Donnell, Fiona Graham, Issue 124, Lisa Warrington, Mark Houlahan, Oscar Kightley, Playmarket, Summer 2018
Posted in Art, Literature, Non-fiction, Pacific, Plays, Review

Theatre for life Lisa Warrington

Posted on February 27, 2014 by NZ Books

Rebellious Mirrors: Community-based Theatre in Aotearoa/New Zealand Paul Maunder Canterbury University Press, $45.00, ISBN 9781927145456 Twenty New Zealand Playwrights Michelanne Forster and Vivienne Plumb Playmarket, $40.00, ISBN 9780908607471 Though differing in approach, tone and content, there are strong connections between…

Tagged with: Autumn 2014, Canterbury University Press, Issue 105, Lisa Warrington, Michelanne Forster, Paul Maunder, Playmarket, Vivienne Plumb
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Plays, Sociology

Blueprints for performance, Lisa Warrington

Posted on December 1, 2002 by NZ Books

Song-Plays William Direen Alpha Books, [price unavailable], ISBN 0958326622 Peace Plays Kathleen Gallagher Doygal Press, $29.95, ISBN 0473088088 Vagabonds Lorae Parry Victoria University Press, $24.95, ISBN 0864734352 Puppetry, pirates, conscientious objectors, big business, morality tales, land wars, popular songs, poetry,…

Tagged with: Alpha Books, Doygal Press, Issue 60, Kathleen Gallagher, Lisa Warrington, Lorae Parry, Summer 2002, Victoria University Press, William Direen
Posted in Literature, Plays, Review