Category Archives: Theatre

Wellington woven and wearable

Posted on November 3, 2020 by karinwarnaar

If you’re anywhere near the Beehive over the next couple of days, there’s a couple of small exhibitions to check out at Parliament and the National Library. The exhibition on the first floor of Bowen House offers a monochrome Muka … Continue reading →

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That Bloody Petition

Posted on July 27, 2018 by karinwarnaar

It’s a sound that reaches through New Zealand history: 28 July 1893, when the bulk of the women’s suffrage petition hit the back wall of the debating chamber after being unrolled by John Hall from the broomstick on which it … Continue reading →

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Singing, dancing, frocks and books

Posted on August 12, 2016 by karinwarnaar

Madeleine St John’s novel, The Women in Black, was released quietly in the 1990s, when the nostalgia for mid-century style was yet to hit its peak but since it was re-released by Text Publishing in 2012, it’s been readily available … Continue reading →

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