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Play: Notes

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Play: Notes
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    Playwright Jo Randerson

    09/11/2023 | 35 mins.
    In the final episode of season two of Play:Notes, Allison and Emily discuss Banging Cymbal, Clanging Gong with playwright Jo Randerson and how both the work and the playwright have changed since it was first presented in Ōtepoti Dunedin in 2001.
    Links:
    Jo Randerson Playmarket
    Banging Cymbal Clanging Gong Script
    Barbarian Productions

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    To find out more about Prospect Park Productions NZ and our other theatre work go to https://www.prospectpark.co.nz/
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    Playwright Abby Howells

    09/11/2023 | 30 mins.
    For the first of three episodes on women playwrights connected to Ōtepoti Dunedin, Allison and Emily talk to Abby Howells about her one-woman autobiographical and award-winning show,  HarleQueen. 
    Links:
    Abby Howells
    Abby Howells Playmarket

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    To find out more about Prospect Park Productions NZ and our other theatre work go to https://www.prospectpark.co.nz/
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    Playwright Amy Wright

    09/11/2023 | 29 mins.
    For the second of three episodes on women playwrights connected to Ōtepoti Dunedin, Allison and Emily are joined by Amy Wright to talk about the script she developed during the 2021 Otepoti Theatre Lab Playwrights Programme, Wish Yeti Were Here.  
    Links:
    Amy Wright Playmarket
    Wish Yeti Were Here Scrip

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    To find out more about Prospect Park Productions NZ and our other theatre work go to https://www.prospectpark.co.nz/
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    Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov

    02/11/2023 | 28 mins.
    Uncle Vanya shows us just how much Anton Chekhov loved trees, even if not all his characters did. In this episode we also look at the social setting of Chekhov’s Russia and some approaches to translation and adaptation. 

    Links:
    Five Chekhov Plays
    Writing Adaptations and Translations for the Stage

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    To find out more about Prospect Park Productions NZ and our other theatre work go to https://www.prospectpark.co.nz/
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    Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov

    02/11/2023 | 34 mins.
    Is Three Sisters Masha 2.0?
    Is The Cherry Orchard an early examination of NIMBYism? 
    We cover all this and more – including a big fire of little consequence – in the final of this season’s Chekhov episodes. 
    Links:
    Five Chekhov Plays
    Writing Adaptations and Translations for the Stage

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    To find out more about Prospect Park Productions NZ and our other theatre work go to https://www.prospectpark.co.nz/
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About Play: Notes
Ever wondered what’s the big deal with a particular play or playwright? Was Romeo really worth it? What exactly was Oedipus’ complex? Who was Antigone antagonising? And why was a play about vaginas revolutionary for its time? This is where Play: Notes comes in. Join Dramaturgs Emily Duncan and Allison Horsley as they give you the need-to-know notes on plays that have influenced how we watch, read, and think about theatre. Warning: Contains mature themes, language, and spoilers.Play:Notes is produced by Prospect Park NZ and engineered by Otago Access Radio. Season Two original theme music is by Matthew Morgan.https://www.prospectpark.co.nz/
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