That Bloody Woman

Five reasons why cabaret is the most fun you can have in a theatre

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Forget the cliches of women in top hats and bustiers singing tired songs about heartbreak. Auckland Live’s International Cabaret Season is full of energy, emotion, feminism and mischief, writes Sam Brooks. There’s a billion definitions of cabaret, from the clinical to the etymological to the base. For me, cabaret takes the best things of live … Read more

Kate Sheppard is back and fed up with your bullshit

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The radical reimagining of the suffragette movement, That Bloody Woman, is back for Auckland Live’s International Cabaret Season. Alex Casey spoke to Esther Stephens about her role as Kate Sheppard – and how, this year, Sheppard’s fight is more relevant than ever. The night before the nation votes in this year’s general election, the spirit … Read more