Tag: playwright
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Heartbroken tributes flow for playwright and journalist Aroha Awarau
Tributes pour in for Aroha Awarau, a trusted voice in New Zealand’s arts and journalism The New Zealand arts and media community is mourning the loss of Aroha Awarau, a prolific playwright and journalist who died yesterday at the age of 49 after a short battle with cancer. A social media announcement described his passing…
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Heartbroken: Tributes pour in for playwright and journalist Aroha Awarau
Heartbroken: Tributes flow for playwright and journalist Aroha Awarau Tributes are flooding in for Aroha Awarau, a respected playwright and journalist whose sudden passing at the age of 49 has shocked the arts and media communities. A social media post announcing his death said he died peacefully, surrounded by care and love, a testament to…
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Tributes Flow for Playwright and Journalist Aroha Awarau, Aged 49
Tributes Pour In for Aroha Awarau Tributes are pouring in for Aroha Awarau, a respected playwright and journalist whose sudden illness cut short a vibrant life at the age of 49. A social media post confirmed that he died yesterday, peacefully, surrounded by care and love, marking the end of a career defined by creativity,…
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Clean Break, Big Stage: How Cleaning Toilets in Cambridge Shaped Jade Franks and Her Hit Play
From Cleaning Loos to the Spotlight In a unlikely ascent from a working-class student to a celebrated playwright, Jade Franks turned the back-of-house chore of cleaning toilets in Cambridge into a driving force behind her award-winning play Eat the Rich (But Ma…). Franks, who balanced full-time studies with a job scrubbing loos, has transformed a…
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Eat the Rich Jade Franks: Cambridge Cleaning Inspires Bold Theatre
From Cleaning Toilets to Center Stage Jade Franks’ life could be mistaken for a script about ambition gone rogue: a working‑class student at Cambridge, navigating full‑time studies while scrubbing loos. It was in the rhythm of mops and cleaning chemicals that she found the spark for a voice she would later channel into Eat the…
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Festival of Plays: Roverman Productions Celebrates Unforgettable Theater Season
Roverman Productions Welcomes Theater Lovers to a Bright Festival of Plays Roverman Productions is back to light up the festive season with the renowned Festival of Plays, a celebrated theatrical event that gathers audiences for six original works by the acclaimed playwright Uncle Ebo Whyte. This year’s festival promises humor, heart, and thought-provoking storytelling that…
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Of Space, Time, and Typewriters: A Playwright’s Journey in Adapting Texts for the Stage
Introduction: The Craft of Adaptation In the theatre, a good adaptation feels almost like a conversation between eras. A playwright who specializes in adapting extant texts for the stage must balance fidelity with invention, respect with risk, and the written word with living performance. The goal is not to clone the original work but to…