Stephen SinclairSep 28, 20182 minNew Zealand Plays: Further RuminationsWhen I first became interested in going to the theatre as an adolescent in the early ‘70s, New Zealand plays were fairly thin on the grou...
Stephen SinclairSep 28, 20182 minNew Zealand Plays – HighlightsI’ve been thinking about what New Zealand plays have excited and moved me over the years. Here are some thoughts, in no particular sequen...
Stephen SinclairSep 28, 20182 minPolitical theatre in New Zealand – plays to change the world!There ought to be more political theatre in New Zealand. The stage is after all first cousin to the soap box: a platform for airing polit...
Stephen SinclairSep 28, 20182 minLyricism in New Zealand PlaysLyricism doesn’t have a strong presence in New Zealand drama – at least, not the kind that gets produced. Baxter wrote some lyrical plays...
Stephen SinclairSep 28, 20181 minNews Flash – “Intimacies” to Receive an ATC Workshop! Yes folks, this is an opportunity to see this unique double bill of one act plays which explore the way in which the new technologies are...
Stephen SinclairSep 28, 20182 minNews Flash – “Intimacies” to Receive an ATC Workshop!Folks, it’s true – and imminent! Literary Manager of the Auckland Theatre Company Philippa Campbell and Artistic Director Colin McColl ha...
Stephen SinclairSep 28, 20181 min… And me old mate Pappsy is in the cast! Stephen Papps Play Blowing It - Yes indeed folks, old friend and flat mate Steve Papps is playing the role of Jules. This is the latest o...
Stephen SinclairSep 28, 20181 minSuccessCarl, Jules and Derek are stand up comedians. Starting out in Auckland, they shared dreams, ideas, and a flat, convinced they were changi...
Stephen SinclairSep 22, 20181 minWell, it was a blast!After months of planning and applications and budgets and weeks of rehearsal … two great seasons of my play! Wellington turned out for it...
Stephen SinclairSep 22, 20182 minTwo Openings In One Night!It’s true. The fateful day: 14th October. The venues: Lynfield and Green Bay High Schools. The play: “Remain in Light,” my play for drama...
Stephen SinclairSep 22, 20181 minIt's Been A Busy Old Year...… during which I co-produced three of my plays and directed two! ‘Twas nice to end with a bang – in the form of a sell-out season of our ...
Stephen SinclairSep 22, 20183 minRemain in the LightThe following is the copy of a letter I wrote to a teacher who asked me about the ideas in the play. It might be of interest to someone s...
Stephen SinclairAug 25, 20181 minNew Zealand playwrights: ruminating onNew Zealand playwrights are a funny old bunch. There are too few of us, and we are too individualistic to achieve much in the way of prof...