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14 hours ago
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Cults, Comedy And Closure In An Original Kiwi Musical
Press Release – Good for Her Productions It's a wild mix, but with five cities and a Fringe Touring Award under their belt, dream team Chelsea McRae, Cody McRae, and Mario Sadra-de Jong have proven it's a successful one. Therapy: A Musical Comedy hits Auckland's Basement Theatre this July, based on a true story of a woman seeking a 'quick fix' from her new therapist, before talking about intrusive thoughts, religious trauma and overcoming the loss of a parent to suicide. Described as 'a refreshingly insightful comedy' (Theatreview) and the original music likened to 'New Zealand's solution to Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'(Art Murmurs), the show has resonated with audiences nationwide. This is one to put in your calendar immediately.
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18 hours ago
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Cults, Comedy And Closure In An Original Kiwi Musical
It's a wild mix, but with five cities and a Fringe Touring Award under their belt, dream team Chelsea McRae, Cody McRae, and Mario Sadra-de Jong have proven it's a successful one. Therapy: A Musical Comedy hits Auckland's Basement Theatre this July, based on a true story of a woman seeking a 'quick fix' from her new therapist, before talking about intrusive thoughts, religious trauma and overcoming the loss of a parent to suicide. Described as 'a refreshingly insightful comedy' (Theatreview) and the original music likened to 'New Zealand's solution to Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'(Art Murmurs), the show has resonated with audiences nationwide. This is one to put in your calendar immediately. THERAPY: A Musical Comedy is on for one week only at Basement Theatre, from 8 to 12 July. Tickets on sale now:
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2 days ago
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Tom Sainsbury And The Dynamotion Misfits Are Home For Christmas
Auckland's baddest, booty-shaking, big-hearted dance-comedy maniacs, Dynamotion, are back to wreak merry havoc on your holidays with A Christmas Crisis — burning up the floor in Q Theatre from 10 – 20 December. It's festive season, baby — and everything's falling apart. Mr and Mrs Claus are headed for splitsville. Ashleigh's Christmas Cupcake Shoppe is teetering on the edge. The elves are cracking under the pressure of soulless consumerism. Oh, and the North Pole? Melting faster than a snowman in a sauna. Looks like it's time for a Christmas miracle — Dynamotion style. From the brilliantly twisted minds of Tom Sainsbury and Lara Fischel-Chisholm comes a full-blown, high-kicking, sleigh-sliding, disco-ball-drenched Christmas spectacular packed with interpretive dance, chaotic energy, and enough tinsel to choke a reindeer. Starring some of New Zealand's funniest, fiercest, and naughtiest performers — including Tom Sainsbury, Chris Parker, Kate Simmonds, Harry McNaughton, Liv Tennet, Karamia Muller, Lara Fischel-Chisholm, Jennie Robertson, and a whole sleighful of Dynamotion misfits — A Christmas Crisis is here to serve your silly season (or at least distract you from it for 90 minutes). Since bursting onto the scene in 2012 with Terror Island Dynamotion have been putting the "fun" back in "funk" — and also "fundamentally questioning what dance theatre even is." These legends invented dacting (dramatic acting + interpretive dance) and have built a cult following for their gloriously silly, ridiculously clever full-length shows that are part dance party, part fever dream, and 100% joy. They've been praised by Metro, Theatreview, Theatrescenes, and probably your mate from Pilates who went once and hasn't shut up about it since. "A high-adrenaline production full of thumping dance tracks, inspired and very clever choreography and wall-to-wall laughter." – Andrew Whiteside (The Children of Sacred Valley) "The dance numbers are terrific… extremely clever and very, very silly." – Theatrescenes "Dynamotion is dynamite indeed." – Theatreview Dynamotion's original dance comedy works have become a staple of the Auckland theatre calendar, with 10 full-length productions to their name. They've presented at the NZ International Comedy Festival, the Body Festival in Christchurch, and Tempo. Their last show sold out after one Facebook post! So get booking. Yule be glad you did.
