Theatre Guide

Kerry Fox in 'The Blonde...'

The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead
Venue: Maidment Theatre
Season ends: Sep 16
Our reviewer enjoyed Kerry Fox's solo, seven-role performance in The Blonde ... but thought the material, by Aussie playwright Robert Hewett, mundane, with the expat actor playing "a series of ordinary people in what is essentially a suburban soap opera".

The Case of Katherine Mansfield
Venue: Herald Theatre
Season ends: Sep 16
Meanwhile, at the more intimate Herald Theatre, Danielle Cormack is acting up a solo storm in Cathy Downes' impressionistic study of Mansfield's life drawn directly from her journals, letters and stories. I'm sure both actors would find comparison odious but it is a highly unusual situation.

Take Me Out
Venue: Silo Theatre
Season ends: Sep 23
Darren Lemming is the epitome of a baseball star - envied by all, charismatic and handsome. But when he organises a mid-season press conference to announce that he's gay, he assumes the news will be accepted by everyone. It isn't.

Others and upcoming

Class Act
Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts Year 1, Unitec Theatre, Entry 1, Carrington Rd, Pt Chevalier, to Sep 2, tickets from www.iticket.co.nz or ph 361 1000

Playing Miss Havisham
Howick Theatre, Sir Lloyd Dr, Pakuranga, to Sep 2, tickets from www.iticket.co.nz or ph 534 1406

King & Country
Glen Eden Playhouse Theatre, 15 Glendale Rd, Glen Eden, to Sep 2,
ph 836 8000, ext 8167

Ashes to Ashes, One for the Road
Maidment Studio, 8 Alfred St, Sep 7-24, ph 308 2383

Happy Hour For Miserable Children
Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, Sep 19-30, tickets from Ticketek

D'Arranged Marriage
Maidment Theatre, 8 Alfred St, Sep 19-23, ph 308 2383

Badjelly The Witch
The Wintergarden, Civic Theatre, Sep 25-Oct 8, tickets from Ticketek

The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch
The PumpHouse, Killarney Park, Takapuna, Sep 25-Oct 7, ph 489 8360

The Ocean Star
Maidment Theatre, 8 Alfred St, ph 308 2383, Oct 14-21

Dance Like A Man
SkyCity Theatre, Hobson St, Oct 13-14, tickets from Ticketek

Alex Ellis in Biscuit & Coffee
Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, Oct 31-Nov 11, tickets from Ticketek