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The actor, writer, director was encouraged to be creative from a young age.
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Wellington council mulls arts festival payout after theatre delay
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Wellington's arts sector says new parking rules will stop people coming to shows
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The view from my window: artist Hannah Fox on Melbourne by moonlight
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Pop-Up Globe owners $720k in the red as two more businesses sink into liquidation
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"You just have to be human to say this isn't right": Single Asian Female stars talk back
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Artist and linked entities awarded $100,000 by govt agency while facing charges
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Court theatre recasting trans role after complaints
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Love's Labour's Lost? The Pop-Up Globe creditors named in first report
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Arts in 2021: The big productions and festivals coming to Auckland
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Report recommends selling or redeveloping Wellington's Opera House
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Treasured son of Dunedin music scene forced to quit
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New theatre in central Christchurch despite Covid chaos
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