Theatre in Sydney

​Who will be in Sydney during th

Normal transmission is resumed

I don’t know if you noticed, but this website wen

FlaxFlower 2024

🎉 Tau Hou hari 2024 🎉  Wow, FlaxFlower reviews ha

Update on the gig below

The play reading in Auckland went very w

FREE play reading

Live play reading in Auckland  T

What I learned from the Coronation

A new word. New to me, anyway.    Until this year I had never heard the…

In my garden – 14 February 2023

With all the rough weather we’ve had lately and much in the garden somewhat dishevelled by…

Actors wanted for play readings

PLAY READINGS     Playwrights Association of New Zealand (PANZ) holds occasional readings of members’ plays via Zoom. …

In my garden – 8 November 2022

This is always the first of the roses for the new season

PANZ competition results

​ResultsPlaywrights Associationof New Zealand2022 play competitions: ​ONE-ACT PLAY COMPETITION1st Place – Reponui High Presents… by Bronwyn Elsmore2nd Place – Structure by…

Writing for theatre weekend

 Playwrights Associationof New Zealand (Inc)  is planning a weekend of writing​in March 2023 surrounded by the glorious…

Yesterday

      ​   Yesterday, 19 September, was Women’s Suffrage Day in New Zealand.   This country…

In my garden –

Tibouchina LasiandraIt’s such a glorious sight when this tree is in full flower

In my garden – 5 April 2022

FeijoasI’ve been busy over the past few weeks processing these – freezing and making jam.As well…

Year of the tiger

Happy New Year – Year of the tiger!  It’s said that due to the volatile nature of Tiger…

2022

Here we are again – another New Year!After the last couple of years, once again we’re hopeful…

A friend I never met

      Tony Chapelle is a friend I never met. In person, that is.   …

In my garden today – 16 October

I had to trim the Red Mānuka that was overhanging the path.​Overseas friends – please pronounce…

More about butterflies

At risk of boring you – but everyone likes butterflies don’t they? – my earlier prediction…

A year full of butterflies

HAPPY NEW YEAR! With so much having been said by so many about 2020, I’ll leave…

Spring roses

The roses in my garden are at their late spring best. I just picked this vaseful…

It’s back in print!

For years I’ve been responding to emails and phone calls asking where someone can get a…

No guilt reading time

Hello, and greetings. In my part of the world we’ve just moved into early Spring. Days…

300th review for FlaxFlower

Just under 12 months ago, I announced here  We’re 250!!            …

Hey – lay off my coffee!

    We’re in social lockdown. Forced into isolation. Confined to our bubbles. Just about everything…