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The theatre has created a festival called Made in Canterbury, which will feature a gig by Christchurch musician Analise Twemlow. The festival will feature a concert by Adam McGrath, of The Eastern, a gig by CLO and Simon, and a special screening of the 1990s cult film
Snakeskin, starring Melanie Lynskey. Managan would like the event to grow to other venues and become an annual fringe festival of local talent. Covid-19 border restrictions meant they had to move their business away from international touring acts to stay afloat, he said.
SUPPLIED “One of the big challenges is content. Even local productions have international talent.
It was “a bit of a shock”, he said. “I wasn’t aware of it. I have built up this community theatre for years.
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Derek Doddington helping to build the stage for a Top Dog Theatre production in Mona Vale in 2017. “They have never spoken to me. They just turned up and said they were doing the summer Shakespeare at Mona Vale.’’ When he heard about the rival production, he decided not to stage his own show in the usual February timeslot. The decision was also influenced by the fact his company is performing
Twelfth Night on the main stage at the Isaac Theatre Royal in August and a funding application to help with security in Mona Vale was declined by the Christchurch City Council