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Theatre review: First World Problems 3.0, Basement Theatre 19 Apr, 2021 11:13 PM 3 minutes to read Ayesha Heble delivered an emotional performance in opening segment Pearly Shells. Photo / John Rata Photography NZ Herald By: Ethan Sills After a year s break due to lockdown, Prayas Theatre has returned with the third instalment in their annual anthology series, First World Problems 3.0. The 2021 edition, written during lockdown and devised earlier this year, is the first I ve seen, but the first two entries have been the types of shows to quickly build word-of-mouth buzz and are still spoken of highly. Eighteen South Asian and Spanish migrant actors make up this year s cast, working with six new scripted and devised pieces, directed by FWP mastermind Sananda Chatterjee. The rapid pace of the show gives little room for an elaborate set, but Natasha Iyer s simple design allows the performers to take centre stage, as the stories hone in on a variety of dive ....
Park Up profits Riding for the Disabled 13 Apr, 2021 11:48 PM 2 minutes to read Ian Higgins with his pride and joy, his 1956 Imperial. Paul Brooks is editor of Whanganui Midweek, in your letterbox every [email protected] Wanganui Road Rodders and their friends filled the grounds of City College on Sunday with their annual River City Park Up. There were vehicles of all types and sizes, from the immaculate to the yet-to-be-restored and everything in between. Oldies but goodies. Ian Higgins was there with his top of the Chrysler line, a 1956 Imperial, with air conditioning! He belongs to the Vintage Car Club, but he also had a muscle car in the line-up on Sunday. ....
The main objective is both to train professionals and experts in the field of “Ampelography and Genetic Resources”, and to create a pole and experts network who can exchange continuously around this important topic for the vitivinicultural sector. ....
Alerts Hummingbird Salamander, it should be said straightaway, is a pulpy page-turner with as many twists, double-crosses, and mystery-box riddles as one of Dan Brown’s gimcrack potboilers. It’s not a fair comparison, of course, as Jeff VanderMeer is a terrific writer, while Brown struggles with any sentence above the reading level of a Highlights magazine. But in terms of plotting, it’s remarkable how faithful the latest novel from the author of the Southern Reach Trilogy is to the beats and tropes of a conventional thriller. A protagonist receives a strange clue and is quickly ripped out of their normal, domestic life into the shadowy world of terrorists and government operatives; there are rabbit holes of conspiracy and bread crumbs leading to tight-lipped sources; danger and death lurk around every corner. ....
The seed guardians of Quito protect Ecuador s food heritage Farmers in Ecuador rarely use traditional seed these days. Instead, they mostly plant industrial varieties not native to Latin America. The Seed Guardians Network is trying to stop old seeds from disappearing. Watch video 06:48 ....