Various Artists with Sofia & Maya

Scenes from the Climate Era is a new show from Auckland Theatre Company and Silo Theatre playing at Q Theatre from 2 - 24 August. 

For Stage Direction this week, Sofia and Beth spoke to two of the cast members, Arlo Green and Dawn Cheong, about the show. 

You can get tickets here. 

Spoilt Creatures is the debut novel by British author Amy Twigg. Set in 2008, it follows the story of Iris, a newly single woman who joins a women’s commune after she meets the beguiling Hazel, intrigued by the possibility of a world away from men.

Author of The Mercies, Karen Millwood Hargrave, called it ‘a simmering debut, heady with the possibilities of language and the righteousness of female rage’.

Beth spoke to Amy about Spoilt Creatures and its themes. You can pick up a copy at Time Out Bookstore or another independent bookstore near you.

Currently showing at Melanie Roger Gallery are the works of Matt Ellwood, James R Ford, and Cameron James McLaren. 

In this exhibition, the artists, each presenting new and stylistically diverse work, explore the act itself of making.

In his Fourth Estate series, Cameron James McLaren explores the role of media and photography, directly sourcing documentary photography from newspapers. 

Sofia caught up with Cameron about his work in the show and his practice.

Aotearoa is the seabird capital of the world, home to about 90 species of the world’s seabirds. Sentinel is an exhibition that combines science, photography, interactive video, sculpture and sound to invite you into the world of seabirds.

Sentinel serves as an urgent call to action to protect seabirds and their environment from the threat of habitat loss and predators.

Beth spoke with seabird scientist and conservation photographer Edin Whitehead about Sentinel and the threat towards seabirds. You can catch Sentinel at the Edmiston Gallery, Maritime Museum until October 27th, free with museum entry.