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Modern God at Circa Theatre
Six influencers collide in a high-energy dance-theatre work exploring fame, consumerism, and our digital obsessions. Footnote New Zealand Dance present the return season of the critically acclaimed MODERN GOD.
Stunts will be attempted. Records broken. Memes made. Content consumed. Advertising sold. Lives ruined. Heroes formed.
This high-powered show, straddling the realms of contemporary dance and physical theatre, delves into the intricate web of global internet culture. It’s a unique opportunity to dissect our interactions with the online world, from its absurdity and speed to its utility and potential dangers.
Reviews:
“breathtaking tour de force of artistry” The Post
“MODERN GOD is immediate. It’s urgent and overwhelming. Bloody. Its concerns are with the now; the intersections between social media, capitalism, and us.” – Jack McGee, Art Murmurs
Friday 15 – Saturday 23 May
Thurs, Fri & Sat 7pm, Sunday 4pm
Preview and Choose Your Price Night: Thursday 14 May
Q&A: Wednesday 20 & Thursday 21 May
$25 – $60
CIRCA ONE
Duration: 70 minutes
Toe Fai! and Talaucaka
Step into the fractured future of Aqua Nullius, a speculative Pasifika futurism play series by Emele Ugavule, where memory, data, and ancestry collide. This double bill presentation – Toe Fai! and Talaucaka – weaves together two interconnected worlds that imagine futures shaped by ecological collapse and technological empire. Drawing from an Indigenous Pacific perspective, Aqua Nullius reclaims the right to imagine beyond colonial timelines, exploring futurism, memory, and digital colonialism through embodied storytelling and collective resistance.
Middle Age Spread - Play Reading
In conjunction with our 50th birthday year, we are pleased to offer a series of rehearsed play readings on select Saturdays throughout the year. These gems have been selected from over 1,149 submissions (* up to 23 April 26), spanning from 1977 to 2012. Four of these plays are from New Zealand/Aotearoa. We are also proud to introduce two new additional plays for 2026.
‘Middle Age Spread’
We start our celebrations with ‘Middle Age Spread’ by Sir Roger Hall directed by Susan Wilson. The 25th April has been purposely selected because Circa’s official opening was the 23rd April 1976 which was picked as it is the same as Shakespeare’s birthday. We will be celebrating after the play reading with birthday cakes and drinks, as part of the performance.
First performed at the original Circa Theatre in Harris Street in 1977, directed by Michael Haigh, starring Dorothy McKegg, Grant Tilly, Jane Waddell, Ray Henwood, Donna Akersten and John Reid. Three couples attend a dinner none of them wants to be at.
Middle Age Spread ran for 15 months in London’s West End, winning the Lawrence Olivier Award for Comedy of the Year. In 1978 it became a successful NZ film directed by John Reid. This brilliant and poignant tragicomedy still remains a very significantly relevant social commentary on New Zealand Society . . . what’s changed in Aotearoa in 50 years, and then again… What hasn’t?
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