Stepping Out Opens 27th July!
Stepping Out comes to Kapiti in July 2023.
A comedy in which 8 people from varying backgrounds, with their own issues, inhibitions and quirks, attend the same weekly tap-dancing class in a dingy church hall. Initially, the students treat the classes as a social occasion. However, when Mavis (the ex-professional), learns her amateur dance class are to perform at a grand charity show, everyone’s determination and abilities are put to the test.
Throughout the play, details of their personal lives are revealed, and relationships are tested and forged. Can these ungainly dancers transform into a cohesive group of tappers in a show worthy of a standing ovation? Can they step up to step out?
Book your tickets today! Show runs Thursday 27th July to Saturday 5th August 2023.
Poll: Have you ever been bullied?
People associate bullying with children in schools, but it can actually stretch beyond childhood to workplaces or neighbourhoods.
This Friday is Pink Shirt Day, which began in Canada in 2007 when two students took a stand against homophobic bullying after a new student was harassed for wearing pink. People across the globe are now encouraged to wear pink on this day to take a stand against bullying and promote inclusivity.
Have you or your whānau ever experienced bullying? Share your thoughts on Pink Shirt Day below.
Type 'Not For Print' if you wish your comments to be excluded from the Conversations column of your local paper.
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79.7% Yes
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19.9% No
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0.4% Other - I'll share below
Government to Reintroduce Charter Schools
The reintroduction of charter schools in New Zealand seems little more than a sop to National’s right wing ideologues and will achieve little except the diversion of funds from the already financially stretched state schools.
There appears to be little, if any evidence that they especially benefit underperforming children, who indeed appear better off in a state system, provided adequate support is provided. Charter schools also foster conservatism, elitism, and in some instances religious fundamentalism, the cause of so much strife in the world.
It could be argued that of all children who might benefit from a broad state education and mixing with their community peers, it’s those from these conservative, elitist backgrounds.
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