BY SLAWOMIR MROZEK

“When it’s a matter of the public good, sentiment is out of the question.”

Director: Blaise Barham

Cast: Aimee Freeman (Fat), Brent Caldwell (Medium), Chris Cook (Thin), Sarah Barham (Postman & Butler).

Dunedin Fringe, New Athenaeum Theatre, Dunedin

6 p.m. 20-22 March 2023

Arrowtown Athenaeum Hall, Queenstown

7 p.m. 14-15 April 2023

BY ANTON CHEKHOV

Anton Chekhov’s vaudeville farce The Bear gets a makeover, incorporating clowning, song, and aerial circus

Director: Blaise Barham

Cast: Master of the Straps (Victor Victorious), Becky Hodson (Popova), Brent Caldwell (Luka), Zac Henry (Smirnov).

Dunedin Fringe The Mayfair Theatre

8.30 p.m. 22 March 2023

8.00 p.m. 23-24 March 2023