About us
This is an online movie and play discussion group. While participants usually watch the film before attending the discussion, you are welcome to come if you haven't yet. You are also welcome to come late and leave early, if necessary.
We watch: 1) adaptations of plays for the large and small screen, 2) quality recordings of actual performances, and 3) films and documentaries about life and work in the theater.
We look at every style of theater and film, from all over the world, from the most accessible to the most challenging. Take a look at "past events" on our main page to see some of the things we've looked at in the last five years.
READING THE PLAY IS OPTIONAL, although doing so will increase your appreciation for the film and knowledge of theater history. If you don't read the play, the discussion will begin with a quick synopsis of how the play and film differ.
Fans of theater, film, literature, history—as well as actors, directors, playwrights, screenwriters and filmmakers—will find there’s a lot to learn by looking at the theater to film transformation.
Featured event
INTERPRETING THE BARD IN MAORI (2014 documentary)
In 2012, New Zealand actor Rawiri Paratene was invited to open the prestigious Globe to Globe Festival at London’s Globe Theatre, which featured all 36 of Shakespeare’s plays, from 36 countries, in 36 languages. Spanning the twelve-week period before opening night, we follow Paratene’s Ngākau Toa theatre company, and the production’s adapter and director, Rachel House, as they confront their fears, struggle with their lines, and ultimately lift each other up on their journey to perform "A Toroihi rāua ko Kāhira," an adaptation of Shakespeare's rarely-performed “Troilus and Cressida” in Te Reo Māori, the Māori language.
This is an online movie and play discussion group. While participants usually arrive having watched the film beforehand, you are invited to come and listen if you haven't seen the film yet.
Original title: ROAD TO THE GLOBE:TROILUS & CRESSIDA (2014)
Directed by Mike Jonathan
With Rawiri Paratene, Rachel House, and the Ngākau Toa theatre company
In English and Te Reo Māori with English subtitles
55 mins.
https://youtu.be/KJzZ9LUBU7k?si=mlLR6zcZA6JYZL99 (watch to 55:00)
Upcoming events
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INTERPRETING THE BARD IN MAORI (2014 documentary)
·OnlineOnlineIn 2012, New Zealand actor Rawiri Paratene was invited to open the prestigious Globe to Globe Festival at London’s Globe Theatre, which featured all 36 of Shakespeare’s plays, from 36 countries, in 36 languages. Spanning the twelve-week period before opening night, we follow Paratene’s Ngākau Toa theatre company, and the production’s adapter and director, Rachel House, as they confront their fears, struggle with their lines, and ultimately lift each other up on their journey to perform "A Toroihi rāua ko Kāhira," an adaptation of Shakespeare's rarely-performed “Troilus and Cressida” in Te Reo Māori, the Māori language.
This is an online movie and play discussion group. While participants usually arrive having watched the film beforehand, you are invited to come and listen if you haven't seen the film yet.
Original title: ROAD TO THE GLOBE:TROILUS & CRESSIDA (2014)
Directed by Mike Jonathan
With Rawiri Paratene, Rachel House, and the Ngākau Toa theatre company
In English and Te Reo Māori with English subtitles
55 mins.
https://youtu.be/KJzZ9LUBU7k?si=mlLR6zcZA6JYZL99 (watch to 55:00)4 attendees
Past events
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