Famous foodie Pete Mathias keeps on expanding her repertoire. Stepping aside from running her luxury foodie tours to all sorts of exotic places, she's now doing her own stage show, combining cooking with storytelling, playing Agony Aunt and belting out some French songs. Here she is on my TV show, Let's Talk, explaining her new career move...
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Friday, March 8, 2013
What the world needs now - King Lear
Such a long, golden summer here in Auckland, New Zealand. It's grim for farmers trying to cope with drought, but city folks are loving it. They're mostly loving it because there's so much on in the way of festivals and great events and all of it's happening under endless sunshine and clear skies. One of those attractions is Auckland University's outdoors Summer Shakespeare season This year it's King Lear, running all this month and directed by Lisa Harrow. She's a seasoned Shakespeare actress but this year, for the first time, she's tried her hand at directing. On my TV show, Let's Talk, she explained why King Lear - that ancient tragedy - is actually perfectly in tune with the times we're living in now. How is that? Here's a brief clip...
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