three years ago. This is another rare chance to hear this writer speak about his work. For many who attended his Writers and Readers Week sessions, essayist Eliot Weinberger was one of the discoveries of the year, with his poetic essays and incisive commentary on US politics.
He returns to Wellington with a new book of extraordinary nonfiction, An Selwyn Manning writes: It began with a grey bearded man walking solo onto the stage, his eyes twinkling. He spoke to the hearts of his audience of tradition, of dangers, and of times when our past challenges our present. The man was Topol, playing Tevye the the lead character in Fiddler on the Roof.
The Lord of the New Zealand's airwaves Mr Paul Holmes proved less regal in his attempt to take the 'Dancing with the Stars' crown yesterday evening. Mr Holmes bowed out of the show after valiantly and manfully lifting his partner Rebecca at least five feet off the studio floor.
- ALSO: - Every Friday and Saturday night, home of this year’s Wellington Comedy Festival, The San Francisco Bathhouse unleashes international and local comedians on audiences for the loud, hilarious and totally unpredictable showcase that is LATE LAUGHS.
With its risqué and playful reputation LATE LAUGHS sees comedians cutting loose in their natural environment – one that is drenched in scandal, nonsense and the risk that can only be attempted late in the evening.
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