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James Wenley

Kaituhi Tūtahi | Contributing Writer

Dr James Wenley is a Pākehā theatre academic, practitioner, and critic. He is the founder of TheatreScenes.co.nz and has written extensively about Aotearoa New Zealand's theatre industry. 

Everything By: James Wenley

Society19.07.23

Power, Money, Complicity: James Wallace and the Arts

The sentencing of ‘prominent businessman’ and arts philanthropist Sir James Wallace reveals the greater complicity of the arts industry in dirty money and the abuse of power. Theatre academic James Wenley asks how we can all step up.

By James Wenley
Read Time: 24 mins
Performance14.03.16

Three Characters in Search of an Author: Te Pō and the Legacy of Bruce Mason

Bruce Mason has been missing from our stages for quite some time, so why is he popping up now in Te Pō?

By James Wenley
Read Time: 1 hr, 4 mins
Features03.07.14

The Folly of Myth-Making: Once on Chunuk Bair

James Wenley examines Auckland Theatre Company's production of Once on Chanuk Bair and asks: What is it remembering?

By James Wenley
Read Time: 35 mins
Profiles17.06.14

The Vision Does Not Stop Here: The Factory’s International Dream

For a musical that seems certain to meet international success, The Factory was born out of discontent, frustration, and a twenty-something year dream. Ahead of their Edinburgh season, James Wenley examines their long evolution.

By James Wenley
Read Time: 31 mins
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