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28 Thursday February 21 2019 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi The Star Theatre/Arts King Arthur on stage at Botanic Gardens THE EPIC tale of King Arthur will get a quirky re-telling at the Anthony Harper Summer Theatre. Rollicking Entertainment has come up with a fresh take on the myth and is set to bring it to life on the Murray Aynsley Lawn of the Botanic Gardens from February 27 to March 17. City council events and arts manager Karena Finnie said it will have all the fun of a pantomime and some clever lines to keep the audience entertained. “With knights, a holy grail, a wizard, a magical lake and swashbuckling sword fights, this year’s production of King Arthur is sure to capture the audience’s imagination,” she said. Ms Finnie said the Anthony Harper Summer Theatre is one of SummerTimes most iconic events. •King Arthur will be performed on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights, 6.30-8.30pm, and on Saturday and Sunday at 2pm and 6.30pm. Cabaret to celebrate diversity • By Georgia O’Connor- Harding ENSURING the city’s LGBTQIA+ community is celebrated through theatre is a major “passion project” for Jeremy Hinman. The Blackboard Collective Theatre director wants to grow “queer theatre” in the city and is the leading force behind an original cabaret to mark Christchurch Pride week which runs from February 28 to March 10. Severely Queer – A Little Gay Cabaret will be performed at the Isaac Theatre Royal’s Gloucester Room from March 1-2. Hinman said the show will celebrate diversity and inclusiveness – a large part of the theatre company’s values. “I am one of five directors for BTC and I am the only queer person on the team. It was definitely a passion project for me to make sure we got something in the pride festival,” Hinman said. All six performers in the show identify as being either part of the queer community or a “queer ally,” Hinman said. Aiming to create a contemporary feel, the cabaret PRIDE: Jeremy Hinman, who played Miss Understanding in Showbiz Christchurch’s Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, is creating an original cabaret for Christchurch Pride week. PHOTO: SHOWBIZ CHRISTCHURCH/DANIELLE COLVIN will feature tracks considered to be “club-bangers”, including music from gay icons and celebrities such as Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Barbra Streisand. With rehearsals only starting next week, the performers will have five days to build the show. Hinman said a huge part of the story will be about selfacceptance. He said people do not need to be in the queer community to celebrate a pride event. “It is about promoting you in whatever shape, form, colour or orientation that is,” he said. Hinman said his own experience of coming out when he was 16 wasn’t “extremely excruciating” but it took time and experimentation to find his identity. “When I came out as gay, it became one of my most defining qualities . . . 13 years later it is just a part of me and is not a huge thing I feel the need to show or tell people when I first meet them.” “I don’t think we place too much emphasis on it, but I think any emphasis placed on it comes from a place of finding yourself within that community.” Hinman believes a lot more queer and drag theatre is starting to be established in the city. He said diversity in the theatre, not just from the queer community but culturally as well, is good for the city. •Check out what is on during Christchurch Pride week at www.chchpride. co.nz/. •Book tickets for Severely Queer – A Little Gay Cabaret, at https:// isaactheatreroyal.co.nz BRODIE & FITZY SWITCH IT UP WEEKDAYS 6 – 9AM 97.7 thehits.co.nz
The Star Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Thursday February 21 2019 29 Gardening GARDENING ADVICE My eight-year old Stellar cherry tree has been shedding more than 50% of its fruit prematurely. It was a similar Q scenario last year but it’s worse this year. It’s truly heart-breaking to witness the cherries dropping off in a big quantity after a year of waiting! I had sprayed leaves affected by aphids with a light dosage mixture of neem oil and kitchen detergent. Would this cause the shedding? Please advise what I can do to prevent this happening again. Today’s winning question came from Jonathan Tan. Congratulations! A This is a very frustrating scenario, but you will be pleased to know that it is not caused by anything you are doing or spraying. The shedding of cherry fruit prematurely is often a problem which is exacerbated by extreme weather conditions such as hot temperatures then dry strong winds, and heavy rainfall followed by dry periods. Cherries have quite specific growing requirements, which is typically why they are only grown commercially in a limited number of areas such as; Blenheim, Nelson, Central Otago and Hawkes Bay. All these areas have cool winters and generally hot, dry summers. $95 PRIZE PACK! Growing cherries in Christchurch will always be a bit of a gamble, however there will be years when you harvest excellent heavy crops, so try not to be disheartened. Winter pruning of cherry trees is important, particularly if there has been an outbreak of aphids. Use pruning to open the tree up to allow good air movement and light penetration throughout the branches. This will also help control the aphids. A healthy tree is more resistant to pests and diseases. Apply Garden Time Fruit & Citrus Fertiliser at six weekly intervals in early spring when plants are coming into growth, until mid-December. Recommence in mid-February through to autumn. For more gardening advice and tips, check out our How To Grow guides at www.daltons.co.nz/how-to-guides Regular mulching throughout the hot summer months is vital in helping you maintain a lush, healthy garden. Apply a thick layer on top of soil around plants, trees and especially pots, to aid water retention. Avoid watering during the hottest part of the day when plants are heat stressed; instead water regularly and deeply in the early morning or evening. We have a $95 Daltons Summer Garden Survival Pack to giveaway including: 2x Garden Time Landscape Bark 40L, 2x Besgrow Coir Briquette, 2x Garden Time Compost 40L, Garden Time Complete Fertiliser 5kg, Garden Time Fruit & Citrus Fertiliser 1.5kg, Daltons Water Storage Crystals 250g, plus Red Back gardening gloves from Omni Products www.omniproducts.co.nz Send us your gardening question to be in to win! Email your question and glove size to: chchstar@daltons.co.nz Not too soon to be thinking about autumn TIRED AFTER a long summer’s labour? Many gardeners don’t realise that an autumn garden can be stunningly beautiful. It’s not too early to be thinking of the autumn garden, while we have been blessed with a hot, dry summer, autumn is just around the corner, trees will once again come into prominence, showing off rich golds, purples and reds. Closer to the ground, skilful gardeners keep the colour coming with well-selected shrubs and perennials. While thinking about the autumn clean-up, don’t be too MAINTENANCE: A spiker or aerator allows the air to enter the soil under your lawn. quick to cut down some of als, plant cool-season types, your favourite plants. such as snapdragons and pansies, which keep going even Experiment by leaving certain flowers up during the after frost. winter months to appreciate Ornamental grasses take their sculptural effect. their place as autumn nears. For more colour from annu- The seed heads of maiden grass (Miscanthus sinensis `Gracillimus’) are understatedly beautiful. Get your tools ready for those autumn jobs. You’ll need a lawn aerator, lawn spiker and lawn sweeper, or leaf sweeper. Lawn spiker and aerator tools are designed to open up the lawn to allow air to enter. This is an important process for maintaining your lawn and helps with drainage and allows for back-filling with sand and autumn lawn feed. Hedge trimming should not be left too late or the frosts will get into freshly cut stems and kill them back. Entries must be received by 27 th Feb 2019 Discover a better way to irrigate your garden. Most plants and grass do fine with a drink every other day. Help them retain moisture by watering before 7am or after 9pm. Find out more at ccc.govt.nz/water-saving-tips
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