Woman’s Weekly New Zealand – August 05, 2019

REVIEWS

FILM

erwowingau iences

acrossAucklandand

Australiaforthepast

threeyears,thesensational

PopUpGlobehastakentothe

roadfor its winter season. The

L

ongbeforetheDukeand

DuchessofSussex,Princess

Margaretwastheoriginal

royalrebel.Thelateyounger

sisterofQueenElizabethis the

subjectofa fascinatingtwo-part

documentaryserieslaunching

thisweek,featuringarchive

footageofMargaretaswellas

newinterviewswiththosewho

knewherbest.

Margaret’slady-in-waitingfor

over 30 years,JaneStevens,is

onefriendwhoopensupabout

thefamousprincess,saying,

“ShewastheQueen’ssister,but

shedidthingsnobodyelsein

theroyalfamilyhaddone.”

Margaretgrewupand

enteredtheadultworldata

timeofhugechangein Britain.

Herrebelliousforceof

modernitynodoubtchanged

theroyalfamilyandalteredthe

way the public viewed them.

Thedocumentaryrecountsher

firstdaysarrivingatBuckingham

Palacerightthroughtoher

infamousromances.

Janeadds,“Shehada huge

intelligenceandknowledge,

andshetaughtmesomany

thingsI didn’tknow...There

wasnevera dullmomentwith

her.I willrememberallthefun

and laughter we had.”

e u ew eaan our as

alreadyseenincredibleshows

in Dunedin,Christchurchand

Nelson,butit’snottoolateto

catchthelastfourcitystops.

The accomplished groupwill

beperformingtheircritically

acclaimedproductionsof

Shakespeare’sHamletand

MeasureforMeasure. With

killercostumesandincredibly

talentedstars,thisis oneshow

you don’t want to miss!

EVENT

78 NewZealandWoman’sWeekly

BOOKSMART

Thiswiseandfunnyhighschool

comedyis a joytowatch,no

matterwhatyourage.Thestory

is centredaroundacademic

overachieversAmyandMolly

whoareabouttograduate

whentheyrealisehowmuch

they’vemissedoutonwiththeir

nosesconstantlyin books.For

onenightonly,thedelightful

duoareouttocramfouryears

offunintoa singlenight– and

whatcouldpossiblygowrong?

Thisis a charmingstorythat

willkeepyouhookedfrom

start to finish.

EllenMackenzie

AAABB

TV

Royal rule

ONEHADALLTHE RESPONSIBILITY;

THE OTHERSISTERHADNONE

Entertainment

Weekly

ThePopUpGlobeNewZealandTourvisits

Wellington,July31-August4; Napier,August

20-24;Hamilton,August27-31andNew

Plymouth,September4-8.Ticketsfrom$19;

see popupglobe.co.nz for more information.

PrincessMargaret:

TheRebelRoyal, Prime,

Tuesdays at 7.30pm.

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