Theatre review: Blindness, Auckland Writers Festival
14 May, 2021 03:15 AM
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By: Ethan Sills When you think of the Auckland s Writers Festival, you probably think of a relaxed day spent listening to authors talk about their work, where the only drama comes when that one person with an essay rather than a question gets their hands on the mic at the Q&A after.
Perhaps that relaxed air is what makes the festival s choice of theatrical production this year such an unexpected shock.
AWF s production of Blindness is the latest iteration to travel the world since London s Donmar Warehouse adapted Jose Saramago s 1992 book last year. The audiovisual production has been designed with heightened Covid alert levels in mind, with pairs of seats socially distanced in a rigid format that feels like it has a purpose, but it s one you won t discover until halfway through the show.
The uncomfortable truth: Top male doctors earn up to $73,000 more than female colleagues
14 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Angela Lim, chief executive of mental health social enterprise Clearhead and a Harvard-trained doctor battles sexism at board meetings from patronising older men. Photo / Jason Oxenham
Angela Lim, chief executive of mental health social enterprise Clearhead and a Harvard-trained doctor battles sexism at board meetings from patronising older men. Photo / Jason Oxenham
Emma Russell is a health reporter for the New Zealand Heraldemma.russell@nzherald.co.nz
Top male doctors are earning up to $73,000 more than their female colleagues each year, despite working the same hours and job responsibilities, a Weekend Herald investigation reveals.