Fail File: Sir Roger Hall, KNZM, QSO, playwright

Fail File: Sir Roger Hall, KNZM, QSO, playwright
Sir Roger Hall. (Image: Supplied)
Victoria Carter
Each fortnight, Victoria Carter speaks to someone about failure, disappointment and what they learned. This week, she talks to Sir Roger Hall, one of New Zealand's most successful playwrights, arguably best known for comedies that carry a vein of social criticism and feelings of pathos. HIs most recent play, End of Summer Time, is on at the Court Theatre in Christchurch until Aug 16, having just finished a season at the ASB Waterfront Theatre in Auckland.I was really disappointed when: a play I wrote about a Ponsonby men’s c...

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