What I’d do

Donna Brookbanks

1 I spend pretty much every Friday night at

The Basement Theatre in Auckland City. I’ll be either watching or doing some stand-up in my good mate Nic Sampson’s weekly comedy show ‘Down to Clown, which is always super silly and fun. Then at 10pm I head into the main theatre to play some very silly improv with my friends in Snort. I can never keep a straight face on stage and I swear my mates are just the funniest eggs in the world. Afterwards we all drink some beers, talk comedy and hang out.

2

slow Saturday mornings I’m usually pretty

to start due to the late night. Once I’ve crawled out of bed I love going to Kokako in Grey Lynn, to pour coffee down my throat and do some writing. Their food is insane as well. I love it here.

3

On Saturday nights I generally hang

around my hood. You’ll often find me at Gypsy Tearooms in West Lynn with my two best pals It always feels like a big family here. The other week I found a lost dog outside and the whole bar pretty much got involved in trying to work out what to do with it. I tell ya, world problems are solved this way. Plus the bartender is constantly giving me good material for my shows, so I kinda owe him. I was going to give him a dog as a thank you, but he didn’t want it.

4

Ah, Sunday. I love spending time pottering

around in my garden but often my flatmate will convince me to go over the bridge and check out Junk and Disorderly for things I want but definitely don’t need. I also love having a look in Jetset Bohemian, round the corner from my house. Otherwise it’s gardening, hanging with my cat and Netflix.