AraniCuthbert
- Producer
Arani Cuthbert has a long association with legendary performing duo The Topp Twins — including producing their TV shows Do Not Adjust Your Twin-Set and Topp Country, and 2009 hit movie The Topp Twins - Untouchable Girls. Cuthbert founded Diva Productions in 1992 as artist management for the Topp Twins, and developed it into a diverse entertainment business.
Screenography
Biography
Arani Cuthbert is the driving force behind Diva Productions. Active in the creative sector since the early 1990s, she has worked across the fields of television and the performing arts.
Cuthbert is best known for her work with entertainers Lynda and Jools Topp, possibly the world's only comedic singing lesbian twins. Cuthbert has managed the duo for almost three decades; her work as producer includes their comedy series Do Not Adjust Your Twin-Set, and hit movie Untouchable Girls. The TV series ran for three seasons and became one of TV3's top-rating shows; the movie remains one of New Zealand's most awarded and successful documentaries. Food show Topp Country won multiple awards at the 2016 and 2018 NZ Television Awards.
Awards
2018 Huawei Mate20 New Zealand Television Awards
Best Lifestyle Programme: for Topp Country, series three
2010 Qantas Film and Television Awards (New Zealand)
Best Entertainment Programme (shared with Arwen O'Connor and Nikki Streater): The Topp Twins and The APO
“...it's been quite a ride. In the early days it was like joining the circus, the thrill of being a gypsy. But now the Topp Twins are somewhat of an institution, there's quite a business to run.”
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