The Ballad of Pondlife McGurk ~ a theatre review

The Ballad of Pondlife McGurk Devised and performed by Andy Manley Directed by Gill Robertson Written by Rob Evans Sound Design by Danny Krass Produced by Catherine Wheels Theatre Company for The Auckland Arts Festival Reviewed at Bruce Mason Centre Upstairs, Cnr Hurstmere Rd & The Promenade, North Shore Saturday 09 March, 11:00am and reviewed […]

The Man Who Planted Trees ~ a theatre review

The Man Who Planted Trees Adapted by Ailie Cohen, Richard Medrington, Rick Conte from Jean Giono’s book The Man Who Planted Trees (1953)  Directed by Ailie Cohen Produced by the Puppet State Theatre Company (Scotland) for The Auckland Arts Festival Presented in the Concert Chamber of the Auckland Town Hall, 303 Queen St, Auckland 08 […]

Hummingbird ~ a theatre review

Hummingbird By Chris Neels Directed by Nic Sampson for The Auckland Fringe Festival At The Basement Theatre 07 to 10 March, 2013 Reviewed on 08 March, 2013 Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz Three festivals in five weeks, and all with excellent performing arts components?  Pride with all its risqué gayness, a wayward, misbehaving Fringe, and now, in […]

I Heart Alice Heart I ~ a theatre review

I Heart Alice Heart I Written, directed and performed by Amy Conroy Co-created by Claire Barrett Produced by Hotfortheatre (Ireland) for the Auckland Arts Festival At the Q Theatre Loft Playing time 1hour 10 mins with no interval 07 March, 2013 to 11 March, 2013 at 8pm (except 10 March, 2013 at 5pm Reviewed on 07 […]

The Tragedy of King Lear ~ a theatre review

The Tragedy of King Lear By William Shakespeare Produced by Oliver Rosser for the AUSA Outdoor Shakespeare Trust Executive Producers: Sam Neill, Alan Smythe Directed by Lisa Harrow Outdoors in the Old Arts Quad, behind the University of Auckland ClockTower 2 March, 2013 to 30 March, 2013 at 7.30pm Reviewed on Saturday 2 March, 2013 […]

The Remarkable Diary of Samuel Pepys ~ a theatre review

The Remarkable Diary of Samuel Pepys Produced by Affetto for The Auckland Fringe Festival Devised by Polly Sussex Dramaturge Ben Henson Performed at Ponsonby Baptist Church, Jervois Road, Auckland 01 and 02 March, 2013 at 7.30pm Reviewed on Friday 01 March, 2013 Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz If he were alive today Samuel Pepys would definitely be […]