Oliver Twisted Created and Produced by Conartists Featuring in NZ Comedy festival 2014 Staged upstairs at the Horse and Trap Public House Enfield Road, Mt Eden Auckland Tuesday 29 April 2014 until Saturday 03 May, 2014 Reviewed on 01 May, 2014 Published on http://www.theatreview.org.nz Charles Dickens wrote ‘Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the […]
Category: Arts Reviews
Theatre, dance and music reviews and observations.
Stomach ~ a theatre review
Stomach By Amelia Reynolds and Saraid Cameron Directed by Jessica Joy Wood Designed by Ruby Reihana-Wilson Choreography by Cole Jenkins At The Basement Studio, Greys Ave, CBD, Auckland From 11 March 2014 to 15 March, 2014 at 7pm Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz ‘Stomach’ was inspired, we are told ‘by conversations about breaking up with friends when the […]
Girl in Tan Boots ~ a theatre review
Girl in Tan Boots By Tahli Corin Directed by Janice Finn Designed by Daniel Williams Costumes by Liz Mitchell Tuesday 11 March, 2014 to Saturday 22 March, 2014 The Basement Theatre, Lower Greys Ave, CBD, Auckland. Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz I’m a sucker for a good psychological thriller and ‘Girl in Tan Boots’ sits comfortably within […]
Pericles, Prince of Tyre ~ a theatre review
Pericles, Prince of Tyre By William Shakespeare Produced for AUSA Outdoor Shakespeare Trust by Sarah Burren Directed by Geoff Allen Set design by Geoff Allen Musical direction by Kay Shacklock Lighting design by Beren Allen Costume design by Troy Garton Fight choreography by Michael Hurst In the Old Arts Quad (behind the University of Auckland […]
Fascinating Graces ~ Authenticity as the New Casting Paradigm
Fascinating Graces ~ Authenticity as the New Casting Paradigm To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our […]
Teen Faggots Come to Life ~ a theatre review
Teen Faggots Come to Life Produced by PIPA Created in association with Jay Tewake and the Mika Haka Foundation Staged in the Basement Studio as part of Auckland PRIDE 13-15 February, 2014 at 7.00pm A thousand and six years ago (early 1960’s actually) I went to the Civic Theatre in Christchurch to hear a concert […]
Queen ~ a theatre review
Queen Produced by Smoke Labours Productions Written by Sam Brooks Directed by Harry McNaughton Driving to the theatre I found myself wondering why I was going to Queen at all. Two lesbians (one transgendered) and an eleven year old straight boy going, quite excitedly, to experience a play exclusively about the gay male experience. I […]
Mumbai Monologues – A Thousand Unsaid Words ~ a theatre review
Mumbai Monologues – A Thousand Unsaid Words Somewhat of a review … From the moment I began to discuss Agaram Productions involvement in the Auckland Pride Festival Gala ‘Le Jeu de Mechant’, Mumbai Monologues felt like a good bet to me. I was thrilled when they agreed to be part of it. Ahi Karunaharan and […]
Occasional Stuff – with regular updates – about Auckland Pride Events 2014
Occasional Stuff – with regular updates – Auckland Pride Festival Events, 2014 As an Auckland Pride board member since day one I might get slapped with a writ of habeus corpus for this so I’ll happily say right here, right now ‘mea culpa’. The first event was a must. Waitangi Day Dawn Ceremony at Okahu […]
Passionate Acts ~ a theatre review
Passionate Acts. Produced by Shakeitup. Created by the company. At Pah Homestead TSB Wallace Arts Centre, Auckland. 12 – 22 February, 2012 at 7pm. Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz I’m old enough, let’s face it, to have asked myself on more one occasion ‘what the hell do we do this theatre thing for?’ The answer is always […]
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