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 […]
Category: Arts Reviews
Theatre, dance and music reviews and observations.
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 […]
The Auckland Pride Festival Gala and Launch ~ a performance review
The Auckland Pride Festival Gala and Launch. Produced by Julian Cook for Auckland Pride Festival Trust Directed by Verity George and Lisa Prager Q Theatre Rangatira Room Friday 08 February, 2013 at 8.00pm Reviewed Friday 08 February, 2013 First, I have a confession: I’m a trustee on The Auckland Pride Festival Trust so there’s maybe […]
The Road That Wasn’t There ~ a theatre review
The Road That Wasn’t There Written by Ralph McCubbin Howell Produced by Trick of the Light Theatre for Auckland Fringe Festival Directed by Hannah Smith Composition and Sound Design by Tane Upjohn-Beatson Set by Nick Zwart Lighting by Marcus McShane Costumes by Nicola Holter Puppets by Hannah Smith Basement Theatre 24 – 27 February at […]
Bus Stop – Where Strangers Have the Best Secrets ~ a theatre review
Bus Stop – Where Strangers Have the Best Secrets By Samuel Christopher, Anoushka Klaus and Jess Sayer Produced by Dark Horse Productions Directed by Scott Wills Lighting Design by Michael Craven Performed at TAPAC as part of the Auckland Fringe Festival 20 – 24 February, 2013 at 8.30pm Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz Zac has hanged himself […]
Gobsmacked: Showbiz and Dating ~ a theatre review
Gobsmacked: Showbiz and Dating Music, lyrics and book by Jamie Burgess Additional music and lyrics by Nikki Aitken With musical excerpts from Les Miserables and Dreamgirls In Aotearoa New Zealand a part of Auckland Pride and the New Zealand Fringe Festival Musgrove Studio, Maidment Theatre Saturday 9 February to Sunday 17 February, 2013 at 8.00pm […]
Comic Interludes: The Romance of Flavio and Isabella ~ a theatre review
Comic Interludes: The Romance of Flavio and Isabella Presented by The Edge and LAB Theatre Directed by Pedro Ilgenfritz Dramaturg Pedro Ilgenfritz Performed outdoors in Aotea Square, Queen Street, Auckland Reviewed on Friday 21 December 2012 at 5pm Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz Creating free outdoor theatre is always a challenge and in Auckland trebly so because […]
Crimes of the Heart ~ a theatre review
Crimes of the Heart By Beth Henley Produced by Galatea Theatre Directed by Geoff Allen Staged at The Pumphouse From 20 November, 2012 to 24 November, 2012 Matinee Sat 24 November, 2012 at 2pm Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz Call me old fashioned but I do like a good play and Crimes of the Heart is certainly […]
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