Shakespeare’s Rebels Produced by Shakeitup! Directed by Grae Burton Performed at Pah Homestead 10 – 15 February, 2015 at 7pm Performed at Rannoch, 77 Almorah Rd, Auckland 19 – 22 February, 2015 at 7:00pm. It’s now accepted that William Shakespeare had his fingers in the ink of 38 plays and some rollicking good poems. Some […]
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Romeo and Juliet ~ a theatre review
Romeo and Juliet By William Shakespeare Produced by Rita Stone for Young Auckland Shakespeare Company Directed by Paul Gittins and Calum Gittins Lighting design by Ruby Reihana Wilson At TAPAC 4 – 13 December, 2014 at 7.00pm Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz It’s been quite a week. On Monday, the extraordinary Wintergarden at Auckland’s exotic, Indian-inspired Civic […]
Mother Courage and her Children ~ a theatre review
Mother Courage and her Children By Berthold Brecht Produced by UNITEC Department of Performing and Screen Arts Directed by Jeff Szusterman Set Design by Rachel Walker Costumes Design by Lucy Holloway Lighting Design by Nicole Astrella & Robert Hunte Sound Design by Matt Boland 31 October, 2014 to 08 November, 2014 Reviewed on 31 October, […]
The Tautai of Digital Winds ~ a theatre review
The Tautai of Digital Winds by Iaheto Ah Hi Produced by Kinetic Wayfinding Directed by Iaheto Ah Hi Co-directed by Leilani Clarke Music Director Tom Natoealofa Lead Choreographer Darren Taniue Additional Choreography Jaycee Tanuvasa Cultural Dance Advisor Jaydon Perez Videographer Candice Ama Mangere Arts Centre – Nga Tohu o Uenuku, Manaere Town Centre 5 – […]
The Good Soul of Szechuan ~ a theatre review
The Good Soul of Szechuan By Berthold Brecht Translation by David Harrower Produced by Auckland Theatre Company Directed by Colin McColl Set Designed by John Parker Musical Direction/Composition/Sound Design by John Gibson Costume Designs by Elizabeth Whiting Lighting Design by Philip Dexter MSc AV Designed by Tom Bogdanowicz Season at Q Theatre Rangatira Room, Queen […]
Whore ~ a theatre review
Whore Written and directed by Melissa Fergusson Produced by Natalie Tozer and Charlatan Clinic Staged at Lot 23 café and bar, 23 Minnie Street, Mt Eden, Auckland 1021 11 – 12 July, 2014 at 7.30pm Reviewed on Saturday 12 July, 2014 First impressions are lasting impressions. My first impression of Melissa Fergusson was that she […]
Absent Friends ~ a theatre review
Absent Friends By Alan Ayckbourn Produced by Tadpole Productions Directed by Adey Ramsel Lighting and Sound by Scott Thomas and Simon Woodard Set by Nick Greer and John Antony Wardrobe by Robyn Fleming At the Pumphouse Theatre, Takapuna, North Shore From Thursday 08 May to Saturday 17 May, 2014 Reviewed on Saturday 10 May, 2014 […]
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 […]
A Monstrous Little Voice
‘I’ll speak in a monstrous little voice’ Bottom the Weaver in A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare. In Laurie Halse Anderson’s 1999 novel Speak, she writes ‘When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time.’ Laurie Halse Anderson Speak is a story of rape, recovery, and confession. After being raped at a party, the […]
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