Laurence, Anyways Produced by Lyla Films & MK2 Directed by Xavier Dolan Produced by Charles Gillibert, Nathanaël Karmitz and Lyse Lafontaine Written by Xavier Dolan Starring Melvil Poupard & Suzanne Clément Cinematography by Yves Bélanger Release date 18 May 2012 at Cannes Film Festival Country Canada Language French with English subtitles Length 161 minutes. There are far worse […]
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Occasional musings, mostly about film.
Pūtōrino Hill ~ a theatre review
Pūtōrino Hill By Chris Malloy Director – Te Kohe Tuhaka Kaiarataki Mangairua – Tainui Tukiwaho & Puti Lancaster Kaitiaki/Producer – Esther Roberts & Taki Rua Set and Costume Design – Brian King Lighting design – Nick Zwart The Loft at Q Theatre 15 – 19 July, 2014 at 7.30pm Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz Mā te rongo, […]
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 […]
Lady Rizo ~ a theatre review
Lady Rizo Auckland International Cabaret Season Auckland Town Hall Concert Chamber Thursday 5, Friday 6, Saturday 7 June, 2014 at 8pm Sunday 8 June, 2014 at 8.30pm Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz Lady Rizo is hot and, make no mistake, she’s an absolute superstar of caburlesque. She should be, of course, she invented the word, and the style, […]
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 […]
Oliver Twisted ~ a theatre review
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 […]
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 […]
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