Category: Sexuality and Gender

Occasional musings, mostly about film.

Stuff I Forgot To Tell My Daughter ~ a theatre review

Stuff I Forgot To Tell My Daughter starring Michele A’Court Produced by Notorious For 2013 NZ International Comedy Festival Written by Michele A’Court At Q Theatre Vault Saturday 27 April, Tuesday 30 April and Saturday 04 May 2013 at 8.45pm Duration: 1 hour Reviewed Saturday 27 April, 2013 Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz Last year, Michele’s daughter […]

Terry Williams in ‘The Grin Reaper’ ~ a theatre review

Terry Williams in ‘The Grin Reaper’ Produced by SeriousComedy Limited For 2013 NZ International Comedy Festival At Brooklyn Bar and Lounge, Lorne Street Saturday 27 April, Tuesday 30 April and Saturday 04 May 2013 at 7pm Duration: 1 hour Reviewed Saturday 27 April, 2013 Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz The longest living people have nine secrets. So […]

Marriage Equality NZ

Marriage Equality NZ 17 April 2013 (my birthday) marks the final reading of Louisa Wall’s The Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill in the NZ Parliament. Amnesty International Aotearoa invited me to write a piece for their blog Human Writes and I came up with the following: Louisa Wall (Labour), Tau Henare (National) and Metiria Turei […]

Cloud 9 ~ a theatre review

Cloud 9 By Caryl Churchill Produced by Good Company Directed by Sam Shore Music by Alex Taylor Set by Isobel Dryburgh and Sam Shore Lighting by Ruby Reihana-Wilson At The Basement Theatre 01 to 13 April, 2013 at 8.00pm Reviewed on 01 April, 2013 Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz Sam Shore likes challenges, otherwise why would he choose […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]