The Merchant of Venice By William Shakespeare Produced by UNITEC Performing and Screen Arts Directed by Elena Stejko Set design by Brent Hargreaves Costume Design by Kelsey Dahlberg Lighting Design by Nicole Astrella Sound Design by Matt Borland UNITEC Theatre, Entrance 1, Carrington Road, Auckland. Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz The visual marketing of UNITEC’s ‘The Merchant of […]
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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 […]
Stand Up for Kids ~ a theatre review
Stand Up for Kids Produced by the New Zealand Comedy Trust For the NZ International Comedy Festival At Q Theatre Loft On Saturday 03 May, 2014 at 2pm. Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz ‘The Big Idea’ website tells us that the ‘New Zealand Comedy Trust runs the NZ International Comedy Festival. The Trust was established in 1995 […]
Improv for Kids ~ a theatre review
Improv for Kids Produced by The Improv Bandits for The NZ Comedy Festival Q Theatre Loft Saturday 03 May, 2014 at 12.30pm Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz The Q Theatre is decked out in its best comedy finery for the 2014 NZ Comedy Festival and it has to be said that the venue tarts up very […]
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 […]
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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