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 […]

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 […]

Eigengrau ~ a theatre review

Eigengrau By Penelope Skinner Produced by (potent pause) Productions Directed by Paul Gittins At The Basement From 13 November 2012 to 24 November, 2012 Nightly at 8.00pm Contains explicit content. There was a time when going to the theatre – or engaging in any art form as a consumer – was seen as being good […]

Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris ~ a theatre review

Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris Music by Jacques Brel Directed by Benjamin Henson Musical direction by Grant Winterburn Production Concept/English Lyrics/Additional Material by Eric Blau and Mort Shuman Produced by UNITEC School of Performing and Screen Arts UNITEC Theatre, Carrington Road, Mt Albert, Auckland 9 – 17 November, 2012 at […]

SGCNZ National Shakespeare Schools Production 2012 ~ a theatre review

SGCNZ National Shakespeare Schools Production 2012 Produced by Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand Scenes from:Twelfth Night (Director: Paul Gittins) The Tempest (Director: Laurel Devenie) The Merchant of Venice (Director: Raymond Hawthorne ONZM) Friday 05 October 2012 Dorothy Winstone Centre, Auckland Girls Grammar School Saturday 06 October, 2012 Elliot Hall, St Kentigern College Reviewed on Friday […]

The Sex Show ~ a theatre review

The Sex Show Produced by Ema Barton & The Outfit Theatre Company Produced in association with STAMP and THE EDGE Directed by Joel Herbert Lighting Design by Brad Gledhill Dramaturg Gary Henderson The Concert Chamber of Auckland Town Hall, 303 Queen Street, Auckland CBD 2 October 2012 – 13 October 2012 Published at http://www.theatreview.com The […]

The Gift ~ a theatre review

The Gift By Joanna Murray-Smith Directed by Colin McColl Set design by Rachael Walker Costume design by Sara Taylor Lighting design by Philip Dexter MSc AV design by Simon Barker Music composition and sound design by Adrian Hollay Produced by Auckland Theatre Company At the Maidment Theatre 13 September to 06 October, 2012 Reviewed on […]

Motherlock/pURe ~ a theatre review

Motherlock/pURe Creative Director & Playwright Melissa Fergusson Produced by charlatan clinic Producer & Sound Engineer Amanda Turner The Williamson – Private Meeting Room, 1 Williamson Ave, Grey Lynn, Auckland 17 – 22 September, 2012 Reviewed on 18 September, 2012 Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz The theatre can be a curly place at time, a place to watch […]