Hairy Maclary ~ a theatre review

Hairy Maclary By Lynley Dodd Adapted by Tim Bray Produced by Tim Bray Productions At The Pumphouse Theatre, North Shore Directed by Tim Bray Songs and Character Themes by Christine White Incidental Music by Kristie Addison By Arrangement with Playmarket 26 September to 22 October 2011 (Season Sold Out) Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz It has to […]

Finding Murdoch ~ a theatre review

Finding Murdoch By Margot McRae Produced by Landmark Productions Directed by Paul Gittins Q Theatre Loft 13 – 23 October 2011 Reviewed on 13 October 2011 Published on http://www.theatreview.org.nz Before crouch touch pause engage, Dan Carter rippling in his Jockeys, intimate peeks at the Rexona- refreshed armpits of All Blacks and Mils Muliaina slurping milk […]

The Butcher and the Bear ~ a theatre review

The Butcher and the Bear By Michelanne Forster Produced by Time Out Theatre Directed by Sally Blackwood Music Director Chris O’Connor Herald Theatre at THE EDGE 8-15 October 2011 Reviewed on Monday 10 October 2011 at 11am Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz Folk tales have a universality that cannot be denied. It’s the key to their appeal. […]

The Angel and the Beloved ~ a theatre review

The Angel and the Beloved Sylvia Rands and John Gibson perform the poetry & prose of Rainer Maria Rilke Hopetoun Alpha 5 – 16 October 2011 Produced and Directed by Sylvia Rands and John Gibson Composition: John Gibson Script: Sylvia Rands Reviewed on Wednesday 05 October 2011 There’s an old theatre adage that performance starts […]

Anything Goes ~ a music theatre review

Anything Goes Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter Produced by Auckland Music Theatre Inc Directed by Grant Meese Musical Direction by Penny Dodd Choreography by Leigh Evans Civic Theatre, Auckland Thursday 29 September 2011 Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz ‘What’s in a name?’ Juliet asks this of Romeo and replies to her own question that it doesn’t […]

Mika’s Aroha Mardis Gras ~ a performance art revirew

Mika’s Aroha Mardis Gras A Free Celebration of Auckland City Colour and Diversity Conceived and directed by Mika Produced by The Mika Haka Foundation Outdoors in Takutai Square, Britomart Precinct, Auckland Friday 23 September 2011 at 6pm Published on http://www.theatreview.org.nz Mika’s Aroha Mardis Gras is the culmination of the two week 2011 Aroha Festival, a […]

Heroes ~ a theatre review

Heroes A new play by Jonathan Hodge Directed by Phillip Brooks Set and Lighting Design by Kate Burton Produced by Jonathan Hodge and Catalyst Theatre Company Musgrove Studio at the Maidment Theatre 23 September to 01 October 2011 Reviewed on Friday 23 September 2011 Published on http://www.Theatreview.org.nz In 1980 Greg McGee broke with tradition and […]

The Boys and the Biff ~ NZ Police & ‘Serving the Crown’

This was written after the final aborted trial, aborted because, for the second time the arresting officer Sachin Nair failed to appear. In fact he’d failed to do anything which included ensuring a police prosecutor was appointed to present the NZ Police case. It was a shambles and I reprint this blog entry here now […]

Death by Cheerleader ~ a theatre review

Death by Cheerleader Produced by The CheerBlacks Created by Benjamin Henson, Julia Hyde and Claire Van Beek Directed by Benjamin Henson With Amy Waller, Claire Van Beek and Julia Hyde At The Basement Wednesday, 14 September 2011 to Saturday, 17 September 2011. Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz In real estate terms it’s fair to say that The […]

The Gruffalo ~ a theatre review

The Gruffalo By Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler Produced in Australia and New Zealand by Christine Dunstan Productions Adaptation by Tall Stories Theatre Company (Olivia Jacobs & Toby Mitchell, artistic directors) Directed by Olivia Jacobs Music & lyrics by Jon Fiber & Olivia Jacobs Designer Isla Shaw Bruce Mason Centre Theatre Saturday 13 August 2011 Reviewed for http://www.theatreview.org.nz Any child born in the […]