For Cushla: Valentine’s Day 2009 You are there Of course you are there Where else would you be (would be your answer) Where else but here Heart knows Head Not so assured It is an endless fascination Skin like shot silk Then Light through yonder window breaks Breaks up Cracks up There you are I […]
Category: Topical Comment
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The Comedy of Errors ~ a theatre review
The Comedy of Errors By William Shakespeare UNITEC School of Performing and Screen Arts Shakespeare Season 2013 Directed by Jacque Drew Set by Natasha Pearl Costume design by Kelli Prince Lighting design by Tim Williams Sound design by Steven Youhana UNITEC Theatre Reviewed on 08 June, 2012 Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz Not to beat about the […]
Hamlet ~ a theatre review
Hamlet Experimental variation on themes and text by William Shakespeare UNITEC School of Performing and Screen Arts Shakespeare Season 2013 Directed by Benjamin Henson Set by Natasha Pearl Costume design by Amy Beales Lighting design by Sam Denize Sound design by Steven Youhana UNITEC Theatre Reviewed on 07 June, 2012 Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz Claude Bernard […]
Masutatsu Ōyama Sosei and the Myth of Invincibility
Masutatsu Ōyama Sosei ‘But he could tear the horns off bulls’. When discussing the comparative merits of a range of karate disciplines this statement was put forward as advancing Kyokushinkai karatedo to the head of the queue. It seemed rather incongruous and didn’t quite fit with what I had come to understand were the underlying […]
Adapt or Dai ~ a theatre review
Adapt or Dai Presented by Notorious* Written and extemporised by Dai Henwood Q Theatre (Rangatira Room), Queen Street, Auckland 07 May 2013 at 7.00pm Playing time 1 hour (plus a bit) Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz The 2013 NZ International Comedy festival’s fancy brochure introduces us to Adapt of Dai by reminding us that ‘humans are awesome’ […]
Lost Girls ~ a theatre review
Lost Girls Written and directed by Patrick Graham Produced by Theatrewhack Staged at 21 Mercury, 21 Mercury Lane, Auckland From Thursday 02 May to Saturday 04 May, 2013 at 8pm Reviewed on Friday 03 May, 2013 Playing time 1 hour 15 minutes Mercury Lane was once called France Street. The name was changed to memorialize […]
Fairly Funny ~ a theatre review
Fairtrade ANZ presents Fairly Funny Produced by Fairtrade ANZ Q Theatre Loft 12 noon for lunch and a show Friday 03 May, 2013 Featuring Michele A’Court and Jeremy Elwood Reviewed on Friday 03 March, 2013 Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz The NZ Comedy Festival 2013 brochure suggests that we ‘join Fairly Funny for a lunch time of […]
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 […]
Frost/Nixon ~ a theatre review
Frost/Nixon By Peter Morgan Produced by Point Blank Productions Directed by Claire Buckley Designed by Karl Buckley Staged at TheatreWorks Theatre Thursday 25 April, 2013 to Saturday 04 May, 2013 at 8pm Sunday 28 April, 2013 at 2pm (no 8pm show) Reviewed on 25 April, 2013 Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz A month ago, with television a […]
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