Short and Sweet Theatre Festival Gala and Awards TAPAC Theatre Sunday 18 September, 2016 Aotearoa New Zealand has a surprisingly strong history of producing theatre festivals of all sorts. My first experience was with the British Drama League whose work featured the type of productions their name suggests. Colonialism has survived a long time in […]
Short and Sweet Festival Week Two ~ ten more theatre reviews
Short and Sweet Festival Week Two TAPAC Wednesday 14 September, 2016 Week Two of ‘Short and Sweet’ has quite a bit to live up to with Week One setting the bar high with some very competent productions. Personally, I felt the standard was even higher in Week Two but that’s just my opinion with one […]
Short and Sweet Festival 2016 : Week One ~ a bunch of theatre reviews
Short and Sweet Festival TAPAC Theatre Tuesday 06 September, 2016 The ‘Short and Sweet Theatre Festival’ is such a good idea. It’s an opportunity for new performers, writers, technicians and stage crew to explore their craft in a safe and fulfilling environment. It doesn’t stop there, however. For the more experienced theatre practitioner there are […]
Concrete Martin ~ after Satre
Went lurking at lunchtime Not that there is a lunchtime – that went a long time ago Went Along with walk shorts Blue eye shadow And good old Lion Red There were no connections just sad, sad looks Seated behind the engineering block Alone Safe from a crazed humanity let loose The madness of […]
Yours Truly ~ a theatre review
Yours Truly Written and Directed by Albert Belz Produced by Amber Curreen and Ascia Maybury for Te Rehia Theatre Company Lighting Design by Tim Williams Sound Design by Rory Drew Set and Costume Design by Ascia Maybury At Te Pou Theatre From 14 to 16 July, 2016 at 7.30pm Enfant colère jeter Sam Brooks threw […]
The Island ~ a theatre review
The Island A Massive Nui Ensemble Show Produced by Emma Deakin for Massive Company Directed by Sam Scott and Miriama McDowell Design by Christine Urquhart Lighting Design by Michael Craven Additional Choreography by Scotty Cotter At Mangere Arts Centre From Tuesday 28 June, 2016 to Friday 01 July, 2016 at 7.00pm ‘Family stories, whakapapa and […]
Four Flat Whites in Italy By Roger Hall Produced by Reginald Ord for Crummer Entertainment Directed by Regan Crummer At The Pumphouse From 18 June, 2016 to 25 June, 2016 At 7.30pm Shakespeare has Hamlet say ‘I’ll have grounds more relative than this – the play’s the thing wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the […]
The Winter’s Tale ~ a theatre review
The Winter’s Tale By William Shakespeare Produced by UNITEC Performing and Screen Arts Directed by Paul Gittins Lighting Design by Paul Bennett Costume Design by Kellen Worger Costume Supervision by Ana Fernandez Sound Design by Zach Howells Musical Direction by Blaise Clotworthy At the UNITEC Theatre On 11, 14, 16 and 18 June, 2016 All […]
As You Like It ~ a theatre review
As You Like It By William Shakespeare Produced by the UNITEC Shakespeare Season 2016 Directed by Calum Gittins Lighting Design by Arianna Shipman Costume Design by Rose Morgan Costume Supervisor Ana Fernandez Sound Design by Axel Cruz At UNITEC Theatre Gate 1 Carrington Road Season Friday 10 June, Monday 13 June, Wednesday 15 June, Friday […]
“ZE”: QUEER AS FUCK! ~ a theatre review
“ZE”: QUEER AS FUCK! By Michelle/Ryan Directed by Peter Larsen Performed at Tiny Theatre, Garnet Station, Auckland 12 to 14 May, 2016 at 8.00pm It’s possible that this review should come with the trigger warning. I wouldn’t give it one myself but others might choose to differ. As a transgender woman I did find some […]
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