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 […]
Ask The Teacher ~ sent to me by Senpai Andrea Kerr
Ask The Teacher This was sent to me by Senpai Andrea Kerr. Good stuff! from: http://fightingarts.com/reading/article.php?id=270 Topic: “Mental Training” A question from Dennis: My teacher often talks about our karate, as well as other martial arts, as providing mental training in addition to our physical training. I’m never sure what this means. What does this […]
One by One ~ a theatre review
One by One Produced and directed by Pedro Ilgenfritz LAB: Research Theatre Company Musgrove Studio 1-6 August 2011 Reviewed on 1 August 2011 Published on Theatreview at www.Theatreview.org.nz Every now and again something comes along that’s just that little bit special. ‘One by One’ is one of those things. These ‘special things’ often put other special […]
Othello, The Moor of Venice ~ a theatre review
Othello, The Moor of Venice Produced by Peach Theatre Company Directed by Jesse Peach Choreography by Douglas Wright Music composed by Gareth Farr Maidment Theatre 23 July, 2011 Published on Theatreview at http://www.theatreview.org.nz Shakespeare’s Othello presents a conundrum in that it is a logical postulation that evades resolution. Jesse Peach’s elegant production does little to […]
The Lion in the Meadow and Other Stories ~ a theatre review
The Lion in the Meadow and Other Stories By Margaret Mahy Adapted by Tim Bray for Tim Bray Productions with songs by Christine White The Pumphouse Theatre 18 – 30 July 2011 at 10.30am and 1pm Published on Theatreview Margaret Mahy has seemingly been around forever. This isn’t true of course, but it seems that […]
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