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FRINGE PREVIEW: The ‘Motherlock’ Controversy
Lock up your Mother! The Motherlock controversy started fairly early... If it was a competition, Motherlock would be odds on favorite to win the not always coveted ‘Most Controversial Play Award’ in...
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REVIEW: Feel Felt Found (Auckland Fringe)
I found this play to be funny Nic Sampson, Ryan Richards and Barnaby Fedric suit up well Pity the struggling actor. In order to support themselves when work runs dry, they must take a serious of...
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REVIEW: Joseph and Mahina (Auckland Fringe)
Romeo & Juliet. Antony & Cleopatra.... Joseph & Mahina? Check out those expressions! I’ve written about Thomas Sainsbury plays many times before in Craccum Magazine. He’s something of a...
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REVIEW: Chalk (Auckland Fringe)
Anywhere but Shady Meadows! Chalk it up. There is something very disconcerting watching Isla Adamson and Josephine Stewart -Tewhiu play elderly characters in their devised Fringe play Chalk. These...
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REVIEW: Paper Sky – A Love Story (Auckland Arts Festival)
Paper and Puppetry. Julia Croft and Emmett Skilton in Paper Sky. It’s not every day you fall in love with a paper puppet.. Sometimes theatre can take you to that other place. All the elements combine...
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REVIEW: Havoc in the Garden (Auckland Arts Festival)
Havoc on the Stage! [by James Wenley] Havoc in the Garden From the outside looking in, our lives must seem bizarre, rushed, and incomprehensible. Havoc in the Garden cuts open houses and allows us to...
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REVIEW: Gavin puts things straight
Clear eye for the straight guy [by Sharu Delilkan] Gavin puts things straight It’s not often that North Shore residents get the opportunity to see a play that offers an eccentric and a somewhat...
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REVIEW: Raising the Titanics at Q Theatre
Raising the Titanics, Raising a Theatre [by James Wenley] The Raising the Titanics Men The Maori Volcanics show band in their 60s heyday were arguably our most famous exports. With members included...
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REVIEW: The Bone Feeder
Feeding the Past [by James Wenley] Chinese Miners came to New Zealand in the 1800s I first encountered playwright Renee Liang’s The Bone Feeder in 2009, presented as part of her postgraduate diploma...
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REVIEW: Silent Night
Spend the Night with Irene [by James Wenley] "Be bold with Bananas" - An essential book for Xmas lunch inspiration Irene McMunn’s Christmas cheer has been charming audiences in small venues across the...
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