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Nik Smythe

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ContactPlease contact my agent: E.M.S. Actors
   http://www.emsactors.co.nz/
Please contact me direct:

098468224
0210526064
36 Don Croot St
Kingsland
Auckland 1021

SkillsCritic
acting

BiographyGraduated Northland Polytechnic Applied Arts Drama (3 yrs) in 1992.
Acted in numerous theatrical productions, mostly in Auckland.
Various short films over the years also.
Father of one.
Reviewer on this Website since 2007.



Recent mentions Yearning, tender, vulnerable with humour and just a smattering of sleaze 8 Sep 2010
The catchword of the proceedings is Class. There’s none of the bawdy, shock value drag queenery or bitch-slapping trash talk that might spring to mind when one thinks of gay revue. Instead we are privy to a wholly more earnest, romantic aspect of gay love – yearning, tender, vulnerable, replete with humour and just a smattering of sleaze. [more]
The impassioned rage of foiled love 5 Sep 2010
Colin McColl’s visionary direction of Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer prize winning script, as performed by his stellar cast in this NZ debut, carries us through three and a quarter hours of harrowing comedic drama to a standing ovation and leaves the audience buzzing with excitement. [more]
Pragmatic optimism v recalcitrance 22 Aug 2010
Beautifully cast and making the best use of her throatily feminine voice, Robyn Malcolm’s Winnie is a bubbly old dear, whose apparently numerous years far outstrip her fresh, comparatively vibrant appearance. She wakes to a jarring school-bell type alarm, says her prayers and attends to her ablutions, all the while babbling observational platitudes as ... [more]
Cosmopolitan occupations 12 Aug 2010
The Continental Monologues is the latest showcase in what’s become a bi-monthly event helmed by Tom Sainsbury, not only Auckland’s most prolific writer but now also the humbly self-appointed mentor for newcomers to the art of scriptwriting. [more]
Character-driven comedy of mortality with a twist 8 Aug 2010
My biggest problem is with the venue. The duo is swallowed up to some degree in the Skycity auditorium and the amplified speech is distracting and disengaging. [more]

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