 reviewed by Paul Diamond 13 Jun 2010 |
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History repeats, loudly Te Kaupoi challenges us to consider what the impact might be if, as some do argue, the Mâori seats were to be abolished. More potent perhaps, are the play’s themes centred around Mâori culture, the essence of being Mâori. Navigating the choices inherent in being Mâori is not an easy, straight-forward business. [more] |
 reviewed by Peter Hawes 13 Jun 2010 |
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From strange to surreal to insane to real Spiffing show! Best baby-tale in the last 2000 years. Several of the whining scribblers who also reviewed this play found it ‘slow in the beginning.’ Bollox ... The other slight censure was, as murmured in the bar later: “Oh, it was very good... but there was no humour.” BOLLOX! . [more] |
 reviewed by Joanna Davies 13 Jun 2010 |
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Impossible to leave without a smile It’s hard to drag yourself out of a warm, cosy house on dreary Auckland nights, but well worth it if you’re off to see Richard Harris’s Stepping Out. Auckland Theatre Company’s production is tight, pacy and full of laughs; a real crowd pleaser. [more] |
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reviewed by Ewen Coleman (The Dominion Post) 12 Jun 2010 |
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Mother Mere, full of depth Advertised as a politically raunchy drama, the latest production to open at BATS – Te Kaupoi – is all that and more. The setting is New Zealand sometime in the future where civil unrest is rife and the country is on the verge of becoming a police state. [more] |
 reviewed by Margi Martin 12 Jun 2010 |
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Afloat on song and dance About 190 guests board the Apollo Star Liner at the Bruce Mason Centre on Friday 11th June at 7pm. We are on board until after mid-night. We cruise to an exotic destination in Egypt, enjoying pink strawberry daiquiris on arrival, a continuous cabaret show that we are a part of, a three course gorgeous dinner and Liza Corbin live band then dancing till late. [more] |
 reviewed by Ann Hunt 12 Jun 2010 |
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Feral grace amid dated choreography [The Pieter Symonds / Michael Braun pairing.] Carmen was first performed by the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2002. This time around the company have got it right by casting Pieter Symonds and Michael Braun in the leading roles as Carmen and José. Their partnership works surprisingly well ... [more] |
 reviewed by Nik Smythe 12 Jun 2010 |
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Powerfully downbeat This upstanding production of Federico Garcia Lorca’s final tragedy, completed just before his own tragic demise, does challenge certain expectations I might have about Spanish culture – isn’t it always feisty and energetic, spitting with the fire of the duende? Certainly there is energy in Margaret Mary Hollins’ intriguing version here ... [more] |
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reviewed by Helen Sims 11 Jun 2010 |
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Worth seeing despite flaws Te Kaupoi commences with a presentation of diverse images – a backlit rodeo rider, a woman with a kete and a gun, and a young woman lying moaning on the ground after a beating. The clipped voice of the radio news announcer of Radio One, “for freedom, fraternity and fidelity” updates the concerned public on the latest in the battle against Maori terrorists. [more] |
 reviewed by Paul Simei-Barton (New Zealand Herald) 9 Jun 2010 |
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Sharp casting gives edge to demon barber’s tale Stephen Sondheim’s musical version of Sweeney Todd is a brilliant, bloodthirsty thriller that has the emotional intensity and moral discernment of a Greek tragedy. [more] |
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reviewed by Deirdre Tarrant (Capital Times) 9 Jun 2010 |
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International Flavour This Carmen has a Brazilian setting danced by a virtual united nations of performers. This is a story that has instant recognition yet still pulls at a personal moral response as the attraction of living dangerously, vicariously and totally selfishly holds a dark appeal. [more] |
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