 JAV JAQUIN: THE LEGEND OF THE CARD NINJA (NZ) at Fringe Bar, Cnr Cuba & Vivian reviewed by Phoebe Smith 29 Apr 2010 |
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Laugh and/or be impressed Javier Jarquin’s Legend of the Card Ninja is a confident and slick combination of his impressive card tricks and his showman’s stand up. [more] |
 PULP COMEDY – THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL at The Powerstation, 33 – 35 Mt Eden Rd reviewed by Kate Ward-Smythe 29 Apr 2010 |
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A largely mainstream comedy cocktail ... Of course content reflects age and maturity: rookies who were building their routines on moving to the big bad city and socially awkward situations, now talk about their wives; and the old hands talk about… well, being old. Plus there’s now a flood of material about kids and parenting. [more] |
 JAMIE BOWEN: RATIONAL FEAR OF CONCRETE at BATS reviewed by John Smythe 28 Apr 2010 |
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Plucky and chuckly Linking his anecdotes to his titular theme … leads to recollections of his prepubescent skateboard, BMX and rollerblade days and on to the less tangible experiences of falling over socially, en route to facing the aforementioned concrete decision to ground himself. [more] |
 THE GLORIOUS SKY AWESOMES at BATS reviewed by John Smythe 28 Apr 2010 |
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Deserves further development In a change of pace from the standup fare that is dominating the Comedy Festival, last year’s winners of Two Day Plays Draft 2 – Nic Gorman and Paul Glubb – have fabricated a tangled and twisted yarn about how Yuri Gagarin and John Glenn became the first Russian (and first man ever) and first American to orbit the Earth. [more] |
 JAMES NOKISE: IS THIS IT? at BATS reviewed by Helen Sims 28 Apr 2010 |
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Wit, insight and self-deprecation Is This It? is James Nokise’s is the third instalment of a trilogy in which he uses stand up to try and understand watershed events in his life and his relationship to others. [more] |
 SHAKESPEARE - THE MUSICAL at Circa Two reviewed by Maryanne Cathro 28 Apr 2010 |
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Brilliant! Shakespeare would be proud! The Improvisors are shaking their gory locks at us in Shakespeare – the Musical. As if improvising wasn’t a big enough challenge, these cream-faced loons are committed to setting it to music: Yea verily, forsooth! [more] |
 E.K.Z TV (NZ) at Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, The Edge reviewed by Venus Stephens 28 Apr 2010 |
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Madcap and haphazard This collective – of nine, by my count – is a vibrant and interesting bunch of performers. Distinctive in their style, they have built their show on writing what they know. In this case, it seems to be too much TV. [more] |
 WILSON DIXON’S AMERICAN DREAM at San Francisco Bathhouse, 171 Cuba St reviewed by Dave Burgess (The Dominion Post) 28 Apr 2010 |
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Deadpan Dixon tells country tales The American dream was tarnished before the crowd even got inside the venue and it had nothing to do with Wilson Dixon. [more] |
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WILSON DIXON’S AMERICAN DREAM at San Francisco Bathhouse, 171 Cuba St reviewed by Hannah Smith 28 Apr 2010 |
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Dangling gags From the minute he strolls on stage sporting aviators, a Stetson hat, and strumming away on his ole gee-tar you can tell that Wilson Dixon is one laid-back comedy cowboy. [more] |
 SIMON MCKINNEY: MY TIME AS A TALKING FISH at The Garden Club, 13b Dixon Street reviewed by Priyanka Bhonsule 28 Apr 2010 |
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Highly engaging His uncanny ability to pin down the voices and accents of nearly everyone make him accessible – McKinney could be your grandma, your dad, your four-year-old niece or that stewardess you saw on an Air New Zealand flight. The rapid switching between these characters is also impressive. [more] |
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