 HE REO AROHA at Soundings - Te Papa reviewed by Lynn Freeman (Capital Times) 17 Mar 2010 |
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Making beautiful music together On a far smaller scale is He Reo Aroha. Like The Arrival it has performed overseas. Unlike that big spectacular, the set is a couple of chairs (New Zealand theatre specialises in chair sets) but with good direction and imagination they become a fishing boat. [more] |
 MARK TWAIN & ME IN MâORILAND at Soundings - Te Papa reviewed by Lynn Freeman 17 Mar 2010 |
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Lament for the loss of land, lives and faith One of the starting points for this story was the fact that Huckleberry Finn’s creator came to New Zealand as part of a money making lecture tour. Ultimately though, it is really very little about Mark Twain and very much about Maori, Maori land and Maori-Pakeha history. [more] |
 reviewed by Lynn Freeman (Capital Times) 17 Mar 2010 |
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A thrilling theatrical experience 360, another wonderfully original show out of Auckland, has the audience sitting on swivel chairs while the action goes on above and around them on a circular stage. [more] |
 11 AND 12 at St James Theatre reviewed by Lynn Freeman (Capital Times) 17 Mar 2010 |
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Failed to fire New Zealand has waited decades to see one of [Peter Brook's] productions. But while I was hoping for something visionary, like The Arrival or 360, we saw a quiet, meditative, intellectual and worthy piece of theatre about great topics like colonisation or religious fanaticism [more] |
 BATTERED at Basement Theatre reviewed by Nik Smythe 17 Mar 2010 |
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Comic banter, tragic batter Battered is a petite, nicely formed drama initially disguised as a comedy ... Where the play ends, I want it to be half-time ... [more] |
 reviewed by Nik Smythe 17 Mar 2010 |
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A good amoral, escapist laugh A fairly shallow story about three shameless, ruthless, hapless young louts and their unending rivalry to get the girl, the line, the good hat, Green Room’s charm is in the droll performances of the protagonists as they feverishly undertake their self-serving agendas. [more] |
 THE TRAGICAL LIFE OF CHEESEBOY at Capital E reviewed by Ewen Coleman (The Dominion Post) 16 Mar 2010 |
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A quirky, offbeat tale that works Within a tent like structure set-up within Capital E, Sheehan and his team regale the audience with their story dressed in Victorian costumes from the front of the tent strewn with Victorian like bric-a-brac. [more] |
 reviewed by Paul Simei-Barton (New Zealand Herald) 16 Mar 2010 |
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Superb update reminder of Earnest’s importance The enduring appeal of Oscar Wilde's masterpiece stems from its remarkable ability to be all things to all people. Subtitled "a trivial comedy for serious people", it has always delighted the social class that it so mercilessly satirises and audiences can never be sure whether the play is a frothy amusement or a disturbing piece of philosophy. [more] |
 reviewed by Kate Ward-Smythe 16 Mar 2010 |
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Much to commend but loses its way Not surprisingly, the show’s identity and story about darkness, is somewhat cluttered. In its brief time, Po is trying to say so much that visually it is reduced to simply a variety of performances by Mika & friends, backed by the fabulous Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. [more] |
 reviewed by Wickham Pack 16 Mar 2010 |
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Handstand on Hodgkins a revelation This was indeed a unique experience, as director Ralph McAllister commented when introducing the piece, “to be watching a dramatic portrait of Frances Hodgkins’ life, while surrounded by her paintings.” [more] |
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