 DO YOU STILL THINK OF ME? at Paramount reviewed by Jo Thorpe 26 Feb 2011 |
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Connection, disconnection, sexuality, loneliness … Occupying a three and a half metre strip of the Paramount Theatre stage, this ‘experimental dance physical theatre work’ consists of a series of alternating solos culminating in a skilfully executed – if somewhat disconcerting – duet. [more] |
 DOCTOR BROWN IN BEFRDFGTH at Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, The Edge reviewed by Stephen Austin 2 May 2013 |
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The wildest, most ridiculously surreal show you will see anywhere In this cynical world, it’s a pretty rare occasion to be amongst an audience still willing to entertain their sense of play as they leave the theatre. Doctor Brown (Phillip Burgers) has us all roaring, cackling and honking out into the street, with broad grins across our faces and a more engaged sense of even the smallest gesture of those around us. [more] |
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DOCTOR BROWN IN BEFRDFGTH at Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, The Edge reviewed by Sharu Delilkan (TheatreScenes - the Auckland Theatre Blog) 2 May 2013 |
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Bizarre and Expected To be honest I had no idea what to expect when I turned up to watch Doctor Brown in Befrdfgth. I chose to review this one merely because the limited write-up, that gave nothing away, insinuated that it would be a show like no other. [more] |
 DOCTOR FAUSTUS at University Theatre, the Arts Centre reviewed by Lindsay Clark 21 May 2010 |
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Exciting and enterprising but spectacle overwhelms language As festival fare, the story of the scholar who sold his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power offers ample opportunity for the directorial imagination of Peter Falkenberg to run riot. We are party to no predictable parade tracing the temptation, adventures and inevitable eclipse of Faustus, but a welter of puppetry, film and mask work. [more] |
 reviewed by Helen Sims 15 Aug 2012 |
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Highly unique community theatre a 'must see' Dog and Bone is a follow up to 2010’s The Ragged, part of Te Rakau’s underTOW series, which seeks to shed light on “the legacy and unknown stories” connected with Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Although the play follows on from The Ragged in terms of characters and setting, it also firmly stands on its own. Both are set on Wellington’s south coast, at the Kenning homestead ‘Te Miti’, although Dog and Bone leaps forward 19 years to 1869, at the height of war in Taranaki. [more] |
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reviewed by Maraea Rakuraku 22 Aug 2012 |
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Respect for honesty and power Dog and Bone is a sensory pleasure on all counts. I was half-expecting to smell the sea in one scene. Entering to dogs barking was frankly confronting and a little uncomfortable but absolutely necessary and engaging. It became apparent to me just how well connected that was to the story, once it settled, because Helen Pearse-Otene’s writing has switched up since The Ragged. [more] |
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reviewed by Ewen Coleman (The Dominion Post) 24 Aug 2012 |
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An engaging work with many strands Lyrical and poetic, Pearse-Otene’s writing is grand and operatic and while the many strands of the story at times need further work to consolidate the story more, the large cast under Jim Moriarty’s direction nevertheless bring it all together with sincerity, commitment and loads of energy. [more] |
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reviewed by Lynn Freeman (Capital Times) 29 Aug 2012 |
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Ticks all the boxes A Jim Moriarty directed production is like no other. Large casts of young actors who don’t need formal institutional training to give unforgettable performances. They just need Moriarty’s guidance and direction and scripts full of historical fact, spiritual presence and boundless imagination. [more] |
 reviewed by John Smythe 4 Aug 2010 |
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Good grief? It starts and ends with a funeral, which aligns with the palindrome title: dog sees god. The first is for CB’s dog, which only his sister turns up for. But everyone is there for the group counselling session following the suicide of … one of their number. [more] |
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reviewed by Laurie Atkinson (The Dominion Post) 9 Aug 2010 |
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Sex-obsessed cheerleaders and fit Van without blanket The teenage blockhead is of course Charlie Brown or CB as he is called for legal reasons in this comedy/ farce/ spoof/ parody which has the Peanuts gang all grown up. That is if you call stereotypical American teenagers straight out of American Pie-type movies and numerous TV series grown up. [more] |
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