 reviewed by Lindsay Clark 23 Feb 2012 |
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A challenge to leave our comfort zones It is light years away from the comfortable, the predictable, the classic. It is provocative in the best sense. Peter Falkenberg's direction is appropriately unflinching. Fittingly for theatre which eschews the mainstream, the production venue is away down a bumpy industrial lane, tucked inside a bare shell and set up on a stark concrete floor. No indulgence here, though the bar is operating cheerfully. [more] |
 reviewed by Nik Smythe 23 Feb 2012 |
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Immaculate preliminaries undermined by demonstrative performance and implausible epiphany In the chic and versatile French Revolver Studio space – hair salon cum art gallery cum theatre space – we are greeted at the entrance by director /playwright Melissa Fergusson and producer Amanda Turner. After a warm chat they enthusiastically direct (no pun intended) us to the exhibition-opening-style drinks table, featuring the custom designed, and delicious, it turns out, vodka and grapefruit-based Artefact cocktail. [more] |
 MIXED NUTS 2- UNDERWORLD at Mangere Arts Centre reviewed by Dr Linda Ashley 23 Feb 2012 |
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Fresh, sparkling, captivating and invigorating Lupes are doves, but these are in the afterlife and, choreographed by Mario Faumui, have taken up a mesmerizing and somewhat sinister Samoan vogue dance. It all sounds very unlikely when you write it down, but the charisma and precise performances of dancers Beni, Elaine, Loretta, Darren and Valentino bring us into a dark place where the previous messengers of peace have lost their souls somewhere on the way. [more] |
 PART TIME PROSTITUTE: THE SECRET LIFE OF A WELLINGTON HOOKER at Fringe Bar, Cnr Cuba & Vivian reviewed by John Smythe 23 Feb 2012 |
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Much more than a voyeuristic peek Should we be concerned that the big sell-out show (in the 'full house' sense) is Part Time Prostitute: the secret life of a Wellington hooker? It is, after all, little more than a PowerPoint-illustrated talk in undies (we haven't paid enough for further exposure) plus a few props of the trade. What does that say for all the creative energy that has gone into so many of the other shows ... [more] |
 DANCE LIKE A BUTTERFLY DREAM BOY at Aotea Centre at THE EDGE® reviewed by Jesse Quaid 23 Feb 2012 |
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Re-adjust, but keep on skipping Adeptly constructed and referencing many popular male ideals, from sports to body-image, this work presents a strong and entertaining look at the struggle to find a male identity. Although I feel I missed many of its subtleties, despite the disadvantage of my gender I was left with a clear sense of ‘getting it’. [more] |
 SEA OF STORIES at Museum of Wellington City & Sea reviewed by Laurie Atkinson (The Dominion Post) 23 Feb 2012 |
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"I couldn’t help wondering why a local story wasn’t being performed" The story is told with a deliberate naivety while at the same time dealing with the young girl’s full realisation of the meaning of the death of her father and the passing of an age-old way of life. [more] |
 BE GLAD YOU’RE NEUROTIC at Gryphon reviewed by Laurie Atkinson (The Dominion Post) 23 Feb 2012 |
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Normal neuroses Be Glad You’re Neurotic is a simple “tragic comedy of 21st century living, and a book on how to take care of those niggling neuroses.” [more] |
 BE | LONGING: A VERBATIM PLAY at Lower NZI, Level 1, Aotea Centre reviewed by James Wenley (Theatre Scenes - Auckland Theatre Blog) 23 Feb 2012 |
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Stories from the Source New Zealand, famously, is a land of immigrants. Waves of migration over the country’s history have created a rich fabric of cultures, as well as perhaps an uncertain ‘kiwi’ cultural identity. What is it aboutNew Zealandthat makes it unique, and what is this discovery like for new arrivals? [more] |
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DANCE LIKE A BUTTERFLY DREAM BOY at Aotea Centre at THE EDGE® reviewed by James Wenley (Theatre Scenes - Auckland Theatre Blog) 23 Feb 2012 |
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Testosterone Overload The roof of the Aotea Centre has to be one of the coolest plays in Auckland to do a show. Overlooked by the large old Council building, imbued with the colour of street lights, and soundtracked with street noise, sirens and the odd sound of a seagull ... [more] |
 VAGUE MEDITATIONS AND THE IRRESPONSIBLE USE OF A TIME MACHINE at Lower NZI, Level 1, Aotea Centre reviewed by Stephen Austin 23 Feb 2012 |
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Uniquely creative piece brought to life Discussion ebbs and flows for a while about the work and the intricacies of how we live and the room begins to spark with vigorous debate as we engage as a body of people and as individuals in this space. [more] |
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