 FERGUS AITKEN IN DON’T YOU KNOW WHO I ALMOST WAS? at Kitty O'Sheas, 28 Courtenay Place reviewed by Charlotte Simmonds 16 May 2013 |
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Old school humour He certainly covers absurdity from his life, and much of this seems to be reliving earlier days as a younger, funnier (or funnier in his memories) performer back when he was twenty in Covent Garden, or when he was packing out the Union Hall at Vic, retellings of had-to-be-there moments in which he spontaneously responded to an unusual situation on stage in a stunningly brilliant way that had a previous audience who wasn’t us in fits. [more] |
 FERGUS AITKEN: TRUE STORIES & OTHER STUFF THAT PROBABLY ISN’T at Paramount Theatre, Bergman Room reviewed by Maryanne Cathro 14 May 2009 |
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Right up there with the best It is little wonder D-vice are sponsoring Fergus Aitken’s show in the festival. He is just like one of their magic sex toys – the perfect thing to stimulate you at 10.30 on a week night!!! His other sponsor is Coffee Spot, I rest my case. [more] |
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reviewed by John Smythe 21 Aug 2010 |
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Laid back-style and content with a twist of physicality I can’t help but wonder how many in the Fringe Bar audience first saw Fergus Aitken as Mr Fungus at a party, a fair or some other festivity over the past decade or two. Knowing his skills in physical comedy infuses his stand-up shtick with a subtle sense of anticipation ... [more] |
 reviewed by Laurie Atkinson (The Dominion Post) 17 Apr 2007 |
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The milkman still delivers A standing ovation greeted Topol at the end of the marathon musical of which he has been the star since 1967. The applause wasn’t for endurance but for a beautifully structured performance that is fresh and strong and is supported by his fine speaking voice and his sly comedy as Tevye chats to God, and his powerful singing. [more] |
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reviewed by John Smythe 17 Apr 2007 |
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Touching us all ... Now, more than 40 years on from its Broadway debut, Fiddler On The Roof speaks to a world thrown backwards into the appalling thrall of tribal, political and religious intolerance all over the globe. While its specific focus is on Jewish peasants in ‘Anatevka’ in the early 20th century who struggle to survive day to day only to be rendered homeless yet again, it resounds as a lament to dispossessed minority groups and refugees anywhere and everywhere ... [more] |
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reviewed by Kate Ward-Smythe 9 May 2007 |
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Magnificent show with universal appeal A capacity crowd is on their feet as the deserving company of producer Tim Lawson’s Fiddler on the Roof ... take their long curtain call on opening night. In a world full of noise, fast cars and confusing technology, it is refreshing to contemplate values, love, riches, tradition, and change, in a simple context. Devoid of smoke and mirrors, tricks and special effects, Fiddler on the Roof is a rare opportunity to enjoy excellent work from a superb cast ... [more] |
 FIGHT OR FLIGHT at BATS reviewed by John Smythe 3 Mar 2007 |
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Quirky comedy With fear being the major political tool of the century it is essential and inevitable that theatre addresses it. Fight or Flight, devised by Brave Theatre, exploits the theme for character-based physical comedy, through three woman passengers and a male flight attendant on an international flight. [more] |
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FIGHT OR FLIGHT at BATS reviewed by Laurie Atkinson (The Dominion Post) 5 Mar 2007 |
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Only briefly airborne Fight or Flight is a comic look at the basic human instinct of fear, though the play starts and is later occasionally interrupted by a theatrical heightening of the real thing: brief interludes of mimed fear accompanied by terrifying sound effects. [more] |
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FIGHT OR FLIGHT at BATS reviewed by Eleanor Bishop (Salient) 12 Mar 2007 |
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Highly interesting; could go deeper Fight or Flight explores the lives of four characters whose lives coincide as they wait for their plane to take off – Karen (Nathalie Boltt), an efficient, no nonsense data collector; Melissa (Robyn Paterson), a giggly, hippie backpacker; Lauren (Mel Dodge), an annoyingly smug real estate agent and Phillip (Gene Alexander), a super smooth airline steward. The setting is a tool for exploring fear, and our fear of it. The rocky exteriors of the characters slowly dissipate as they are faced with the possibility of the plane being a terrorist target as they wait for passenger Mohammed to board the plane, his luggage having already been checked on. [more] |
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FINAL SHOWING FROM THE PACIFIC DANCE CHOREOGRAPHIC LAB at Mangere Arts Centre reviewed by Margi Vaz Martin 15 Oct 2011 |
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Three up and coming Pacific women choreographers -- watch this space The Pacific Dance Choreographic Laboratory is an annual lab in which three choreographers of Pacific descent create dance works; this year under the guidance of esteemed dance mentor Neil Ieremia, of Black Grace. This public performance showcases the works in development by these up-and-coming dance choreographers - Sesilia Pusiaki Tatuila, Ojeya Cruz Banks and Tapaeru-Ariki Lulu French. Watch this space! [more] |
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