 reviewed by Laurie Atkinson (The Dominion Post) 4 Dec 2006 |
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Common Kiwi touch The play is taken at a fair clip, which means as usual that at times sense and poetry are lost, but the compensations are gratifying: the exciting story is told to us by the actors only centimeters away ... [more] |
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reviewed by Ralph McAllister 4 Dec 2006 |
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Madness or method? The Bacchanals are not frightened to challenge themselves. Take a rundown village hall, perform one of the greatest plays in the English language, in a terrifyingly small space with no theatre lights, few sound effects and the most basic of costumes and props ... [more] |
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reviewed by Lynn Freeman (Capital Times) 6 Dec 2006 |
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Terrific Shakespearean ensemble The Bacchanals are indeed like the travelling players who come to Elsinor (though far better actors it must be said), as they take this free production of Hamlet out and about Wellington. Don’t let the fact it’s free fool you into thinking its not of a professional standard – it most certainly is, indeed, it’s one of the most engaging productions seen in the Capital this year. [more] |
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reviewed by John Marwick 7 Dec 2006 |
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Much to commend and some buts There was much to praise and enjoy in the production on the floor of the Muritai School Hall at Eastbourne on Thursday. As always the characteristic energy and pace was there and it carried a good-sized audience through three hours of gripping performance ... [more] |
 reviewed by John Smythe 13 May 2008 |
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Excellent chemistry Once more, on the smell of a rag that can no longer afford to be oily, a team of committed professionals has come together to do the most important work in New Zealand theatre: produce the world premiere of a new work by a very promising local playwright. Admirably. [more] |
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reviewed by Laurie Atkinson (The Dominion Post) 20 May 2008 |
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A truly unwelcome tradesman Handy Man, Gavin McGibbon’s latest short play is a tense psychological thriller set in a bach by a lonely beach where an about-to-be divorced couple has come to sort out their possessions. The tensions between Richard and Claire crackle from the moment they enter, and then Richard discovers the toilet is leaking. [more] |
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reviewed by Lynn Freeman (Capital Times) 21 May 2008 |
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A powder keg Taut is the word for Gavin McGibbon’s latest play – they really don’t get much tauter than this, 60 minutes of unsettling theatre where you’re trapped along with Richard (Jade Daniels) and Claire (Kate Prior) by their handyman turned home invader (Jason Ward Kennedy). [more] |
 HANNAH GADSBY: KISS ME QUICK I'M FULL OF JUBES at Comedy Underground, 305 Queen St reviewed by Venus Stephens 13 May 2009 |
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Reminiscent of a sulky teenage girl Comedians can reveal so much of their personal lives in an hour and Hannah Gadsby has no shortage of material fuelled by her life so far. We are 'visited' by her motherthroughout the night, not physically you understand; but through the retelling of 'endearing moments' and language that only Mothers use. [more] |
 HANNAH GADSBY: THE CLIFF YOUNG SHUFFLE at The Elliot Stables, 39 Elliot St, City reviewed by Karyn Cushen 25 Apr 2010 |
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A light-hearted look at the human condition This particular show uses the feats of Cliff Young, a geriatric Australian potato farmer that won an ultra marathon in the eighties and went on to marry a twenty year old, to frame her insane and uncharacteristic quest to cross England by foot. [more] |
 reviewed by Lindsay Clark 20 Jul 2011 |
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A charming and slightly offbeat entertainment The audience for Dan Bain’s version of the beloved fairytale is relatively quiet. This is because they are deeply absorbed and concentrating in a way not required by the noisy cartoonish remakes which often pass for children’s theatre. The Bain tale is mimed as well as original in its adaptations and additions ... [more] |
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