 HIGH SCHOOL HANGOVER at The Basement Studio, Lower Greys Ave reviewed by Hannah Smith 27 Feb 2013 |
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Strong ensemble and idiosyncrasies High School is awful, and growing up is worse. High School Hangover explores the horrors of cliquey girl friendships, self-discovery, and the weird and wicked effects that karma and divine intervention may or may not have on our lives. [more] |
 reviewed by John Smythe 21 May 2007 |
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Prepubescent fantasy fulfilment ... While Wellington Musical Theatre was probably not surprised to see advance bookings for their production exceed the record set by their 1994 production of Les Miserables ... they are – I am told – surprised to discover the key demographic of those flocking is primary school children and their mums. [more] |
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reviewed by Laurie Atkinson (The Dominion Post) 21 May 2007 |
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Fizzing, youthful energy needs stronger material The national grid should be linked up to the Opera House stage where there’s an untapped supply of fizzing youthful energy being expended on the commercial phenomenon of Disney’s High School Musical. [more] |
 reviewed by Megan Smith 13 Apr 2010 |
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All sugared out I feel compelled to start this review in a rather pedantic and unfashionably sober manner, by providing you with a couple of relevant definitions: burlesque n. a mocking imitation, parody tease v. 1 try to provoke in a playful or unkind way. [more] |
 reviewed by John Ross 15 Mar 2010 |
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Good show If you seriously love pop, and the singers who sing it, you’ll love this show. Georgia Wood is impersonating a string of famous females, from Mae West to Madonna, either born blonde or with blondeness thrust upon them. [more] |
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HINE 2012 at Maidment reviewed by Val Smith 16 Mar 2012 |
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Hine 2012 - performance as action, activism and critique Three moments to fall in love with. Tru’s half naked lip-syncing with the policeman puppet upstage and boil- up date with invited guest from the audience happening in the foreground, bahaha, brilliant, wow. Cat’s squatted humping in heels an endurance test with intense statements about the sacred and the mundane. The hair is shooting energy into space like an emergency flare, I’m scared. The electric unplugged fans and ethno-erotic mash-up hip unison duet, a feeling of soft focus lighting and hair flying lulls us. The romance is killing me, god I love this. But the prize for the most-talked-about moment in the show goes to ... [more] |
 reviewed by John Smythe 7 Jul 2008 |
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A skilful, charming taonga Returning and revitalised following a “hugely successful Australian tour of the 2005 production, performing to over 7000 children at The Sydney Opera House and The Arts Centre in Melbourne,” Hinepau uses the simple sorcery of theatre to dramatise the Gavin Bishop picture book. [more] |
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reviewed by Laurie Atkinson (The Dominion Post) 10 Jul 2008 |
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Stylish with substance Hinepau is a stylishly presented, sophisticated piece of work that contains moments of beauty and technological wizardry as well as a highly relevant message about the environment. First presented in 2005 by Capital E, it is the tale of an outsider, someone who is different. In Hinepau’s case she is eventually excluded from her tribe because she is a brilliant weaver, has red hair, and protests when a giant totara is felled in the forest. [more] |
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reviewed by Jackson Coe (Salient) 14 Jul 2008 |
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She’s smart, funny, pretty hot and misunderstood For those of us who were starting to wonder why the hell all of these skateboards, hoodies and loud laughter have materialised on Cuba St during the daytimes this past week, you probably won’t be surprised to learn that it is school holidays. So, for those of you who know or have children of your own, why not shuffle them down to some of the great kids theatre that’s on offer? [more] |
 reviewed by John Smythe 24 Jan 2007 |
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Intriguing, insightful and moving Neatly crafted to engage us in each present moment while tantalising us with mysteries – what exactly has happened? when? why? who is the patient and who is his caregiver exactly …? – Leilani Unasa’s His Mother’s Son heralds a playwright to watch. [more] |
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