 reviewed by Janet Whittington 29 Nov 2012 |
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Provocative, contemporary, edgy and scantily clad Our appreciative audience enjoyed the fun of the titillation, the skill of the physicality of the moves, and the dancer’s skill in expression as they pieced together the story on stage. Facial and body expression is the main feature of the second half. The performers flourished character and opinion throughout. This contrasted sharply with the austere first half where they had deadpan expression or the faces covered with masks or strapped with bridles. I was prepared for the blurred genre and therefore not disturbed, and am still enjoying it the next day. [more] |
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reviewed by Greer Robertson 14 Sep 2011 |
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Synchronized Undressage! Toned and topless, six well rehearsed performers bare their just about all in a movement to music, pseudo presentation a la Penthouse Magazine manner. Groups of mature adults languish around candlelit tables; a relaxed atmosphere is omnipresent; food, wine and cocktails flow; the girls are on an elevated stage. Sometimes the audience titters. It’s hard to read what they are thinking. [more] |
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reviewed by Ewen Coleman (The Dominion Post) 15 Sep 2011 |
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Stylishly sexy, not sleazy For those that have a thing for leather but not in the form of an oval ball, or get excited at the sight of naked flesh other than Sonny Bill Williams stripping off on a rugby field, then In Flagrante, currently playing in the upstairs Gallery at the St James Theatre, is the show to see. [more] |
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reviewed by Ngaire Riley 2 Jun 2012 |
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Artistically erotic and cheeky The usual sea of white haired women was replaced by a dominance of glossy bald pates and funky clothing at the Theatre Royale New Plymouth, on the 1 June, for a performance of In Flagrante; 13 dances with plenty of cheek. [more] |
 IN LIVING MEMORY: THE SOLO QUARTET PROJECT at BATS reviewed by Lyne Pringle 6 Sep 2008 |
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From feeling fond to total tedium The first section of this performance is palatable but the second section is diabolically boring! Juliet Shelley has choreographed a dance in three movements ... [more] |
 reviewed by Lyne Pringle 17 Feb 2010 |
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The final road trip to no more band Betty’s Bar with very good-looking bar staff; multiple video screens count us down to show time. A solo man on guitar in the video – live man on drums plays along with the projected images throughout the performance. The sound is hissy and boomy making it hard to appreciate the music ... [more] |
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IN SHAKESPEARE HEAVEN 2007 at Globe Theatre reviewed by Richard Mays (The Manawatu Standard) 27 Apr 2007 |
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Mischievous mutilation of the Bard “For what we are about to do to your plays, forgive us.” After this short petition, a solemn, reverent evening to mark the Bard’s 443rd birthday, this was never going to be. For the last 12 years, the Auckland–based Ugly Shakespearos, brainchild of former Palmerston North performer Richard Green, have been unhinging, rehashing, and rearranging the Bard in their own mirror-shattering image. [more] |
 reviewed by John Smythe 30 Apr 2012 |
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Proving we live in a resource-rich world for play-making Once more and EnsembleImpact quartet of actors ... is out on the road to introduce Kiwi schoolkids and regional communities to a rich treasure trove of New Zealand play writing ... This year, In Spite of Himself dips into all nine plays that Tim Spite's multi-award-winning SEEyD Theatre Company* has devised and performed since the germinal SEEyD took root in the 2000 Fringe Festival. [more] |
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reviewed by Lindsay Clark 17 May 2012 |
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Much to enjoy and ponder They know how to claim attention, this group, and they know how to sustain it. Set cleverly in transverse fashion across the body of a school hall, with the audience facing each other across the playing space, this series of issues-based pieces keeps ideas flowing and the adolescent audience – who could not all have wanted to be there – nicely attentive. [more] |
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reviewed by Sharon Matthews 29 May 2012 |
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Innovative and challenging work plants seeds of further enquiry The astonishing level of energy on the part of the EnsembleImpact quartet of actors —Brad McCormick, Bianca Seinafo, Nancy Kniveton and Adam Tatana — is truly remarkable in the face of Spartan performing conditions and a punishing touring schedule: 63 performances to 72 schools including eight community showings in Porirua, New Plymouth, Whangarei, Te Aroha, Kerikeri, Whangamata, Keirunga Homestead, and Papakura. [more] |
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