 reviewed by Lynn Freeman (Capital Times) 6 Jun 2012 |
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Career best performances Arthur Miller’s story resonates with a 2012 audience in ways he could never have imagined. All My Sons was written in 1947 in the shadow of World War II but the play’s dissection of corporate greed and dishonesty got me thinking about the reasons behind the current global recession. It is a masterful and insightful work that is one of the year’s must-sees. [more] |
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reviewed by Ewen Coleman 4 Jun 2012 |
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Writer’s skill captured in compelling drama While better known for his later plays Death Of A Salesman and The Crucible, Arthur Miller’s first major work, All My Sons, just opened at Circa Theatre, is no less a compelling piece of drama. It focuses on various issues associated with a post WWII American family. [more] |
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reviewed by Toni Marks 2 Jul 2012 |
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Invaluable describing (A review of the audio-described performance on Sunday 1 June.) This is a superb play that you must see. A tangle of principles, ethics, realities and family dynamics that is as entirely relevant now as in 1947. [more] |
 ALL THAT JAZZ at Court Theatre, Bernard Street, Addington reviewed by Toby Behan 12 Oct 2012 |
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Lively (and nostalgic) crowd-pleaser The dances themselves are choreographed with authenticity and care, and performed with great gusto by all six of the dancers (spearheaded by an incredible energy from Jenna Morris-Williamson). Their smiles are constant, hips jutting at the right angle, and the performance delivery values remain high from beginning to end. With initial displays of dances such as the Charleston and the Big Apple, the performance progresses through Bob Fosse and onwards – through as far as Michael Jackson, whose music provides the backdrop for the finale. [more] |
 ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE at Circa Two reviewed by John Smythe 30 May 2009 |
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Delectable tastings from the larder of the Bard Only when it was over did I realise what an epic undertaking this had been, especially for an actor now stepping out beyond three score years and ten. Ray Henwood’s lightness of being in repose; his mellifluous voice, ever-ready to deepen, sharpen, soften or fly; his nimble physicality and infectious delight in what he is up to, all conspire to make it look easy. [more] |
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ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE at Circa Two reviewed by Laurie Atkinson (The Dominion Post) 3 Jun 2009 |
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Henwood joins illustrious group While at times All the World’s a Stage is like Shakespeare’s Greatest Hits (it starts with ‘O for a Muse of Fire’ and ends with the epilogue from The Tempest) the often over-familiar passages from the plays, as well as the three most famous sonnets, come across freshly painted. [more] |
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ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE at Circa Two reviewed by Lynn Freeman (Capital Times) 10 Jun 2009 |
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Henwood the hero Ray Henwood’s voice feels like it was crafted to deliver Shakespeare’s words. The rich Welshness and precision, and his genuine love of the Bard’s works, his understanding of the complex emotions behind the seemingly simplest of phrases ... [more] |
 reviewed by Terry MacTavish 15 Aug 2010 |
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Slapstick, philosophy and satire in Cloud Cuckoo Land The feeble and querulous mortals who have apparently just died at the opening of All’s Well That Ends are two of ancient Greece’s most famous citizens, philosopher Socrates, and playwright Aristophanes himself. They do not seem daunted by finding themselves deceased, but set about working out just where they have awoken ... [more] |
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reviewed by Barbara Frame (Otago Daily Times) 13 Aug 2010 |
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Age-old questions not done to death Aristophanes can’t work it out. “What happened to the gods? Where are the fields of Elysium?” Socrates doesn’t know either and the Socratic method is no help. “Is that all there is?” he wonders. [more] |
 reviewed by John Smythe 24 Jul 2009 |
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Clarity and delight What Sarah Delahunty has done ... is trimmed it back to Shakespeare’s version of the Boccaccio plot, given it a jazzy 1920s look, integrated increasingly sardonic songs about the nature of love, pitched it as a soap opera and added a question mark to the title. It works a treat. [more] |
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