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NZ Fringe Festival 06
LADY OF TEARS at Gryphon
reviewed by Kate Blackhurst (The Lumiere Reader) 27 Feb 2008
Downright odd
Billed as ‘a rather strange play written and directed by Dan Ashworth’, Lady of Tears doesn’t disappoint. [more]

NZ Fringe Festival 06
LADY OF TEARS at Gryphon
reviewed by Jackson Coe 27 Feb 2008
Just terrible
Watching Lady of Tears was like being jumped by a masked assailant with horribly bad breath and really stinky armpits. The direction was horrendous, the script was lacking and the performances were wooden. It was utterly ghastly. [more]

Tempo Festival of Dance 2008
LADYFORCE QUATRE at The Auckland Performing Arts Centre: TAPAC
reviewed by Cat Gwynne 10 Oct 2008
Astounding onstage charisma
The curtain is open to reveal a contained box of darkness given by the frame of the stage. We hear sharp glitches of sound, their unsettling tone driving us into an anxious yet abstract dimension. As tension sets in, the darkness leans our curiosity towards a new yet familiar noise. [more]

LALALUNA at Isaac Theatre Royal
reviewed by Lindsay Clark 18 Jul 2010
Everyday objects made magic with extraordinary skill
Physical theatre of this calibre comes rarely, so that when it does the magic is all the sweeter. The polish of international touring has in no way dulled the sheer fun and sparkle of the multi-talented Wolfe Bowart, whose charm has his audience captivated from the moment ... [more]

LALALUNA at Theatre Royal
reviewed by Moreen Eason & John Jefferies 22 Jul 2010
Pure delight in finding the light
La La Luna is enchanting. And Mad. And funny. And magical. And enthralling! It transcends all ages and cultures. The audience, from the very young to the very old, was entranced and mesmerised by Wolfe Bowart’s amazing one-man show ... [more]

NZ Fringe Festival 06
LANCE A BOYLE'S AUDITION at Paramount
reviewed by John Smythe (John Smythe: theatre reviews) 16 Feb 2006
Committed - like a crime
... But it is surely fair to expect those who’ve been given a prime venue spot in good faith will keep the faith by putting some effort, skill and commitment into making a show worth punters risking their hard-earned dollars and valuable time on. [more]

See also reviews by:
 Ewen Coleman (The Dominion Post);
 Lynn Freeman (Capital Times);

NZ Fringe Festival 06
LANCE A BOYLE'S AUDITION at Paramount
reviewed by Lynn Freeman (Capital Times) 22 Feb 2006
Ghastly
Some of the music is worth listening to but the production itself is a shocker. [more]

See also reviews by:
 John Smythe (John Smythe: theatre reviews);
 Ewen Coleman (The Dominion Post);

NZ Fringe Festival 06
LANCE A BOYLE'S AUDITION at Paramount
reviewed by Ewen Coleman (The Dominion Post) 18 Feb 2006
Complete disregard for audience
Lance A Boyles Audition, currently playing at the Paramount, fits squarely into the category of extreme, and is so bad is it that it has to be seen to be believed. [more]

See also reviews by:
 John Smythe (John Smythe: theatre reviews);
 Lynn Freeman (Capital Times);

LAND WITHOUT SUNDAYS at Musgrove Studio, Maidment Theatre
reviewed by Paul Simei-Barton (New Zealand Herald) 28 Jul 2008
Upheavals of a mail-order bride
The second instalment of Donna Banicevich Gera's trilogy on New Zealand's Dalmatian community explores the personal traumas and triumphs that lie beneath the familiar narrative of immigration. [more]

LAND WITHOUT SUNDAYS at Musgrove Studio, Maidment Theatre
reviewed by Hap Richardson 24 Jul 2008
The poetry of hardship
The cast of characters in Donna Banicevich Gera's play Land Without Sundays feel so authentic, so convincingly three dimensional, that you could be forgiven for thinking that you walked into West Auckland vineyard in the 1930s. The star of this play is the words ... [more]
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