 reviewed by John Smythe 30 Jun 2010 |
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Four plays in search of a rigorous director and creative actors I generally enjoy Barry Lakeman’s short play writing. He likes to play with genres and each piece is usually well crafted with distinctive characters, say-able dialogue and good dramatic structure, and infused with some kind of humour. [more] |
 reviewed by Sharon Matthews 30 Jun 2010 |
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Totally recommended The Frog Prince is a truly wonderful piece of children's theatre, perfectly pitched to please a younger audience, and with enough delightfully clever comic action to keep any adult minders amused and appreciative. And, ummm, just in case you were wondering, no-one paid me to say that. [more] |
 reviewed by Ben Stanley (Waikato Times) 29 Jun 2010 |
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Passionately told at efficient pace FUEL FESTIVAL 2010 I was interested in attending only because of the presence of Kiwi musical genius and long-time personal hero Don McGlashan in the one-man performance’s backing band. Yet last night, I was in for more than just a brush with Kiwi rock royalty, getting as well a showcase of the skills of a very talented young Kiwi actor, Ian Hughes (former Sticky in Shortland Street). [more] |
 reviewed by Matt Richens (Waikato Times) 29 Jun 2010 |
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Magnificent! FUEL FESTIVAL 2010 The Butler is a show about nothing, a story that goes nowhere, with a cast who say very little. It’s not a bad thing. It’s brilliant. Written by Waikato Times columnist Joe Bennett and performed by Loons Circus Theatre Company, The Butler is the story of a zany dinner party that’s as wacky and odd as it is funny and spectacular. [more] See also reviews by: Melissa Miles Vanessa Byrnes Jonathan W. Marshall |
 reviewed by Rob Kidd (Waikato Times) 29 Jun 2010 |
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Impossible to watch and not care FUEL FESTIVAL 2010 You get an intriguing snapshot into these lives and because of the quality of the acting, the intensity of the scenario and the intimacy of the setting you can’t help but feel emotionally involved. [more] |
 TE RADAR’S EATING THE DOG at Downstage Theatre reviewed by John Smythe (2) 29 Jun 2010 |
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A paradoxical achievement Performance-wise Te Radar is more relaxed and assured yet still as lively, enthusiastic and discursive as ever, delighting us afresh with his rediscovery of these stories and with injecting topical asides that prove we Kiwis were ever thus. [more] |
 HEROIC FAUN NUMBER ONE at The Basement -return season reviewed by Paul Simei-Barton (New Zealand Herald) 28 Jun 2010 |
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One-man faun tale goes the extra mile In recent years getting a gig as an extra on a mega-budget Hollywood epic has become an almost obligatory rite of passage for aspiring Kiwi actors - something akin to the way an earlier generation were marked by improv workshops or the inevitable Shortland Street episode. [more] |
 LE SUD at Gallagher Concert Chamber, Wel Academy of Performing Arts, Waikato University reviewed by Ben Stanley (Waikato Times) 28 Jun 2010 |
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Kiwis with a taste of French FUEL FESTIVAL 2010 Imagine a world where New Zealand was actually two nations – a prosperous, buoyant South Island and a repressed, struggling North. [more] |
 reviewed by John Smythe 27 Jun 2010 |
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Human foibles explored in thriller format Who was it reckoned ‘philately will get you nowhere’? If Mauritius is anything to go by, it can answer all your dreams or get you into a whole lot of trouble. Not that Theresa Rebeck’s gripping comical thriller – astutely cast and adeptly played with Ross Jolly directing – is really about the study, collecting and trading of stamps. [more] |
 reviewed by Nik Smythe 27 Jun 2010 |
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Comical Kiwiana Epic The central aspect of playwright Albert Belz’s latest offering is a nostalgic feel-good homage to the classic Maori show-bands that took the world by storm from the 50s to the 70s. Probably the most famous archetypal specimen back home was the Howard Morrison Quartet, but the most successful internationally was Prince Tui Teka’s Volcanics, which the fictional title band’s name loosely references. [more] |
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