 reviewed by Charlie Holland (Booksellers website) 24 Mar 2011 |
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A mosaic of gay history Before I even start this review, I have to confess that I knew nothing of this play or the book of the same title written by Chris Brickell before entering the Booksellers competition. All I had in mind was an evening at the theatre on a Saturday night, considering it had been a while since I had treated myself to some good ole’ Kiwi entertainment. [more] |
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reviewed by Aaron Hawkins 29 Apr 2011 |
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Forty years later, and for what? Three years later and Mates & Lovers the book is Mates & Lovers the play, a queer history in one act coming to a town near you. Any worthwhile historical fiction - biographical, speculative or both - has its origins in the work of historians, but putting said historians front and centre hardly excites one’s creative passions. [more] |
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MATES & LOVERS at Fortune Theatre reviewed by Ralph Body 11 May 2011 |
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Entertaining, informative and moving Writer, director and producer Ronald Trifero Nelson set himself an ambitious task with Mates & Lovers, but has succeeded admirably. The play is a stage adaptation of Dr Chris Brickell’s landmark study Mates & Lovers: A History of Gay New Zealand and covers over 200 years of homoerotic heritage, from Cook’s voyages to the present day. [more] |
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MATES & LOVERS at Playhouse, Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts reviewed by Brenda Rae Kidd 29 Jun 2012 |
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Universal resonance Actors Simon K Leary and Paora Taurima, (Ngati Kahungunu) carry this play with incredible strength. Carry, actually, is the wrong word, but to watch this work is to completely understand. [more] |
 MATIAHA PAKU - TOP TO TAIL at Fringe Bar, Cnr Cuba & Vivian reviewed by Helen Sims 24 Feb 2011 |
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A struggle Matiaha Paku has been travelling overseas for quite a while, and when he returned home to New Zealand it struck him as a good idea to continue travelling, to see as much as possible of his native country. Then he decided to create an hour long show blending history and comedic observations about his trip. [more] |
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MATIAHA PAKU - TOP TO TAIL at Polson Higgs Comedy Club, XII Below Bar reviewed by Patrick Davies 24 Mar 2011 |
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Quirky take on history bobs above the numb bum line Thoroughly entertaining, he has a wealth of facts an figures about places, people and history. The translation of some of our wonderful place names is very funny and his laid back style and kidlike wonder at it all suits the Comedy Club and is a great change of pace for the last show of the evening. [more] |
 MATT MULHOLLAND: BEYOND EMOTION at BATS reviewed by Hannah Smith 12 May 2011 |
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Tight harmonies, slick dance moves and spectacle Although the lyrics and style are often too crass for my taste Mulholland is an excellent singer, with a huge range and an impressive falsetto, and I appreciate his mastery of multiple musical genres. The choreography (by Nick Purdie) is comedy dance excellence, and ranges across as many styles as the tunes do. [more] |
 MATTHEW HARVEY IS... DANGERMAN! at Whammy Bar, St Kevin’s Arcade, K' Road reviewed by Gus Simonovic 21 Feb 2013 |
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Conquering the world, one funny poem at a time They say “observation is the mother of imagination” - and Matthew Harvey is a very good observer. Very very good! If you want to test yourself, try writing a poem about someone pushing the pedestrian traffic-light button, after you have already pushed it; and delivering that poem in front of the audience – with passion and fury. [more] |
 reviewed by John Smythe 10 May 2007 |
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Defies gravity in every sense ... In a world forever seeking the balance between individual and community, where most religions feed on the human hunger for immortality, whole ‘civilisations’ have been built and glorified through humankind’s battles to conquer the forces of nature (and even better, align with them), and medical science keeps finding new ways for us to cheat death for longer, the story of Maui cannot help but resonate ... [more] |
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reviewed by Lynn Freeman (Capital Times) 16 May 2007 |
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An epic story of here, made here Tanemahuta Gray shares some of those great qualities with his leading man, Maui – he’s bold, courageous and unstoppable. This stage spectacular, and spectacular it is, has taken years to create and now to refine. [more] |
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