 ANDRE KING – THE RIDE at Limelight Lounge, Aotea Centre reviewed by Nik Smythe 14 May 2009 |
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A compelling kind of enigmatic cheek Andre King slopes on stage, a genuine smile curiously combined with a wry smirk through suspiciously squinty eyes. He announces upfront that this will be the ‘interactive’ style of comedy show, and demonstrates by meeting me and asking what I do. “I’m a reviewer,” I say. "Whoa ... [more] |
 ANDREW MCCLELLAND’S MIXED TAPE at BATS reviewed by Thomas LaHood 17 May 2007 |
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Moments of absurdity and hilarity amid infectious warmth McClelland’s boyish enthusiasm is exhibited from the very start, as he prances onstage to the Jackson 5’s ‘Want You Back’ and performs a very bouncy dance number, beaming away like a gigantic, tipsy guinea pig. His joyful appreciation of music permeates the show and keeps us onside throughout. However ... [more] |
 ANDY CLAY’S BOOK OF LOVE at Q Theatre Loft, 305 Queen St reviewed by Candice Lewis 28 Apr 2013 |
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Hitting the spot It’s more packed than jam in the city tonight and the Comedy Festival buzz feels like hundreds of happy healthy flies have come out to enjoy the party. Nicely dressed flies of course, and very clean. Mum asks me if this is Andrew Dice Clay. Google images of that if you want a laugh, but no, it’s not. Dice Clay is an American comic who wears big chains around his neck. The New Zealand Clay wears a suit jacket and looks like he might be into spray tanning. [more] |
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ANDY CLAY’S BOOK OF LOVE at Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, The Edge reviewed by Joanna Davies 20 May 2009 |
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Oh-so real scenes strike chords The show is part routine, part scenes and part discussion. It’s a bit like an advice-style talk show with ‘crime scene’ re-enactments (and some of the hook-up attempts could be classed as crimes). Clay has enlisted the help of some fine talent to illustrate his points. [more] |
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ANDY CLAY’S BOOK OF LOVE at Q Theatre Loft, 305 Queen St reviewed by Matt Baker (TheatreScenes - the Auckland Theatre Blog) 29 Apr 2013 |
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A novel comedy Four years after being nominated for Best Show in the NZ International Comedy Festival, Andy Clay’s Book of Love returns for its second season. Presented not as a one-man reading, but more of a self-help seminar, the show is broken into ten chapters, with Clay enthusiastically rattling off a great variety of hilarious observations and one-liners. Although said enthusiasm resulted in him speeding through and tripping over some lines, none were lost, and, more importantly, his exaggerated persona came across. [more] |
 ANGEL at BATS reviewed by Hannah Smith 7 Mar 2010 |
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Fallen angel faces difficult audience It is hard to think of three things more different than an ethereal floating angel, a flat footed red nosed clown and a suicide bomber, but Angel marries these wildly incongruent concepts into a sweet and delicate comedy that looks at the funny side of spirituality. [more] |
 reviewed by Brenda Rae Kidd 3 Apr 2012 |
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An absolute delight with sugar plum fairies on top. What is so interesting about this ballet is its ability to introduce other dance genres without becoming disjointed. There are elements of pop, traditional folk and hip-hop. It may be said that A.J, the hip-hop dancer, almost – just almost – steals the show from Angelina. [more] |
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reviewed by Jennifer Shiya-Shennan & Olive Rodriguez-Thomas (The Dominion Post) 30 Apr 2012 |
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Two views of a ballet for children Hello, I’m Olive. My Shiya took me to see Angelina Ballerina and it was fun. You can tell Angelina straight away because her pink tutu is the same as on the poster. My friend Sophie is going to see it on Saturday so I will tell her that. [more] |
 reviewed by Lindsay Clark 18 Jul 2009 |
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Voices of Pasifika women: musical, comical, thought-provoking The story is set as preparations for a 30th birthday party are gathering momentum in a foster mum's bright living room, whose décor speaks of faith and family. Set into the walls are cupboards of various shapes and sizes, which as they are opened, trigger memory sequences ... [more] |
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reviewed by Steph Walker 27 Jul 2009 |
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Rich Pasifika flavour with a twist worth waiting for At first a retelling of the Parable of Ruth, the group’s White Sunday performance, Angels ends up reaching much further, delving in to Samoan girl power, the power of women and the obstacles we can overcome with the right attitude, a bit of sass and a good dose of humour. [more] |
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