 reviewed by Terry MacTavish 24 May 2010 |
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Lunacy, hilarity and charm The 39 Steps is rollicking fun from start to finish, the delicious light-hearted silliness tossed off with zesty exuberance by a razzle-dazzling cast. And oh joy, all can be proudly claimed as Dunedinites, under the direction of indefatigable Hilary Norris, who has been a loyal Fortune stalwart for no less than 35 years. [more] |
 reviewed by Jennifer Shennan (The Dominion Post) 24 May 2010 |
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Stumbling blocks to seeing choreographers’ true potential One Way is this year’s season of contemporary dance choreography by students at NZSD, in collaboration with young composers and design students. After an impressive atmosphere in the opening scene, eleven pieces were linked into a sophisticated hour-long sequence that masked where one dance began and another ended. [more] |
 reviewed by Ewen Coleman (The Dominion Post) 24 May 2010 |
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Quirky take on Enid Blyton a must see The setting for the current early evening show at Bats, Tea for Toot, is not what one normally expects from a Bats production. It is the lounge of the Waters sisters, where teacups litter the stage along with lots of other bric-a-brac from a past era and where Emily (Alex Lodge) and Georgia (Cherie Jacobson), sit in antique Edwardian chairs knitting. [more] |
 reviewed by Laurie Atkinson (The Dominion Post) 23 May 2010 |
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One man show (not that you’d notice) is a brilliant portrayal of a father by his son Lullaby Jock is superb solo show. It is an unflinching, funny, sad, emotional yet loving portrait of Jock Ferry, the actor’s father. It has been given a marvelous production by Tim Spite who has directed it with his customary deftness and cunning theatrical imagination. [more] |
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reviewed by John Smythe 22 May 2010 |
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A hoot and more Inspired by fond memories of the Enid Blyton stories they grew up on, their later understanding of the dodgy values inherent in her writing, and their discovery that all was not happy at home for the daughters of workaholic Enid, Full.stop.theatre has served up an acerbic brew of their own devising. [more] |
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reviewed by Jenny Stevenson 22 May 2010 |
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Personalities liberated when dancing peer-created work Although much is made of the importance of the position of coach in the sporting world, there is still very little commentary in the wider community about the people who train our elite artists in New Zealand. [more] |
 DOCTOR FAUSTUS at University Theatre, the Arts Centre reviewed by Lindsay Clark 21 May 2010 |
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Exciting and enterprising but spectacle overwhelms language As festival fare, the story of the scholar who sold his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power offers ample opportunity for the directorial imagination of Peter Falkenberg to run riot. We are party to no predictable parade tracing the temptation, adventures and inevitable eclipse of Faustus, but a welter of puppetry, film and mask work. [more] |
 reviewed by Phoebe Smith 20 May 2010 |
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A cosy Teacaddy show Coffee Cups and a Porridge Pot at Frying Pan Lake is a ‘musical road-trip’ with Rosy Tin Teacaddy. The band’s music is soft, lyrical, witty and homely – and it’s quite lovely, really. [more] |
 reviewed by John Smythe 20 May 2010 |
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Fluid, well-paced and clear but cannot avoid the bathos That this is claimed as the first public performance in 400 years of the oddly-named The Famous History of Sir Thomas Wyatt by Thomas Dekker and John Webster is reason enough to review it. In fact it is the world premiere of this particular version ... [more] |
 reviewed by Jack Gray 19 May 2010 |
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Expressing and questioning our society and generation Purlieu (Malia Johnston) begins with cascades of piano (Eden Mulholland) and a square of light. Spinning legs and muscular arms of guest dancer Yanhou Du, lofting, shifting from corner to corner with fast, supple arms and release. [more] |
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