 JIMEOIN IN WHAT?! at SKYCITY Theatre reviewed by James Wenley (TheatreScenes - the Auckland Theatre Blog) 16 May 2013 |
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Passes the smell test When it comes to Jimeoin, what he says matters far less than what he does. The Aussie/Irish comic is a fairly regular face at our comedy festival, and a top draw act – filling Sky City Theatre. Jimeoin has long perfected a dry, laid back style of observational comedy that sifts through the ridiculous in the milieu of day-to-day existence. But his biggest strength is the physical acting-out of his impressions, and an expressive face he can shape like putty. [more] |
 JAMES ROQUE IS CHICKEN! at Brooklyn Bar - 57 Lorne St reviewed by Matt Baker (TheatreScenes - the Auckland Theatre Blog) 16 May 2013 |
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Clucking good fun “What do I really wanna say that I’m afraid to say?” In his eulogy for George Carlin, Louis CK noted that what made the late comedian better every year was his constant digging deeper for new material; from jokes about airplanes and dogs, to feelings and who you are, to fears and nightmares. With that in mind, 21 year old comedian James Roque dive bombs into the deep end by confronting his greatest fears in his Auckland Comedy Festival stand-up show. [more] |
 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS – REVOLUTION! at BATS - Out Of Site - Cnr Cuba & Dixon reviewed by Maraea Rakuraku 16 May 2013 |
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Long may Nokise bring it If I was looking to pitch a political satirical television programme – think Spitting Image (UK: 1984-1996) and Public Eye (NZ: late 80s) without the latex puppetry – I’d head straight to James Nokise and hire him immediately as a writer. He knows his stuff and how to package and deliver it in a mad paced and packed 60 minutes, proven by Public Service Announcements: Revolution. [more] |
 reviewed by Sam Trubridge 16 May 2013 |
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Stunning, beautiful, inventive, sophisticated And Then It Moved is a stunning collection of works by a brave group of new choreographers and dancers. Regardless of one’s experience with contemporary dance these are works that will speak to their audience through the beautiful compositions that have been made with physical wit, meticulous athleticism, and an inventive use of space, light, sound and materials [more] |
 reviewed by Phoebe Smith 16 May 2013 |
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Beautiful, disciplined, focused, committed Slowly, ever so slowly, characters enter the space. This tempo (according to the programme notes, “faster than Ota’s prescribed 2 metres in 5 minutes”) is at times utterly effective and hypnotic and at times mildly infuriating. The times when actors manage to seemingly move all of their muscles exactly as they would at an everyday tempo but all slowed down to some degree, are truly magical. [more] |
 KADE NIGHTINGALE AND JEREMY ROLSTON IN PANIC! at Fringe Bar, Cnr Cuba & Vivian reviewed by Sam Purchas 16 May 2013 |
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Richly gratifying liveliness and fun Paralleling and reminiscent of Flight of the Conchords, with the delightfully endearing chemistry between these two young men, PANIC is a bright, energetic and colourful performance. It provides hilarious entertainment and includes all genres: stories, song, mime, dance and magic delivered with an unusually charming naturalness and spontaneity. [more] |
 reviewed by John Smythe 16 May 2013 |
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Playing the fool with tragedy refreshes a very old tale Bringing his street-performing busker skills to deconstructing Shakespeare’s biggest bastard is a winning formula for Christchurch ‘carnie’ and well-known Loon (late of Lyttelton) David Ladderman. Constantly on the move, like a combination of a toy monkey on a stick and a dancer on a musical box revolve, and coiffed like a punk, his friendliness and generosity as a performer of fun stuff – like formidable three-baton juggling – is a well-conceived starting point from which to descend into bastardry. [more] |
 FERGUS AITKEN IN DON’T YOU KNOW WHO I ALMOST WAS? at Kitty O'Sheas, 28 Courtenay Place reviewed by Charlotte Simmonds 16 May 2013 |
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Old school humour He certainly covers absurdity from his life, and much of this seems to be reliving earlier days as a younger, funnier (or funnier in his memories) performer back when he was twenty in Covent Garden, or when he was packing out the Union Hall at Vic, retellings of had-to-be-there moments in which he spontaneously responded to an unusual situation on stage in a stunningly brilliant way that had a previous audience who wasn’t us in fits. [more] |
 BARNIE DUNCAN IN CALYPSO NIGHTS at The Basement Studio, Lower Greys Ave reviewed by Nik Smythe 16 May 2013 |
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Semi-cultural experience of love, politics and ‘making fun’ The laughter and simple joy that Calypso Nights generates makes it an excellent choice for late-night comedy punters who haven’t quite had enough yet, or even those who think they have. [more] |
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JIMEOIN IN WHAT?! at SKYCITY Theatre reviewed by Vanessa Byrnes 16 May 2013 |
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Compromised by the venue? Being more than a touch Irish, I had been really looking forward to an hour with Jimeoin, the Northern Irish comedian from “eastside of the west coast”. I do love a good laugh and ‘the craic’ is usually a guaranteed source of wild laughter. [more] |
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