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MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE at The Basement
reviewed by Sian Robertson 18 Sep 2010
Dispelling the masticated myth that is dropped into our little tweeting bird mouths by the mainstream media
... based on the diaries and correspondence of Rachel Corrie, an young American activist killed by an Israeli bulldozer while peacefully defending a Palestinian home from destruction in 2003. Teamed up with director Lara Macgregor, Kate Prior gives a no-holds-barred performance as the exuberant, fiercely compassionate, eloquent Corrie. [more]

MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE at BATS
reviewed by Hannah Smith 9 Apr 2010
Moving transition
My Name Is Rachel Corrie made me feel white, middle class and guilty. Which I pretty much think is great. It makes a bid to be political, in the obvious and unsubtle fashion of youth, and in these terms it succeeds. I had a little cry. [more]

MY PENINA at Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, The Edge
reviewed by Bernadette Rae (New Zealand Herald) 4 Aug 2010
Comedy and tension permeate little masterpiece
With just three actors, three simple chairs and a spread of woven mats, Fiona Collins creates a little masterpiece in My Penina, encompassing enduring love, the pull and power of family and the stress fractures that form in lives caught between cultures and traditions. [more]

MY PENINA at Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, The Edge
reviewed by Jack Gray 3 Aug 2010
Hilarious and heartfelt story-telling
My Penina, written by Fiona Collins, is a remount of a play that has been revised and developed with the help of director Anapela Polataivo and choreographer Justin Haiu (currently the Manukau Pacific Dance Artist in Residence). [more]

NZ Fringe Festival 07
MYSTERY SOUP at Happy (Cnr Tory & Vivian)
reviewed by John Smythe 21 Feb 2007
Embarrassing
I’m obliged to the Volcanoes Are Awesome crew for appraising me of the new genre that’s “meant to amateur, like amateur porn”. Mystery Soup at Happy is clearly another example only more so, in that there is no hint here of future promise [more]

Christchurch Arts Festival 2009
NAOMI FERGUSSON: SONGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME at St James Theatre 1st Floor Gallery
reviewed by Vicki Thorpe 11 Dec 2009
Gorgeous, golden voice
There’s nothing more satisfying than seeing your own stories on stage. This show is one for Kiwi baby boomers who found freedom in those first years at university in the 60s and 70s. The grungy old house, first love, the music, the drugs, the motor bikes, the rock festival ….. mixed flatting! [more]

Christchurch Arts Festival 2009
NAOMI FERGUSSON: SONGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME at TelstraClear Club
reviewed by Elizabeth O’Connor 5 Aug 2009
From naïve to hippy to wah-wah crystallised in song
... Then unfolds the story of Cilla’s misspent year and a half, during which she slides uncritically and deliciously into free-thinking, moderate amounts of sex, drugs and alcohol, the Ngaruawahia Festival and some rather unrewarding relationships and missed opportunities. [more]

NZ International Comedy Festival 2012
NAT BRITTEN AND DANNI TAYLOR - GRABBING LIFE BY THE LITTLE MOUSTACHE at Meow, Edward St CBD
reviewed by Shannon Friday 10 May 2012
Very funny in their strides
Little Moustache has definite appeal to those just out of uni or experiencing their “quarter life crisis.” The appeal is limited, however, by a rather rough, unfinished quality to the show’s overall structure. [more]

Hamilton Fringe 2012
NAUGHTY BAD GIRLS at Meteor Theatre
reviewed by Brenda Rae Kidd 23 Sep 2012
Universality of personal angst resonates
Three unimaginably cute 20’ish year-olds ruminate about the complexity of life for the modern day woman. Each delivers a monologue of their thoughts, wishes and hopes: so funny simply because they are true. Truth is funny. [more]

Photo: Michael Smith
NEIGHBOURHOOD 3: REQUISITION OF DOOM at Telecom Playhouse Theatre, WEL Energy Trust Academy of Performing Arts
reviewed by Gail Pittaway (Waikato Times) 21 Aug 2009
Virtually exciting
Imagine a world in which young people don’t talk to their parents and choose to escape from the monotony of their suburban landscapes into virtual worlds of games. Worlds where virtuality becomes more exciting than reality. Not so difficult is it? [more]
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