 THE LETTER WRITER at Circa One reviewed by John Smythe 8 Mar 2010 |
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Powerful socio-political and poetic treat The Letter Writer aesthetically blends the ordinary and extraordinary, the comical and tragical, petty problems and life-threatening concerns, objective observation and evocations of subjective experience, within the context of an ever-changing world. It is a compelling, confronting and finally deeply moving essay on the nature of exile. [more] |
 HAPPY AS LARRY at TSB Bank Arena, Queens Wharf reviewed by Lyne Pringle 8 Mar 2010 |
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Fresh and intoxicating charmer Nine personality types from a psychological map called the Enneagram model formed the basis for the development of the work. The Perfectionist, the Giver, the Performer, the Tragic Romantic, the Observer, the Devil's Advocate, the Optimist, the Boss and the Mediator seek the notion of happiness, with varying degrees of success, through a dance vocabulary that blends several elements. [more] |
 BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA at Pacific Blue Festival Club (Shed 6) reviewed by Ewen Coleman (The Dominion Post) 8 Mar 2010 |
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Celebration of the unique and unusual In a series of surreal vignettes, unrelated one to the other, clever and fascinating animations are projected onto a screen that Andrade and Appleton then perform to, mainly through actions but with some dialogue. Every scene and interlude is expertly accompanied by Lillian Henley on piano, making the whole show appear like a 3D silent movie-come-vaudeville show. [more] |
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BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA at Pacific Blue Festival Club (Shed 6) reviewed by John Smythe 7 Mar 2010 |
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Fluffy fun hiding spikes and toxins My guess is that Suzanne Andrade – writer, director, performer – was raised on a diet of Roald Dahl stories, or she read them by torchlight under her sheets. Her random collection of tales have that sensibility: an apparent childlike innocence that turns twisted and nasty in a terribly British way. [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] |
 ALFONSINA at Gryphon reviewed by John Smythe 5 Mar 2010 |
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Upbeat underdogs in a ruthless world Yet another Auckland group has endowed the Fringe with comic creativity superbly performed and directed. Hot on the heels of Sunday Roast and Ruby Tuesday comes Alfonsina. I could quip it was so hot on opening night that four fire engines came, twice: an hour before the show then slap in the middle. [more] |
 reviewed by Hannah Smith 5 Mar 2010 |
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Witty, generous, simple, surprising, magical, stirring … The sea is a cruel mistress. But if you’re brave or fool enough to ride the ocean wave then you will return with a tale to tell. In Ship Songs spellbinding tales, beautiful audio-visual imagery and toe-tapping sea shanties are woven together in a funny, moving and heart-warming evening of theatre. [more] |
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reviewed by Laurie Atkinson (The Dominion Post) 5 Mar 2010 |
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Songs in the seas of life ride a captivating wave Ian Hughes is a master storyteller. In Ship Songs he tells three stories about people who refused to live contained safe lives but went in search of new worlds, the unexpected, and living their lives with relish. [more] |
 RUBY TUESDAY at BATS reviewed by Laurie Atkinson 5 Mar 2010 |
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Comedy set in school ends in tragedy Don’t throw paper darts (despite the illustrated instructions in the programme on how to make one) and don’t arrive late for Ruby Tuesday or you’ll be threatened with detention by the fierce phys-ed teacher who doesn’t accept period pains and non-regulation shoes as excuses to avoid her classes. [more] |
 reviewed by Nik Smythe 5 Mar 2010 |
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Complexity and adventure in catastrophe SmackBang Theatre Company have launched their residency of The Auckland Performing Arts Centre (TAPAC) with an epic yarn scripted by Ken Duncum eleven years ago, about the men who survived 119 days adrift on the Pacific Ocean in the capsized trimaran Rose-Noelle, back in 1989. TAPAC’s versatile auditorium is arranged in traverse ... [more] |
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