 MEDEA SONGS at Blondini's Bar, Embassy Theatre reviewed by Ewen Coleman (The Dominion Post) 1 Mar 2010 |
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A great ensemble piece Another show using music as a major part of its structure is Sarah Delahunty's Medea Songs. In Euripides' Greek tragedy, Medea kills her sons to avenge her husband who has passed her over for a younger woman. In Delahunty's modern take the children aren't dead but suffer as kids of abusive parents. [more] |
 WANNABE at Fringe Bar, Cnr Cuba & Vivian reviewed by Ewen Coleman 1 Mar 2010 |
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A unique performance from an amazingly talented actor ... this solo performance by Guy Langford, who also devised and wrote the show, and which is expertly directed by Erina Daniels, looks to be a festival hit. The era is the late 1990s, when boy bands were at their peak. [more] |
 DANCING ON YOUR GRAVE at Pacific Blue Festival Club (Shed 6) reviewed by Jennifer Shennan (The Dominion Post) 1 Mar 2010 |
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Mock-Gothic singing and dancing like puppets from Hell Dancing on Your Grave comes from the UK, and is in the best cabaret-cum-music hall tradition of early 20th century that is yet right up with the 21st. [more] |
 MTYLAND at Soundings - Te Papa reviewed by Jennifer Shennan (The Dominion Post) 1 Mar 2010 |
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Post-modern dance theatre of vast philosophical theme The Festival’s new category, ‘Restage’, for the return of New Zealand theatre pieces developed since a premiere season, is a welcome one, as multi-resourced and important homegrown work often does not get sufficient exposure here the first time round. [more] |
 reviewed by Janet McAllister (New Zealand Herald) 1 Mar 2010 |
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Camp ground cringe gives laughs aplenty in under-the-canvas show Clever comedy holds the downside of the Kiwi outdoor summer holiday up for ridicule. Camp grounds are lucky that I Heart Camping didn't open earlier in the summer: this lively production would have caused a rash of tent site cancellations. [more] |
 reviewed by Terry MacTavish 28 Feb 2010 |
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Martyr, pawn, terrorist? I never fail to be astonished and inspired by the passionate courage shown by the young as they take on the world, so the premise of this play appealed to me. My Name is Rachel Corrie is based on the true story of a 23-year-old American peace activist, who was killed by an Israeli bulldozer in the Gaza Strip while trying to protect a Palestinian home from demolition. [more] |
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DANCING ON YOUR GRAVE at Pacific Blue Festival Club (Shed 6) reviewed by Raewyn Whyte 28 Feb 2010 |
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Clever cabaret show compromised by tight row seating Song and dance combine in Victorian music hall entertainment style in Dancing on Your Grave, performed by five apparently deceased members of the Corpse de Ballet in utterly deadpan style. [more] |
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MTYLAND at Soundings - Te Papa reviewed by Lyne Pringle 28 Feb 2010 |
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Multi-layered and powerful That Footnote is included in the international festival with Claire O’Neill’s work Mtyland is cause for celebration. It has been a long journey of negotiation and faith. Why should it be this hard and this rare to see New Zealand artists in this context, particularly dance? [more] |
 MARY STUART at Circa One reviewed by John Smythe 28 Feb 2010 |
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Why do it? That Circa Theatre has chosen to produce this as its contribution to this year’s New Zealand International Festival of the Arts is puzzling. Surely the role of New Zealand companies is to produce New Zealand work, especially of the kind that might be attractive to other international festivals. [more] |
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MTYLAND at Soundings - Te Papa reviewed by Mark Amery (New Zealand Herald (online only)) 28 Feb 2010 |
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Excellence and irritation Claire O'Neill's work sits nicely alongside fellow dance theatre work Sutra in artistic director Lissa Twomey's opening weekend festival program. Both explore the individual's struggle – and the respective Belgium-based choreographers' own struggle – through movement to find a space within which they can be comfortable. O'Neill calls this place MTYLAND, MTY standing for 'moving towards yourself'. [more] |
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