 reviewed by Nik Smythe 22 Mar 2011 |
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Macabre gloom in a minor key On his seventh birthday, Jeremy ‘Jem’ Glass ... is found passed out on a zebra crossing. Upon awaking he has a completely new personality, calling himself ‘Danny’ and failing to acknowledge his own family. Throughout the play Jem is accompanied by the ghost of the real Danny ... [more] |
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reviewed by Paul Simei-Barton (New Zealand Herald) 21 Mar 2011 |
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Great, but the fun’s missing This sumptuously visual, boldly experiment production draws inspiration from the music of Tim Finn and features hauntingly beautiful arrangements of classic Split Enz hits as well as lesser-known songs from Finn's solo albums. [more] |
 PORCELAIN GRIN at BATS reviewed by John Smythe 26 Feb 2007 |
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Visual surprises and delight Shaping up to be a highlight of the Fringe, I sense in my bones that Porcelain Grin will shine when solo performer Brooke Williams gets the pitch of the BATS space. [more] |
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PORCELAIN GRIN at Centrepoint - Dark Room reviewed by Richard Mays (The Manawatu Standard) 2 May 2007 |
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Quirky impressionistic performance Roald Dahl’s Matilda and Revolting Rhymes are evoked in this madcap theatrical escapade. If Dahl had written a tooth-fairytale, then this is how it might have looked. Just as the author reworked traditional fables to include his own grotesque twists, Brooke Williams’ Porcelain Grin turns dental appointments into a kind of x-rated gothic nightmare, which comes complete with its own Listen With Mother storyteller. [more] |
 PORCELAIN PUNCH TRAVELLING MEDICINE SHOW at Fortune Theatre Studio reviewed by Terry MacTavish 22 Mar 2013 |
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A polished little gem The Porcelain Punch Miracle Cure works its magic. The sheer enchantment of this apparently quaintly old-fashioned show, which in fact is extremely polished and sophisticated, will restore your joy in life. Every moment is a delight, and every performer a star. This talented troupe brings back the glory days of vaudeville. [more] |
 reviewed by Penny Dodd 25 Aug 2006 |
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Soloists excel in punishing tour Is it opera or musical? Are the racial, political, spiritual themes current or dated? Is it universal or strictly of it’s time? There is debate and controversy still. [more] |
 PORTRAIT OF AN UNIDENTIFIED MAN at The Great Hall, The Arts Centre reviewed by Lindsay Clark 2 Aug 2009 |
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Feats of illusion In bringing from the shadows the dealings of Elmyr de Hory, the most prolific art forger of the twentieth century, Pierre Brault has come up with a fascinating study. At the same time, he raises questions about all art and about the nature of deception. [more] |
 PORTRAITS - THE WOMAN OUTSIDE at Fortune Theatre - Hutchinson Studio reviewed by Jonathan W. Marshall 30 Mar 2009 |
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Rich and beautiful but hard to decipher Berliner cabaret never goes out of fashion. Great songs, the whiff of sexual decadence, queer aesthetics and the sense of a political world about to implode all make for a heady mix of themes plumbed by everyone from Kathleen Brenan and Tom Waits, to Bob Fosse. Indeed, critics such as Thomas Elsaesser have argued that part of what is so appealing about German cabaret of the Weimar era (1919-1933) is that its mishmash of glitz and modernity, of shallow highly self-conscious identities and different kinds of performance, seems strangely prescient for our post-Post-Modern world. [more] |
 POST GAY at BATS reviewed by John Smythe 26 Feb 2009 |
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Lack-lustre characters in mundane plot Given the avalanche of comments that followed Sian Robertson’s review of Patrick Graham’s White Trash Omnibus in Auckland, I’ll have to brace myself for a good whipping on this one. [more] |
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POST GAY at BATS reviewed by Laurie Atkinson (The Dominion Post) 2 Mar 2009 |
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Limited abilities Post Gay is a shallow, flaccid comedy about Matthew (Todd Morgan) who is egged on by his flatmate Cecilia (Natasha Ross) to try internet dating in the hope of ending the drought that is his sex life. Though why Matthew should take any notice of Cecilia is hard to fathom as she has no success with the creep of a man in her life. [more] |
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