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RAIN at BATS reviewed by John Smythe 26 Apr 2006 |
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The qualities of Rain ... this new Calder play is delivered with mystery, drama and a touch of poignant comedy ... the sense of authenticity that permeates this portrait of a damaged friendship keeps it compelling. [more] See also reviews by: Ewen Coleman (The Dominion Post); Lynn Freeman (Capital Times); |
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RAIN at BATS reviewed by Lynn Freeman (Capital Times) 3 May 2006 |
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Memorable play warmly acted Battered wife/partner syndrome is no longer sneered at as a condition but it’s still little understood by people who’ve never experienced it. [more] See also reviews by: John Smythe Ewen Coleman (The Dominion Post); |
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RAIN at BATS reviewed by Ewen Coleman (The Dominion Post) 28 Apr 2006 |
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Mystery twist a winner Calder’s previous plays have focused on the more bizarre elements of human nature but in Rain, she attempts a much more down-to-earth subject: wife beating and physical abuse in a very New Zealand context but using a somewhat surreal way of getting her message across. [more] See also reviews by: John Smythe Lynn Freeman (Capital Times); |
 RAINER HERSCH’S VICTOR BORGE at Comedy Chamber, Town Hall, THE EDGE reviewed by Nik Smythe 3 May 2013 |
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Hilarious and moving homage Rainer Hersch is himself a classical music comedian, a profession he happened into as Borge himself had some fifty years earlier. It seems absurd that Hersch had in fact never heard of Borge until he inevitably came to be repeatedly compared to him in the reviews for his own shows. It took him still longer to actually listen to some of his extensive recorded repertoire, setting a course in motion that patently led to his mounting of this admirably reverent tribute. [more] |
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RAINER HERSCH’S VICTOR BORGE at Comedy Chamber, Town Hall, THE EDGE reviewed by Sharu Delilkan (TheatreScenes - the Auckland Theatre Blog) 3 May 2013 |
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Victor Victorious It was sad to see the sparse turnout for what proved to be a truly professional show – something that Rainer Hersch picked up on and immediately incorporated wittily into his slick intro. [more] |
 reviewed by Nik Smythe 27 Jun 2010 |
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Comical Kiwiana Epic The central aspect of playwright Albert Belz’s latest offering is a nostalgic feel-good homage to the classic Maori show-bands that took the world by storm from the 50s to the 70s. Probably the most famous archetypal specimen back home was the Howard Morrison Quartet, but the most successful internationally was Prince Tui Teka’s Volcanics, which the fictional title band’s name loosely references. [more] |
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RAISING THE TITANICS at Fletcher Building Dome, Hagley Park reviewed by Lindsay Clark 12 Aug 2011 |
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An irresistible charmer It was shiver down the spine time when the opening ‘Haere Mai’ number announced two hours of one of ‘our stories’ – the rise, fall and afterglow of a Maori showband beginning with the glorious romp that was 1960s and 70s entertainment. [more] |
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reviewed by Janet McAllister (New Zealand Herald) 25 Jun 2010 |
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Raising the roof with showband Titans Quick, someone get this band an agent. A homage to the Maori showbands of the 1960s, the Titanics have all the harmonies, musicality, glamour and humour of their heroes. [more] |
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reviewed by Tamati Patuwai 3 Jul 2010 |
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Hilarious moments, brilliant timing, mesmerising performances and song “Pa mai to reo Aroha.” These were the opening words in Raising the Titanics and I feel I must relay them back to the cast and crew: “Your tender song is felt.” Raising the Titanics is an absolute must see! Albert Belz has written a gem. This is Maori theatre at its very best. [more] |
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reviewed by Nik Smythe (2) 8 Sep 2011 |
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Feel good crowd pleaser Over a year down the track and, like the feelgood fun-time showbands that the title and play reflect, the Titanics are still on tour! What’s more, those plucky young Smackbang kids have scored a historic coup in christening the Rangatira Theatre at the mammothly anticipated Q, right there on the Auckland Town Hall strip. [more] |
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