 reviewed by Michael Gilchrist 15 May 2011 |
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Fusing circus and burlesque Estadio has established itself as the home of burlesque in Wellington and there were plenty of aficionados of this fabulous form of entertainment in attendance on Friday night. Revolver Circus-Club fuses circus elements with burlesque, and true to its name, it goes off with all the happiness of a warm gun. [more] |
 REVOLVER: SEXY CIRCUS CABARET CLUB at Comedy Chamber, Town Hall, THE EDGE reviewed by Nik Smythe 17 May 2012 |
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Remarkably raunchy and risibly rude The first act proper is scruffy ragdoll mascot girl Maria Blacklips, flinging her limbs about with dynamic flair, again engaging the frequently utilised revolving stage. She is follow by one of the waistcoat fellows, the bearded one, ‘Beau Champagne’, who takes us through a round of deft and nimble, if wholly perfunctory, trapeze manoeuvres to a pumping dubstep soundtrack. [more] |
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REVOLVER: SEXY CIRCUS CABARET CLUB at Sammy's Entertainment Venue reviewed by Hannah Molloy 5 Oct 2012 |
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Darkly upbeat and energetic A lot of what I read about Revolver had prepared me for a deeply erotic, intense show. It wasn’t. It was a fun circus show with an undercurrent of darkness, largely perpetuated by the musi [more] |
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REVOLVER: SEXY CIRCUS CABARET CLUB at Sammy's Entertainment Venue reviewed by Hannah Molloy 5 Oct 2012 |
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Darkly upbeat and energetic A lot of what I read about Revolver had prepared me for a deeply erotic, intense show. It wasn’t. It was a fun circus show with an undercurrent of darkness, largely perpetuated by the musi [more] |
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REVOLVER: SEXY CIRCUS CABARET CLUB at Geo Dome reviewed by Toby Behan 9 Oct 2012 |
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Atmosphere soaked steampunk circus ...the theatricality of the show is outstanding. There has been much attention paid to detail in the construction of Revolver and it pays dividends. Men with clownish make-up and bowler hats statuesquely greet you at the door and move through the audience pre-show. The titular feature of the show is a small revolving platform that is used sparingly, but completely effectively throughout the show. At crucial moments (especially the beginning of the show) the action will parade forward down the raised runway, and then freeze and revolve before our eyes. With a stage setting that is fully 360 degrees (in terms of audience placement), this is a feature that is well conceived and employed. [more] |
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REVOLVER: SEXY CIRCUS CABARET CLUB at Downstage Theatre reviewed by Virginia Kennard 10 May 2012 |
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Mixed quality amid a heady atmosphere of mystery and intense excitement NZ Cabaret shows seem to present performers more than once in their programmes, which can either hint at a lack of content or make a performance a cohesive package rather than a lineup. The latter is the only just the case for Revolver, though it does highlight the performers with one excellent act and one not so... [more] |
 RHINOCEROS IN LOVE at Maidment reviewed by Nik Smythe 10 Mar 2013 |
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Cerebral, impassioned, increasingly visual Zhang Wu’s distinctively avant-garde set design is a felicitous platform for accomplished Mandarin playwright Liao Yimei’s first script, written in 1999, now a cult classic. Her script is at first very wordy with mainly static visual elements such as leading love-interest/monomaniacal obsession Ming Ming as she first appears, seated and blindfolded, as protagonist Ma Lu, an earnest and sensitive Rhinoceros keeper at the local zoo, imparts a verbose diatribe of passionate declarations and cerebral philosophising. [more] |
 RHYS DARBY & DAI HENWOOD IN THE EVERYMEN at Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, The Edge reviewed by John Smythe 18 May 2006 |
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Has its moments Fair enough, I think, as Rhys Darby then Dai Henwood treat us to the first of their unsung Kiwi everymen’. They’re starting low key, giving themselves somewhere to go. And yes, they sort of do. [more] See also reviews by: Kate Ward-Smythe |
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RHYS DARBY & DAI HENWOOD IN THE EVERYMEN at Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, The Edge reviewed by Kate Ward-Smythe 24 May 2006 |
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Blokey treat The Everymen is a rare treat. Two men unafraid to tackle some pretty hefty current political, social and blokey issues, through their outstanding character comedy. [more] See also reviews by: John Smythe |
 RHYS DARBY: THIS WAY TO SPACESHIP at Opera House reviewed by Caoilinn Hughes 4 May 2012 |
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Yuk precedes Kiwi brilliance If Rhys Darby hadn’t been so charismatic and charming, so loveably self-deprecating and self-effacing, and just such a funny good guy, I might have poked someone’s eyes out after the warm-up act, Adam Ethan Crow. [more] |
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