 reviewed by Kate Sullivan 18 Jun 2012 |
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A celebration of talent and unique dance qualities No piece is void of some form of dancer to dancer contact, this element of relationships is cleverly weaved into every piece. Beautiful aesthetics are created during the moments of the choreography when the dancers drape themselves over each other and bear each other's weight in various ways. The simple act of holding hands creates more powerful images throughout the dance and again reiterates the theme of connections. Even the youngest dancers have good ensemble skills and can confidently move around the stage with the other dancers. [more] |
 reviewed by Melisa Martin 30 May 2012 |
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Chaos, wit, everyday dialogue, tears, laughter, shock, fear and drama flawlessly combined Set in a typical student flat, three flatmates come up with a plan to cook top-grade methamphetamine for a sociopathic crime boss, for six months, for a massive cash return; as if being a student weren’t already hard enough! [more] |
 reviewed by Melisa Martin 7 Jul 2012 |
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High energy and fast pace in Kiwi comedy with catchy tunes That said, I was the first to be caught singing the catchiest lines to ushers as I exited the theatre, into the foyer where hordes of young people gathered, excited, pleased and fulfilled with their evenings entertainment. [more] |
 reviewed by Melisa Martin 8 Sep 2012 |
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Perfect mis-matching For a play about relationships, you buy a ticket, you take your seat, and you settle in for a couple of hours of relationship mayhem. But Silo’s season of the sparkling 1930’s Noel Coward comedy Private Lives, which opened last night at Auckland’s Q Theatre, is so much more than a play about relationships. [more] |
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BUSTIN'OUT - HAGLEY DANCE COMPANY at Hagley Open Stage reviewed by Julia Milsom 10 Dec 2011 |
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A passion for dance seen in 14 short works The works are presented across a diverse range of forms, choreographed by both students, tutors and local professional choreographers. This is a reflection of the full and rich syllabus these students have been exposed to during the year, including improvisation, spoken word, ballet, Karate, acrobatics, theatre and film. A number of the choreographers are graduates of the Hagley program. [more] |
 reviewed by Aidan-B. Howard 16 Oct 2011 |
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Well padded and full It would be too simplistic to call reTHINK Possible Worlds a poetry recital. Drawing from the fields of poetry, performance, music, dance and film, this elegant work asks the question, as its by-line, “Who are you in the maze of life?” [more] |
 reviewed by Aidan-B. Howard 11 Nov 2011 |
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Refreshing comedic moments in universal story The story is quite simple. A young man, Ben (Kevin Ng), goes to the Hokianga to find the bones of his dead great-grandfather, Kwan (Gary Young), to take them back to China, as a promise to Ben’s dead father. Ben is ‘befriended’ (in the loosest sense of the word) by a local Maori ferryman (Rob Mokaraka). Kwan and his cohorts are all ghosts, having died 110 years earlier on the ill-fated ship, the SS Ventnor. [more] |
 reviewed by Aidan-B. Howard 25 Nov 2011 |
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A play to make you smile I was certainly looking forward to this. The Prayas Theatre Company has been around for six years now and is New Zealand’s leading Indian drama company; one which attempts to break out from, in its own words, “stereotypical compartmentalisation – mystic spirituality, exotic curries and Bollywood glamour.” [more] |
 reviewed by Aidan-B. Howard 12 Mar 2012 |
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Adventurous eloquence and eeriness It is difficult to consider a piece which is fifty minutes of cello playing with visuals projected on three areas around the cellist to be ‘theatre’ in its traditional sense. However, when we consider that an instrument well played has character and personality and music well organised has a storyline, we do find many of the elements of theatre. [more] |
 reviewed by Aidan-B. Howard 13 Mar 2012 |
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Short on dynamics if you know your Williams In short, the cast needs to push the differences and absurdities of interrelationships more, but they seem to hold back and give us a ‘nicer’ storyline. [more] |
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