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NZ Fringe Festival 06 LANCE A BOYLE'S AUDITION at Paramount reviewed by John Smythe (John Smythe: theatre reviews) 16 Feb 2006 |
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Committed - like a crime ... But it is surely fair to expect those who’ve been given a prime venue spot in good faith will keep the faith by putting some effort, skill and commitment into making a show worth punters risking their hard-earned dollars and valuable time on. [more] See also reviews by: Ewen Coleman (The Dominion Post); Lynn Freeman (Capital Times); |
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NZ Fringe Festival 06 COLD FIRE at Gryphon reviewed by John Smythe (John Smythe: theatre reviews) 16 Feb 2006 |
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Contrasts and similarities Targeting “Mature theatre-goers who feel a Fringe show might just be a bit too – well ‘fringey’,” amateur theatre group Stagecraft pairs two short plays, one Kiwi, one British, as their contribution to Fringe 06. Entitled Cold Fire, the plays contrast male and female perspectives in tales involving frost and fire, while sharing insights into social outcasts. [more] See also reviews by: Ewen Coleman (The Dominion Post); |
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NZ Fringe Festival 06 ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY WALKING! TOURS at from Bats to Mt Vic / Oriental Bay... reviewed by John Smythe (John Smythe: theatre reviews) 15 Feb 2006 |
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Stepping into nature and supernature The natural and the supernatural are alive and well, or dead and unburied, and now available for you edification and entertainment within a reasonable radius of Bats theatre. [more] |
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NZ Fringe Festival 06 TE TAPA TORU at BATS reviewed by John Smythe (John Smythe: theatre reviews) 14 Feb 2006 |
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Youthful quest overblown The opening video sequence is promising. What seems to be a sea of blood turns out to evoke birth. Out of pain comes new life. As a summary of where we are headed this is the contemporary techno-equivalent of the ancient tradition of dumb show. [more] See also reviews by: Lynn Freeman (Capital Times); |
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NZ Fringe Festival 06 THEATRE MILITIA’S SYMPOSIUM at BATS reviewed by John Smythe (John Smythe: theatre reviews) 13 Feb 2006 |
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Phallocentric philosophic fun Any notion that the ancient Greek philosophers and those who followed were either impenetrable intellectuals or tedious old farts is proved a giant phallusy ... [more] See also reviews by: Lynn Freeman (Capital Times); |
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NZ Fringe Festival 06 AFTER SERVICE at BATS reviewed by John Smythe (John Smythe: theatre reviews) 13 Feb 2006 |
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Highly wrought guilt trip ... a compelling naturalistic play with a strong emotional premise, questionable and shifting moral positions, secrets to be slowly revealed and jeopardy awaiting its readily recognised characters. [more] See also reviews by: Ewen Coleman (The Dominion Post); Lynn Freeman (Capital Times); Richard Mays (Manawatu Standard); |
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NZ Fringe Festival 06 YOU KNOW WHAT? I REALLY DON’T LIKE YOU! at Paramount reviewed by John Smythe (John Smythe: theatre reviews) 12 Feb 2006 |
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Tantrums just showing off It’s a mish-mash that leaves its audience floundering despite extremely committed performances from clearly talented actors who are somehow trapped in showing off aspects of their craft rather than using it to some greater purpose. [more] See also reviews by: Ewen Coleman (The Dominion Post); Lynn Freeman (Captial Times); |
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NZ Fringe Festival 06 DESPATCH at BATS reviewed by John Smythe (NBR/John Smythe: theatre reviews) 10 Feb 2006 |
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Casualties in undercooked war play Angie Farrow’s vivid dreams about genocides, starving multitudes and suicide bombings left her feeling powerless and guilty about tragedies that were happening in other parts of the world. Just knowing about them made her feel “implicated, involved, responsible.” Hence, Despatch. [more] |
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NZ Fringe Festival 06 ZIRKUS GOES BIZURKUS at BATS reviewed by John Smythe (John Smythe: theatre reviews) 9 Feb 2006 |
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Chaos reigns at Bats Just because it’s a Fringe show that doesn’t mean it can be shoddy. There’s huge competition out there for the time and money of prospective punters. [more] |
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NZ Fringe Festival 06 THE DRUNK MONOLOGUES at BATS reviewed by John Smythe (John Smythe: theatre reviews) 8 Feb 2006 |
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The freedom/oppression paradox In a deceptively ramshackle blend of talk, drink and song, Spodarek captures and exposes the paradox of an era and culture that has found new forms of self-imposed oppression in its quest for freedom. [more] |
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