 SILENT NIGHT at Old Folks Association Hall, 8 Gundry St, Newton reviewed by Venus Stephens 8 Mar 2011 |
|
A treasured pleasure False first impressions render Irene McMunn a pitiable old widow, with nothing better to do than twitch the curtains and harass her local pastor. Closer inspection reveals the elderly McMunn, a resplendent vision of viscose and flesh-coloured nylons, is more than the sad caricature of old age that noisily rambles into view from the ‘hallway’ of her pensioner flat. [more] |
|
reviewed by Kirsty van Rijk 12 Nov 2011 |
|
Familiar, authentic and yet unique Yvette Parsons is faultless in her characterisation of the simple and sad Irene McMunn. Parsons brings her to life but more than that, I’m sure I know this woman. As writer and actor, Parsons manages to create a character we recognise and empathise with, and yet Irene is still unique; original. [more] |
|
SILENT NIGHT at Suter Theatre reviewed by Gail Tresidder 15 Oct 2011 |
|
Bravery and optimism in the face of loneliness produce Christmas cheers She wears easies and built-up sandals with lycra fixings (funny/sad moments when she takes a swing at her sandals to undo them) and brick red pants of some synthetic material. Her teeth come loose and, despite her long list of ailments and pills to assuage them, she is staunchly cheerful. [more] |
|
SILENT NIGHT at Suter Theatre reviewed by Leonie Hall (Nelson Mail) 17 Oct 2011 |
|
Celebration is anything but quiet If you’ve ever wanted to make a “banana candle”, look no further than Silent Night. Played by Yvette Parsons, Irene McMunn and her Be Bold With Bananas cookbook left plenty to the imagination. [more] |
|
SILENT NIGHT at 16th Avenue Theatre, 174 16th Ave reviewed by Michele McPherson (Bay of Plenty Times) 31 Oct 2011 |
|
Senior Years Tinged With Sadness And Joy To entertain a captive audience alone is no mean feat but Yvette Parsons does it brilliantly. Playing widowed pensioner Irene McMunn in the play Silent Night, she uses humour to reflect the challenges and realities of life alone in your senior years. [more] |
|
reviewed by James Wenley (Theatre Scenes - Auckland Theatre Blog) 14 Dec 2011 |
|
Spend the Night with Irene Irene McMunn’s Christmas cheer has been charming audiences in small venues across the country. [more] |
|
SILENT NIGHT at Turner Centre reviewed by Mike Nettmann 17 Jul 2012 |
|
A beautiful piece of theatre Silent Night was performed in the theatre bar of the Turner Centre – the perfect location for this intimate play with an impressive set depicting the lounge of Irene McMunn’s unit in Sunnynook, resplendent with an eclectic array of memorabilia from ornamental doilies to Royal trinkets. [more] |
|
SILENT NIGHT at The Riverbank Centre reviewed by Lindy Laird 20 Jul 2012 |
|
Bitter-sweet clarity carries laugh 'til you cry survivor story Yvette Parsons' one-woman, one act play Silent Night is as resonant as a long life lived in middle New Zealand: brimming with laughs, hurt, joy, hope, disappointment, satisfaction and sadness. [more] |
 SILK at The Basement, Lower Greys Ave reviewed by Paul Simei-Barton (New Zealand Herald online) 7 Mar 2011 |
|
Lyrical, witty, ironic The iridescent quality of silk comes from the prism-like structure of fibres which refract light at different angles and British writer Keziah Warner has produced a shimmering homage to the fabric by approaching her subject from a number of sharply differing viewpoints. [more] |
|
SILK at The Basement, Lower Greys Ave reviewed by Richard Howard 7 Mar 2011 |
|
Elusive metaphor of delicate fabric This is one of those plays that might leave you questioning whether or not you truly understood what was going on – perhaps you do and perhaps you don’t. [more] |
| << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | 146 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 150 | 151 | 152 | 153 | 154 | 155 | 156 | 157 | 158 | 159 | 160 | 161 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 165 | 166 | 167 | 168 | 169 | 170 | 171 | 172 | 173 | 174 | 175 | 176 | 177 | 178 | 179 | 180 | 181 | 182 | 183 | 184 | 185 | 186 | 187 | 188 | 189 | 190 | 191 | 192 | 193 | 194 | 195 | 196 | 197 | 198 | 199 | 200 | 201 | 202 | 203 | 204 | 205 | 206 | 207 | 208 | 209 | 210 | 211 | 212 | 213 | 214 | 215 | 216 | 217 | 218 | 219 | 220 | 221 | 222 | 223 | 224 | 225 | 226 | 227 | 228 | 229 | 230 | 231 | 232 | 233 | 234 | 235 | 236 | 237 | 238 | 239 | 240 | 241 | 242 | 243 | 244 | 245 | 246 | 247 | 248 | 249 | 250 | 251 | 252 | 253 | 254 | 255 | 256 | 257 | 258 | 259 | 260 | 261 | 262 | 263 | 264 | 265 | 266 | 267 | 268 | 269 | 270 | 271 | 272 | 273 | 274 | 275 | 276 | 277 | 278 | 279 | 280 | 281 | 282 | 283 | 284 | 285 | 286 | 287 | 288 | 289 | 290 | 291 | 292 | 293 | 294 | 295 | 296 | 297 | 298 | 299 | 300 | 301 | 302 | 303 | 304 | 305 | 306 | 307 | 308 | 309 | 310 | 311 | 312 | 313 | 314 | 315 | 316 | 317 | 318 | 319 | 320 | 321 | 322 | 323 | 324 | 325 | 326 | 327 | 328 | 329 | 330 | 331 | 332 | 333 | 334 | 335 | 336 | 337 | 338 | 339 | 340 | 341 | 342 | 343 | 344 | 345 | 346 | 347 | 348 | 349 | 350 | 351 | 352 | 353 | 354 | 355 | 356 | 357 | 358 | 359 | 360 | 361 | 362 | 363 | 364 | 365 | 366 | 367 | 368 | 369 | 370 | 371 | 372 | 373 | 374 | 375 | 376 | 377 | 378 | 379 | 380 | 381 | 382 | 383 | 384 | 385 | 386 | 387 | 388 | 389 | 390 | 391 | 392 | 393 | 394 | 395 | 396 | 397 | 398 | 399 | 400 | 401 | 402 | 403 | 404 | 405 | 406 | 407 | 408 | 409 | 410 | 411 | 412 | 413 | 414 | 415 | 416 | 417 | 418 | 419 | 420 | 421 | 422 | 423 | 424 | 425 | 426 | 427 | 428 | 429 | 430 | 431 | 432 | 433 | 434 | 435 | 436 | 437 | 438 | 439 | 440 | 441 | 442 | 443 | 444 | 445 | 446 | 447 | 448 | 449 | 450 | 451 | 452 | 453 | 454 | 455 | 456 | 457 | 458 | 459 | 460 | 461 | 462 | 463 | 464 | 465 | 466 | 467 | 468 | 469 | 470 | 471 | 472 | 473 | 474 | 475 | 476 | 477 | 478 | 479 | 480 | 481 | 482 | 483 | 484 | 485 | 486 | 487 | 488 | 489 | 490 | 491 | 492 | 493 | 494 | 495 | 496 | 497 | 498 | 499 | 500 | 501 | 502 | 503 | 504 | 505 | 506 | 507 | 508 | 509 | 510 | 511 | 512 | 513 | 514 | 515 | 516 | 517 | 518 | 519 | 520 | 521 | 522 | 523 | 524 | 525 | 526 | 527 | 528 | 529 | 530 | 531 | 532 | 533 | 534 | 535 | 536 | 537 | 538 | 539 | 540 | 541 | 542 | 543 | 544 | 545 | 546 | 547 | 548 | 549 | 550 | 551 | 552 | 553 | 554 | 555 | 556 | 557 | 558 | 559 | 560 | 561 | 562 | 563 | 564 | 565 | 566 | 567 | 568 | 569 | 570 | 571 | 572 | 573 | 574 | 575 | 576 | 577 | 578 | 579 | 580 | 581 | 582 | 583 | 584 | 585 | 586 | 587 | 588 | 589 | 590 | 591 | | Next >> |