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GO SOLO 2008 at Te Whaea - SEEyD Space, 11 Hutchison Rd, Newtown reviewed by Thomas LaHood 28 Jul 2008 |
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Groups C, D, E: diversity with flair and confidence ... Although these are grouped into sets of four, to see the full programme means watching around seven hours of performance. Last weekend I sat through four and a half of those seven hours (groups C, D, and E), and am now faced with the challenge of distilling the experience, without diluting the flavours that this smorgasbord contains. [more] |
 reviewed by John Smythe 27 Jul 2008 |
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Sextet of post-feminist women offer entertaining insights Why is it called Bombshells? In this production the ‘blonde bombshell’ turns out to be its solo performer Ali Harper: a truly dynamic talent. But instead of shattering and splattering, as bombshells do, she and director Ross Gumbley honour the essence of Joanna Murray Smith’s sextet of monologues by bringing re-creative cohesion to the shattered lives of six very different women. [more] |
 reviewed by Lindsay Clark 26 Jul 2008 |
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The appeal of a human struggle Student productions are often long on ideas, short on resources and a grab bag of assorted talent. In essence this production left me feeling respect for the brave spirits involved, but little of the satisfaction that comes from new insights or even old ones well furnished. [more] |
 reviewed by Bernadette Rae (New Zealand Herald) 25 Jul 2008 |
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Dancers turn tale of woe into triumph This Romeo and Juliet, minted in 2003 by Christopher Hampson for the Royal New Zealand Ballet in its 50th jubilee year, was a triumph here and in England, where it received a Laurence Olivier nomination for Best New Dance Production. [more] |
 reviewed by Nik Smythe 24 Jul 2008 |
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Unique theatrical escapade Two one act two handers, just shy of an hour each with an interval between, in this instance makes for a worthwhile couple of hours at the theatre. Spurs plays first, despite being billed second - a more rhythmic title, or is it intended as the first hint of conceptual displacement to lubricate our expectations for something that is reasonably unlikely for the majority of the audience to be expecting? [more] |
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reviewed by Felicity Molloy 24 Jul 2008 |
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Memorable dancing marred by distracting design elements The two special guests, Australian artist Amy Hollingsworth and New Zealander Cameron McMillan, are returned dancers, with a checklist of credentials to support what can only be described as “excellent performances” in two of the lead roles. [more] |
 reviewed by Hap Richardson 24 Jul 2008 |
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The poetry of hardship The cast of characters in Donna Banicevich Gera's play Land Without Sundays feel so authentic, so convincingly three dimensional, that you could be forgiven for thinking that you walked into West Auckland vineyard in the 1930s. The star of this play is the words ... [more] |
 reviewed by Laurie Atkinson (The Dominion Post) 24 Jul 2008 |
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Dark comedies of our time The Mall looks at the lives of the workers in the ubiquitous shopping factories that we take for granted in our towns and cities and compares the workers to battery hens. The shop assistants, the managers and the supervisors display patterns of obsessive and violent behaviour towards each other because of boredom and the pointlessness of the work, the lack of freedom and the daily grind. [more] |
 reviewed by Laurie Atkinson (The Dominion Post) 24 Jul 2008 |
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Dark comedies of our time Luv looks at the lives of shallow and largely unpleasant young people and their search for love, fame and beauty in all the wrong ways and they learn that continual cosmetic surgery doesn’t create beauty, a gay reality TV show won’t bring either love or fame, and an obsessive desire only leads to death. [more] |
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reviewed by Richard Mays 23 Jul 2008 |
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Sexy, accessible and engaging Opulence, decadence, action, and a whiff of Armani provided the stylish setting for this vivid extravaganza of movement, colour, coordination, and characterisation. It’s not often the Royal New Zealand Ballet Company comes to Palmerston North with an orchestra, and for the city to host a season premiere is even rarer. [more] |
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