 reviewed by Terry MacTavish 29 Aug 2012 |
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A joyous celebration of life mixing pathos and gallantry The gentle, charming script by French playwright Gerald Sibleyras is given a brilliant translation by word-wizard Tom Stoppard. It’s less tricksy than Stoppard’s own work, though occasionally reminiscent of his existentialist Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. It may not astonish, but it’s so engaging you don’t want to miss a word. [more] |
 reviewed by Terry MacTavish 12 Nov 2012 |
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Finely nuanced relationships For sheer entertainment, the Fortune could not have made a better choice for the Christmas season. Even the most curmudgeonly will find it hard to resist the appeal of a production so charming and – well, I’m trying to find a term less clichéd than heart-warming, but that does sum it up. [more] |
 reviewed by Terry MacTavish 3 Feb 2013 |
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Takes no prisoners The image flashed onto the canvas of the stage set is instantly recognisable: the little girl’s face is frozen in a scream of pain and terror as she flees a napalm attack, her thin body naked, burning. That photo sent us into the streets to march against the war in Vietnam, and it still has the power to shock, as did news of the massacre at My Lai. [more] |
 reviewed by Barbara Frame (Otago Daily Timesw) 23 Aug 2010 |
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Smart little French farce delights Marie-Louise (played delightfully by Clare Adams) is supposed to be preparing dinner for Bernard (Tim Raby), his wife Jacqueline (Anna Henare) and their guests, but she's more interested in seducing Bernard. She also wants to work out who the guests are and, since there are only three of them, this shouldn't be too hard. [more] |
 reviewed by Barbara Frame (Otago Daily Times) 6 Apr 2011 |
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Production passes poignancy test in recapturing the past Nearly an hour into the show, the moment arrives. It’s Christmas 1953, and batsman Bob Blair is touring South Africa as part of the New Zealand cricket team. His fiancée, Nerissa Love, has been travelling by train from Wellington to Auckland. Unlike Bob, we know about Tangiwai. [more] |
 reviewed by Barbara Frame (Otago Daily Times) 29 May 2011 |
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Scots pretender portrayed in Florentine decadence “Life,” insists Charles Stuart, “is unfair.” His 30-years-younger wife, Louise de Stolberg, can only agree: passing yourself off as the Queen of England while living in Florence with a coarse, cantankerous and bitter Pretender for a husband is a fate that can be alleviated only but taking lovers – lots of them. [more] |
 reviewed by Barbara Frame (Otago Daily Times) 6 Jun 2011 |
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And now a toast to the bridesmaids It was a common enough formula in the 70s and 80s: take a bunch of disparate women, plonk them down in a room, give them a few drinks and watch what happens. [more] |
 reviewed by Barbara Frame 28 Aug 2011 |
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Enthusiasm for staging of Beckett This is the Globe's fourth production of Waiting for Godot and, not having seen any of the others I'm unable to compare. But I can tell you that this latest production of Samuel Beckett's masterpiece, directed by Richard Huber, is superb. [more] |
 reviewed by Barbara Frame (Otago Daily Times) 21 Nov 2011 |
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Audience shows appreciation The world premiere of Roger Hall’s new comedy concludes a year of stimulating and varied programming at the Fortune. Lighter in tone than many of Hall’s other plays, A Short Cut to Happiness focuses on retired people whose concerns include the lure of discounts, the possibilities of meeting new people on Facebook, and the difficulties of opening jars. [more] |
 reviewed by Barbara Frame (Otago Daily Times) 21 May 2012 |
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Brilliant acting, Kiwi as Fish and chip shops: Kiwi as, they're often owned and run by immigrants. When student Jason gets a job in Mr Chan's shop he wastes little time, despite an express prohibition, in falling in love with smart, brave Rhea, his co-worker and Chan's daughter. [more] |
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