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TRIBES at Maidment
reviewed by Paul Simei-Barton (New Zealand Herald) 11 Jun 2012
Exhilarating battle of wits
With award-winning shows in the West End and New York, young British playwright Nina Raine is a rising star of international theatre and Silo's presentation of Tribes suggests the hype is well deserved. [more]

Photo: Michael Smith
AWATEA at Maidment
reviewed by Paul Simei-Barton (New Zealand Herald) 23 Jul 2012
Mason’s work still relevant in superb retelling
Committed cast delivers moving piece on deception in rural Maori community ATC has stumbled on to a winner with its lovingly crafted revivals of Bruce Mason's seldom-staged studies of rural Maori communities of the 50s and 60s. [more]

THE TRIUMPHANTS at Q Theatre Loft, 305 Queen St
reviewed by Paul Simei-Barton (New Zealand Herald) 15 Aug 2012
Stylish, inventive view of challenging lives
Q Theatre's Loft provides an intimate setting for an engaging double-header that offers two sharply contrasting visions of the current state of New Zealand society. Thomas Sainsbury's And then You Die takes us on a wickedly funny excursion into the head of an under-achieving retail worker who has a compulsive eating disorder and a schizophrenic voice reinforcing her chronically low self esteem. [more]

BEAUTIFUL LOSERS at TAPAC Theatre, Western Springs
reviewed by Paul Simei-Barton (New Zealand Herald) 27 Aug 2012
Beat heroes take a walk on the wild side
Beautiful Losers is a heartfelt tribute to American writer Jack Kerouac and his larger-than-life muse Neal Cassady – the free-wheeling drifter who was the inspiration for On the Road. [more]

MANAWA at The Basement, Lower Greys Ave
reviewed by Paul Simei-Barton 26 Oct 2012
Hilarious satire pierces dark side and reveals top talent
Playwright Jamie McCaskill, who impressed a couple of years ago as co-writer of He Reo Aroha, returns with a new play that convincingly establishes him as a major talent – both as a writer and performer. [more]

EIGENGRAU at The Basement, Lower Greys Ave
reviewed by Paul Simei-Barton 15 Nov 2012
Deconstructed modern romcom engages well at emotional level
In choosing a recent work from a rising star of British theatre, Potent Pause Productions is looking towards younger audiences while building on its reputation for taking on challenging works from the modernist canon. [more]

MEGACHRISTMAS at The Basement, Lower Greys Ave
reviewed by Paul Simei-Barton (New Zealand Herald) 13 Dec 2012
Dotcom thrills in stage debut
News that Kim Dotcom had joined the Basement's end-of-year Christmas bash set off the kind of frenetic anticipation that has children refusing to go to sleep on Christmas Eve. And just as unwrapping the present seldom matches the wish list whispered into Santa's ear, there were some disappointments along with a few rushes of excitement. [more]

KING LEAR at Old Arts Quad of the Maidment Theatre
reviewed by Paul Simei-Barton (New Zealand Herald) 4 Mar 2013
Richness of text shines in King Lear
The play does not require any contemporary references to underline its relevance, but news of the Pope's resignation presents an uncanny analogy to Lear's rash decision to divide his kingdom among his daughters. [more]

APOCALYPSE Z at Aotea Square
reviewed by Paul Simei-Barton (New Zealand Herald) 15 Apr 2013
Theatre of Horrors as zombies invade
Audience members find themselves cast as B-movie extras and interactive drama hits a new level. The growing trend towards interactive theatre is thrown into overdrive in a show that invites you to immerse yourself in the always hazardous task of surviving a zombie apocalypse. [more]

Photo by Mike Smith
MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW at Lower NZI, Level 1, Aotea Centre
reviewed by Paul Simei-Barton (New Zealand Herald) 19 Apr 2013
From Russia with Kiwi wit, sophistication, intelligence and erudition
With John Key's stewardship of the GCSB, farce might be the appropriate form for a Kiwi spy story. But in the hands of playwright Dean Parker the intrigues swirling around New Zealand's Moscow Embassy in 1947 provide the raw material for a sophisticated, entertaining and intelligent piece of theatre. [more]
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