 CAREY MARX: CARYNESS (UK) at The Classic reviewed by Rachael McKinnon 4 May 2010 |
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Takes you to the brink He is our guide as he shares with us the subjects that if talked about in a comedy set will get complaints and ultimately make an entire room go silent. This happens at least twice. [more] |
 CAREYNESS – FEATURING CAREY MARX at The Classic Studio reviewed by Nik Smythe 12 May 2009 |
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Exploring what’s offensive: an erection for infectious comedy ... Marx’s middle class British demeanor is strongly underpinned by a very wry, unhurried delivery. He introduces the theme (offensive humour) through a few anecdotes about jokes he’s made that went wrong in the past that caused trauma and/or offence. [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] |
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reviewed by Kimberley Buchan 28 May 2011 |
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Trapped by lost dreams The royal blood of Charles Edward Stuart and Louise de Stolberg has been degraded to such a state that their intimate laundry items are being searched and every detail of their boredom-filled lives are thoroughly reported to opposing political factions who pull strings from afar. [more] |
 reviewed by Deirdre Tarrant (Capital Times) 9 Jun 2010 |
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International Flavour This Carmen has a Brazilian setting danced by a virtual united nations of performers. This is a story that has instant recognition yet still pulls at a personal moral response as the attraction of living dangerously, vicariously and totally selfishly holds a dark appeal. [more] |
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reviewed by Lyne Pringle 7 Jun 2010 |
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Enjoyable, entertaining and safe Choreographer and Didy Veldman and director Patricia Boyle first staged this balletic interpretation of Carmen for the Royal New Zealand Ballet a few years back after the initial premier for the Northern Ballet Theatre (England) in 1999. Seeing it now in 2010, the choreography and theatrical devices seem dated. [more] |
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reviewed by Jennifer Shennan (The Dominion Post) 7 Jun 2010 |
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Street life spills on to ballet stage in sizzling Carmen The dancers swift or slow, slick or sexy, seedy or smart, step their way into and out of trouble. Factory girls and policemen make expressive use of every move, and females isolate the pelvis in a way that needs no surtitles. This sophisticated ballet is set in the heat of Rio de Janeiro. [more] |
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reviewed by Ann Hunt 12 Jun 2010 |
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Feral grace amid dated choreography [The Pieter Symonds / Michael Braun pairing.] Carmen was first performed by the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2002. This time around the company have got it right by casting Pieter Symonds and Michael Braun in the leading roles as Carmen and José. Their partnership works surprisingly well ... [more] |
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reviewed by Bernadette Rae (New Zealand Herald) 9 Jul 2010 |
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Barefoot in Rio with absolutely no bull Abigail Boyle, in a surprise appearance on Auckland’s opening night, which is usually played by the “A” cast with its leading stars, is absolutely, lusciously, dangerously Carmen. She just so looks the part - long of limb and statuesquely sexy - and makes the absolute most of her physical attributes with a perfect theatrical sensibility. [more] |
 CARNIVAL HOUND at Middleton Grange School Performing Arts Centre reviewed by Lindsay Clark 15 Oct 2011 |
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Intellect and emotions challenged with athleticism and conviction ‘Crossover theatre’ was the term which took me there and cross over one must, beyond the conventional language of the stage and into territory both dark and illuminating. [more] |
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