Erin Harrington
Dr Erin Harrington is a lecturer in English at the University of Canterbury where her teaching centres on cultural studies, visual and popular culture, theatre, and critical sexualities. She is currently developing two new theatre courses – one on the stage and stagecraft, the other on design, direction and dramaturgy – that are being rolled out at UC from 2016, and she has previously contributed to courses on contemporary drama and creative writing.
Erin has been a reviewer for Theatreview since 2010, and brings to this role experience in direction, performance, voice work and criticism, including as a dramaturg, a past member of the New Zealand Young Shakespeare Company, a director for the Court Theatre’s Young Writers Initiative, and, more recently, a judge for the regional competitions of the SGCNZ University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival.
She is the essays editor for the literary magazine takahē ; and, as a freelance writer and reviewer, has written for outlets such as the Christchurch gallery The Physics Room, the Playmarket Annua,l and the Christchurch Art Gallery’s Bulletin magazine. She is a regular panelist and occasional host on the comedy podcast The Nerd Degree, has featured as a speaker and panelist at film and literary festivals and related events, including the Christchurch WORD Festival and, most recently, the Stranger With My Face International Film Festival in Australia, and has appeared on Radio New Zealand National as a theatre reviewer. See: http://www.arts.canterbury.ac.nz/english/people/harrington.shtml http://www.arts.canterbury.ac.nz/english/people/harrington.shtml
Erin Harrington's reviews
THE BIGGEST
Christchurch
16/06/2018 - 14/07/2018
"Some gorgeous moments but frustrating to watch..
BOOK CLUB A comedy variety night
Christchurch
15/06/2018 - 15/09/2018
"Wobbly but with a strong finish..
IN THE NEXT ROOM or The Vibrator Play
Christchurch
12/05/2018 - 02/06/2018
"Funny, whimsical, sad, necessary, clear-eyed and gently optimistic..
ALICE
Christchurch
03/05/2018 - 19/05/2018
"Evocative, intelligent and effective..
SHIT FINDS LOVE
Christchurch
14/04/2018 - 14/04/2018
"A messy, silly spectacle made with energy, creativity and wit..
EASY MONEY
Christchurch
17/03/2018 - 14/04/2018
"Strong leads, good running gags, some dated, pacing uneven..
MEDEA The Mother
Christchurch, Dunedin
08/03/2018 - 13/03/2018
"Generous and rewarding..
"The wretched beauty of humanity..
NOTHING BUT STAND UP DIVAS
Christchurch
18/01/2018 - 27/01/2018
"Thoroughly enjoyable and very funny..
A YEAR OF MAGICAL F*CKING
Christchurch
23/01/2018 - 27/01/2018
"Cheerful, laid-back exorcism of shame..
JON BENNETT Fire in the Meth Lab
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
06/05/2014 - 27/01/2018
"Bloody funny with uncommon compassion and empathy..
"Grows with its maker from crudely juvenile to insightful and even profound..
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Ali McGregor DECADENCE
Christchurch
18/01/2018 - 27/01/2018
"Gracious, charming and funny..
Jarred Fell HACK
Christchurch
18/01/2018 - 27/01/2018
"Manic, quixotic and full of innuendo..
Urzila Carlson UNACCEPTABLE
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
04/05/2016 - 27/01/2018
"Marvellously subversive..
THE TOPP TWINS 2018
Christchurch
18/01/2018 - 21/01/2018
"Like being welcomed into the warm bosom of a friendly much-loved auntie..
BUTT KAPINSKI
Christchurch
18/01/2018 - 27/01/2018
"Impressive audience manipulation, encouragement and orchestration..
CROSSDRESSER FOR CHRIST
Christchurch
18/01/2018 - 27/01/2018
"Heightened, outlandish and grounded in emotional reality..
PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON
Christchurch
17/01/2018 - 27/01/2018
"Vibrant, warm and energetic..
TRIOS
Christchurch
07/12/2017 - 10/12/2017
"Playful, exploratory, gregarious and thoughtful..
ALEPPO
Christchurch
21/09/2017 - 24/09/2017
"Grab bag of American war movie clichés recycled uncritically..
ERNEST RUTHERFORD: EVERYONE CAN SCIENCE!
Auckland, Taranaki, Nelson, Christchurch
28/05/2013 - 19/10/2017
"Delightful, clever, wonderfully interactive and thought-provoking..
"Beautifully structured, utterly engaging, packed with gags..
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POROPITI: PROPHET
Taranaki, Havelock North, Christchurch
23/08/2017 - 30/09/2017
"Seeking new pathways to reconnection..
"Fascinating and hypnotic..
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UNDERNEATH
Taranaki, Christchurch
31/08/2017 - 10/09/2017
"Utterly captivating and powerful..
"Dark, disarming, comedy mystery: bloody fantastic..