John C Ross
John C Ross is a retired senior lecturer in English literature ex-Massey University, Palmerston North, and remains an honorary research fellow, writing stuff. Born in Wellington, he caught the theatre-going and amateur acting bug there, mainly while a student at Victoria University.
In 1965 he took a ship to England for one year’s OE, and came back eight years later to the Massey job. In the years in between he acquired a Ph D in English from Birkbeck College, University of London, studying Restoration comedy, and spent about four-and-a-half years as a literature tutor at the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama, Sidcup, Kent, plus plenty of travelling-around, tramping, and theatre-going.
Since 1974, John has directed or acted in quite a few plays with Massey Drama Society and Manawatu Theatre Society, and helped front-of-house during Centrepoint Theatre’s earlier years. He has written regular theatre reviews for Act Bulletin, the Sunday Times, the Dominion, the Dominion Post, and, now, Theatreview.
John C Ross's reviews
The Tutor
Auckland, Palmerston North
15/02/2007 - 14/04/2007
"The characters get under the skin of usual stereotypical perceptions..
"Provocative satire perceptively pillories preoccupations..
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Weighing In
Palmerston North
02/11/2006 - 16/11/2006
"The weigh of all flesh..
"Muted weight loss comedy..
The Underarm
Palmerston North, Wellington
14/09/2006 - 25/11/2006
"Actors keep their eyes on the ball..
"Brothers at the crease..
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