Lindsay Clark
Lindsay Clark has been involved with performing arts education and theatre for over 40 years. Her work in education has ranged from lecturing in English and drama at the University of Canterbury and contracts for the Ministry of Education and NZQA, to running and adjudicating the Sheilah Winn Festival of Shakespeare in Schools for Canterbury and Invercargill. As adviser in English and drama for the (then) Christchurch Teacher’s College, she have been involved with workshops and presentations for both English and drama. Lindsay also served for nine years on The Court Theatre Trust Board, with special interest in fostering links with schools.
In theatre, Lindsay has directed both professionally and for the Canterbury Repertory Society, serving for many years on that committee. As co-founder of the Good Will Shakespeare Trust she co-directed Summer Shakespeare for the Christchurch City Council for several years and most recently The Wind in the Willows. The Canterbury Young Shakespeare Company was an offshoot of the Good Will Shakespeare Trust, dedicated to working with talented young people on professionally mounted productions of the Bard.
Most recently Lindsay’s theatre making is limited to fund raising for causes such as the Ngaio Marsh Trust. She has written theatre reviews for The Press but in recent years exclusively for Theatreview. ‘The itch does not go away with scratching.’
Lindsay Clark's reviews
Letter to Blanchy: Stir Crazy
Christchurch, Tauranga
29/03/2008 - 27/02/2009
"Rooted in its origins..
"Audience well hooked in the end..
Faust Chroma + Enigma Emmy Göring and Nico Sphinx
Christchurch
26/03/2008 - 04/04/2008
"Startling productions with two faces..
Pulp William
Christchurch, Auckland
29/02/2008 - 23/05/2009
"Skilled pastiche of bluster and fury..
"A goodly chuckle..
Under Milk Wood
Christchurch
23/02/2008 - 22/03/2008
"The voice of all humanity..
Worlds Buskers Festival 2008
Wellington
17/01/2008 - 27/01/2008
"Party mood in Christchurch..
Pinocchio
Christchurch
17/01/2008 - 02/02/2008
"Tickled imaginations would have welcomed more interaction..
A Very Merry Scriptless
Christchurch
13/12/2007 - 22/12/2007
"Ho Ho Ho Hum..
The Producers
Christchurch
24/11/2007 - 16/02/2008
"A shot of pure theatrical adrenalin..
The Full Monty
Christchurch
03/11/2007 - 10/11/2007
"The American musical of the English film that is not unlike the NZ stage show..
The Glass Menagerie
Christchurch
20/10/2007 - 15/11/2007
"Haunting play finely done..
Year of the Rat
Christchurch
17/10/2007 - 19/10/2007
"The conscience of his generation, dying..
"Polished, excellent contemporary theatre..
The Bone Keeper’s Story
Christchurch
19/09/2007 - 23/09/2007
"Food for heart and mind..
Diana Down Under
Christchurch
25/08/2007 - 08/09/2007
"Purposefully provocative..
Who wants to be 100 ? (Anyone Who’s 99)
Christchurch
13/08/2007 - 25/08/2007
"Humour still the best medicine..
Hatch - or The Plight of the Penguins
Auckland, Hawea, Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington
15/03/2007 - 21/03/2009
"Divine Devenie..
"A brilliant insight into Victorian times..
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Aurelia's Oratorio
Christchurch, Wellington
25/07/2007 - 12/08/2007
"Glorious whimsy created with seeming insouciance..
"Tricks of the eye..
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Instructions for Modern Living
Christchurch
01/08/2007 - 05/08/2007
"Clear-sighted, darkly humorous and technically inventive..
The Raft
Christchurch
28/07/2007 - 18/08/2007
"Risible rumblings undermine powerful human story..
Strange Resting Places
Edinburgh, Scotland, Nelson, Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, (not a specified venue)
18/03/2007 - 25/08/2014
"Beautifully constructed, creative and engaging..
"Humour, pain and profound insight shared..
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Niu Sila
New Plymouth, Christchurch
27/07/2006 - 29/07/2007
"All pervasive laughter..
Thom Pain
Christchurch
26/07/2007 - 18/08/2007
"Curious theatre..
The Woman in Black
Christchurch, Auckland, Wellington
14/06/2007 - 08/07/2007
"Nothing special..
"Special effects play star role..
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