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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

LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES

Christchurch

22/06/2019 - 20/07/2019

"Best Served Cold..

"Darkly compelling..
CELLFISH

Auckland, Wellington, Palmerston North, Christchurch, Gisborne

08/03/2017 - 15/10/2019

"A standout in a shimmering sea of wonderful presentations and productions..

"A superbly performed prison pas de deu..

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ELLING

Christchurch

23/02/2019 - 16/03/2019

"Excruciatingly funny and engaging..
THUMBELINA

Christchurch

16/01/2019 - 26/01/2019

"Lesson deftly conveyed by a strong team..
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

Christchurch

24/11/2018 - 12/01/2019

"A true revelation..

"Beauty and gravitas..
ASTROMAN

Christchurch

27/10/2018 - 10/11/2018

"A light-hearted take on the challenges of games and life..
MUM’S CHOIR

Christchurch

15/09/2018 - 06/10/2018

"Sibling skirmishes successfully navigated with humour and song..
Stephen King's MISERY

Christchurch

04/08/2018 - 25/08/2018

"A deeply satisfying triumph..
SEED

Hamilton, New Plymouth, Christchurch, Wellington, Tauranga

06/07/2018 - 04/08/2018

"Faultlessly funny with well-landed pathos..

"The comedic and poignant cleverly balanced..

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THE LITTLEST NINJA

Christchurch

07/07/2018 - 21/07/2018

"A bright new tale told with theatrical verve..
A PICASSO

Christchurch

08/06/2018 - 10/06/2018

"A gripping duel..
A PAINTBOX OF CLOWNS

Christchurch

16/04/2018 - 28/04/2018

"A suitably celebratory feeling..
TRÖLL

Christchurch, Wellington, Dunedin

03/04/2018 - 15/04/2018

"Both funny and scary..

"A fantasy that stirs something deep..

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THE WOMAN IN BLACK

Christchurch

29/03/2018 - 01/04/2018

"A brilliantly enacted dynamic..
TITUS ANDRONICUS

Christchurch

17/02/2018 - 03/03/2018

"Richly barbarous tale sometimes too close to melodrama..
CHICAGO

Christchurch

25/11/2017 - 20/01/2018

"Tremendously enjoyable with a thought-provoking punch..
VENUS IN FUR

Christchurch

21/10/2017 - 11/11/2017

"Challenges met with controlled intensity..
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG

Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland

27/09/2017 - 22/10/2017

"Everything wrong is dead right..

"Precisely-timed comedy of errors a well-structured riot..

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EREWHON REVISITED

Christchurch

12/09/2017 - 16/09/2017

"Reckless pace reverses Victorian restraint..
BILL MASSEY’S TOURISTS

Wellington, Dunedin, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Gisborne, Christchurch, Palmerston North

24/07/2014 - 12/10/2018

"Powerful and deeply moving..

"Presented with sincerity, integrity and polish..

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MATAI

Christchurch

08/09/2017 - 16/09/2017

"Eloquent exploration of cultural tensions..
AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE

Wellington, Auckland, New Plymouth, Christchurch, Nelson

26/07/2014 - 17/10/2017

"“What was the point?”..

"Excellent in concept and execution..

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