Review Archive
Ellen Murray comes to Ōtepoti Dunedin from the United States, where she studied theatre and dance at the University of Southern California. She is a PhD candidate at the University of Otago, studying magical realism and representations of trauma in theatre and performance. She has worked as an actor, producer, director, and choreographer. Outside of theatre, she is a writer and photographer. Her travel writing and creative nonfiction celebrate place-based narratives and traverse themes of trauma and grief. Her work has been featured in Hidden Compass magazine and, most recently, at Tūhura Otago Museum.
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Te Radar's CookBookery!
Nelson, Auckland, Hamilton, Dunedin, Oamaru, Cromwell
06/09/2024 - 01/04/2025
"Funny, well-informed and warm-hearted..
"Part History, All Comedy: Vintage Kiwi Cookbookery Delights..
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SPACE HOLE
Dunedin
19/03/2025 - 21/03/2025
"Musical Comedian Brings Cosmic Charm..
An Enchantment of Nightingales
Dunedin
19/03/2025 - 20/03/2025
"Dueling Divas at Dunedin Fringe..
Babyface
Dunedin
17/03/2025 - 19/03/2025
"One-man show brings breathless acrobatics and quicksilver transformations to Dunedin Fringe..
Margot's Bench
Dunedin
14/03/2025 - 16/03/2025
"Efficient and enjoyable: ten-minute play delights Fringe-goers ..
ASMR HOUR
Dunedin
13/03/2025 - 14/03/2025
"Little Sounds: Glorious and Grotesque..
Displaced
Global
14/03/2024 - 24/03/2024
"Choreographing Radical Joy in the Face of Generational Trauma..
Hiding Behind the Mask: Jesters, Jokers, and Clowns
Global
14/03/2024 - 24/03/2024
"From Iago to Arthur Fleck: a History of All Kinds of Masks in Drama..
We, The Outsiders
Wellington, Dunedin, Auckland, Whangarei
31/01/2024 - 29/09/2024
"A Gathering of Migrant Stories..
"Intensely personal stories performed with commitment and energy..
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An Almighty Yes
Wellington, Dunedin
27/02/2024 - 16/03/2024
"A Song and a (Dirty) Dance Make a New Kind of Cancer Narrative in An Almighty Yes..
"Illustrates an attitude, a lesson and a message ..
