In Review: The Wolves
There have been very few plays (or films for that matter) that have offered an examination of young women that is as refreshing or eloquent as Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves.
This is not a traditional play ab...
In Review: A Fine Balance
Reviewed by Jesse Knight
A Fine Balance sees two giants of the Auckland theatre scene - Auckland Theatre Company and Prayas Theatre (New Zealand's biggest South Asian theatre company) - joining forces to ad...
New Zealand International Comedy Festival In Review: Spoiler Alert – Ed Byrne
I sat in the Rangitira at Q on Tuesday night, eagerly awaiting Ed Byrne's latest hour of stand up comedy, Spoiler Alert, an anticipation that was shared by a packed out house of buzzing audience members.
Ed...
New Zealand International Comedy Festival In Review: I Was Part Of The Problem Before We Were Talking About It – Guy Montgomery
I sat in a packed out Rangatira at Q on Thursday night to witness I Was Part of the Problem Before We Were Talking about It, the latest hour from Guy Montgomery, who has well and truly established himself as a...
New Zealand International Comedy Festival In Review: Legacy – Frickin Dangerous Bro
I made my way to the Q Theatre Loft late on Tuesday night, to witness Frickin Dangerous Bro, a sketch group that always serve one of my highlights for the festival; a group that always manages to find the funn...
NZICF In Review: Best Comedy Show on Earth – Mother’s Day Special
I always get a little nervous taking my Mum to a comedy
show. What if she doesn’t find it funny? What if I start cracking up at a dark
or crass joke and she finds out how twisted my sense of humour is? Even wo...
New Zealand International Comedy Festival In Review: Absolute Monster – Alice Snedden
I found myself in a buzzing
Basement Theatre, to see Alice Snedden’s Absolute Monster. I was a little
sweaty, partially due to the humidity, and partially due to Auckland traffic. I
found myself re-enacting th...
New Zealand International Comedy Festival In Review: Elevation – Uther Dean
I greeted Elevation with great anticipation, having seen Uther Dean on the circuit I was already a fan of his work, but had never seen a whole hour. His material is usually high in creativity, so it's only log...
New Zealand International Comedy Festival In Review: Iconique – Chris Parker
I returned to my duties as comedy reviewer/weatherman on Tuesday, to see 2018 Fred winner Chris Parker at The Vault at Q Theatre. It was opening night of his new show Iconique a show about his own icons, and h...
New Zealand International Comedy Festival In Review: Snort With Friends
As a long time fan of Snort, I was excited to head down to their opening night fundraiser show at the Rangitira, Q Theatre, on Friday. This is the biggest show ever in the history of Snort, featuring special g...
NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: Full Head Of Steam – Guy Williams
Words by Rich Beckmann-Flay
He is back! Some of you might not have even noticed that he was gone, or even realised that he was here in the first place, that doesn’t matter. last night’s show Full Head Of S...
New Zealand International Comedy Festival In Review: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 – James Acaster
Before I start, let me just state right now, you want to go see James Acaster Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999, if you can get your hands on tickets and you're a fan of comedy, you will want to get those tickets,...
NZ International Festival in Review: Sassy Knack – Phill Jupitus
On Tuesdays night I had the joy of witnessing Phill Jupitus on his tour of Sassy Knack, at the Rangitira, in what served as Q Theatre’s opening gambit of this year’s New Zealand International Comedy Festival, ...
7.5
In Review: Monster Mash at Q
Here’s the thing about saying yes to something spur of the moment: do it, and it might just end up being one of the weirdest things you experience.
Which is a bit of understatement for the titular Monster Ma...
In Review: Medusa at Loft at Q
Words Alysha Jensen photos Julie Zhu
Medusa will attack your senses, your emotions and all views you have on the power structures around us. Be prepared to be challenged on how you think theatre should be st...
9.3
In Review: Orientation
There’s something legitimately discomforting with the first half of Orientation.
It’s certainly not bad theatre; the music is sound, the lighting moody, and the acting … well, the acting. Maybe … no. The act...
7.6
In Review: Mrs. Krishnan’s Party
Review by Gayatri Adi
20 years on from Krishnan’s Dairy, Indian Ink brings back the same feel good comedy looking to push boundaries while touching on some real themes with Mrs. Krishnan’s Party. Directed by...
Interview: Playwright Sam Brooks discusses his latest play ‘Burn Her’
Sam Brooks is one of New Zealand's most exciting young contemporary playwrights. Known for his searing wit, snappy dialogue, and incisive commentary, the prolific playwright Brooks has won the Bruce Mason Award...
In Review: Cellfish
Review by Emily Joshua and Theo Lee
There are a lot of ways that a play centered around a Shakespeare-in-prison narrative could have gone. Cellfish eschews the obvious tropes and instead swings for the fence...
8
NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: Alex Williamson – So Wrong, It’s Wrong
Alex Williamson brought his new show SO WRONG, IT’S WRONG to New Zealand Comedy Festival this April.
Comedian, actor, online content creator, Alex ‘Shooter’ Williamson, has gained a multitude of fans through h...
CELEBRATE 5 YEARS OF Q THEATRE
Booze at a five year-olds birthday party may be frowned upon by much of civil society, but the 2nd of September will be an exception as Q Theatre celebrates its milestone fifth year anniversary with a shindig a...