Review by Julia Gardner
I’ll be honest, I wasn’t sure what to expect when entering the Loft at Q Theatre to watch INFLATED REBEL. Held as part of Q Theatre's 'Q Matchbox 2021', on finding my seat I was greeted...
Synopsis:
Premiering on Broadway in 2005, Jersey Boys is a multiple Tony Award-winning musical chronicling the lives and songs of ‘The Four Season’ original members; Frankie Valli, Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi,...
On paper, Dirty Passports is a collection and celebration of the best BIPOC storytellers and spoken word artists in Aotearoa. As it transpired, it was an emotional rollercoaster. According to curator and ...
It’s 2020… yes still… a year where insanity knows no bounds –
Covid-19, 5G conspiracies, and Murder Hornets… a year when blockbuster movies are
being released directly to streaming services and theatre shows a...
I’d never been to a cabaret before, and I found myself sitting
quietly in front row of the darkened Loft at Q Theatre on a Wednesday night,
eagerly anticipating what was in store. I didn’t have long to wait be...
If you live in Auckland, there’s a good chance you’ve heard about, over even been to, the iconic Pop-Up Globe Theatre situated in Ellerslie just a minute off the Southern Motorway. For the past 4 years of tenu...
Spring has sprung and a new season calls for a menu shake up. Herne Bay institution Andiamo is welcoming a host of new dishes, arriving just in time for warmer climes (and long lunch dates).
The Speak...
I am not a
huge fan of comics and the multiple universes out there dedicated to their
heroes. I enjoy some of the movies in isolation but have never rushed off to
see them. So, I approached Joker with a certai...
Ad Astra is, subjectively speaking, a classical "thinking man's space opera". Directed by James Gray (The Lost City of Z), it's as much science-fiction as it is an excursion into past classics.
Before I get into the review properly I want to get something out of the way early - if you're in the market for scares It Chapter Two delivers. It's a nerve-rattling, fiendishly frightening, and at times down...
★★★★★
Before I begin this review, please take note that I am writing from a half Asian, half NZ background - a bias which is close to my heart. While scoping out my fellow critics when waiting for the criti...
PINAY, the latest venture of Proudly Asian Theatre (PAT), has hit the Basement. The first NZ-Filipino play to be written and presented in Aotearoa, PINAY has been hotly anticipated throughout its development t...
Review by Chelsea Pickens
2040 is really what we all need right now. Like the majority of young-ish people I know, I worry about climate change when it’s brought to my attention, I try to do things in my ow...
Musicals these days tend to batter you into submission. Many rely on orchestral bombardment, saccharin smiles, and jazz hands in an attempt to win you over. I say that as unashamed fan of the genre (I took a 2...
Review by Sam Clark
The World Press Photo Exhibition has returned for 2019. It is a selection of the world’s best photojournalism, right at our doorstep.
The Smith and Caughey’s Queen Street
department s...
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...
Review by Liz Lauder
Many of us are familiar with the story of Ophelia thanks to studying Shakespeare’s Hamlet in 6th Form English class, but this movie adaptation is not like its predecessors.
Claire M...
Review by Chelsea Pickens
The first thing I noticed about Kura’s show was that it was completely full, obviously a popular pick among comedy lovers. The second thing I noticed was a scrawled-on mock beauty ...
I made my way to the Rangitira
at Q Theatre on Thursday night to witness the final of Raw Comedy Quest, New
Zealand’s premier competition, and a launching point for the future of New
Zealand Comedy.
The nig...
Review by Wal Reid
It was reportedly touted that William
Shakespeare said the eyes are the “window to the soul.” If this is the case,
then actors Darcy Murray and Wade Jackson are living proof that this can...
Review by Jaimee Beck
James Nokise speaks the truth, the hilarious uncomfortable truth, and nothing but the truth.
He speaks it in the words of a Samoan Minister, A ginger bro from Hamilton, and a kid ga...