Review – The Speakeasy

In Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

November 14, 2018

Review by Chelsea Pickens Disclaimer: This review is coming unashamedly from the Harry Potter fandom. I’m one of those people. I have horcruxes hanging from my window and an elderwand on proud display on my...

In Review: They Shall Not Grow Old

The Speakeasy

November 6, 2018

Entertainment, Film, Spotlight

Written by Chelsea Pickens Being real for a second, the draw of this documentary film for me was undeniably that 'it was something by Peter Jackson', our very own Kiwi king of film. It’s not that I’m not int...

In Review: Medusa at Loft at Q

The Speakeasy

October 27, 2018

Entertainment, Theatre

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...

In Review: A Star Is Born

Shawn Moodie

October 12, 2018

Entertainment, Film, Spotlight

"A Star is Born" is something of a Hollywood institution, seemingly being remade for every generation. Yes, it seems that the timeless story of the perils of stardom: the rise and fall of a star never ceases to...

IN REVIEW: Listen In Festival – Spark Arena, Auckland

The Speakeasy

October 2, 2018

Electronic, Music

Words and photography by Chony Musson I would say, I’m no stranger to hip hop and drum and bass, but my mother told me not to lie. Regardless, when I saw the Listen In, Auckland line-up it had me so very intri...

IN REVIEW: Wolf Alice @ The Powerstation, Auckland

The Speakeasy

October 2, 2018

Music, rock

Words by Grace Hood-Edwards Photography by Shelley Te Haara “How the fuck is everyone doing on a Sunday night?!” Theo Ellis, bassist for Wolf Alice, cried out at the heaving Powerstation crowd. Pretty da...

IN REVIEW: Vance Joy @ Auckland Town Hall

The Speakeasy

October 2, 2018

Main, Music

Words by Maddy Hattan A rush of excitement filled the room as the lights went down and what could have been an angel appeared, guitar in hand and a heavenly light shining down on him. He didn't say a word be...

IN REVIEW: Hoodie Allen @ Neck of the Woods, Auckland

The Speakeasy

September 27, 2018

Music

Words and photography by Shelley Te Haara After cancelling his last planned trip to NZ, Hoodie Allen finally got around to heading to New Zealand, with a one off show at Auckland's Neck of the Woods. As I ar...

IN REVIEW: Amy Shark @ The Powerstation, Auckland

The Speakeasy

September 27, 2018

Music

Words and photography by Shelley Te Haara The crowd was packed in down in the stalls, with a line of people on the level above when the lights finally went out and the intro music - Do You Hear the People Si...

In Review: A Simple Favor

The Speakeasy

September 14, 2018

Entertainment, Film

Review by Chelsea Pickens As I think is probably true with a lot people, I only really know Blake Lively as the ‘cool sexy girl’ from Gossip girl and poppy teen-targeted movies like Age of Adeline, and Anna K...

In Review: Sons of Zion @ The Powerstation

The Speakeasy

September 14, 2018

Music

Words and photography by Shelley Te Haara Night 4 of Sons of Zion's 7 date Vantage Point tour took place at The Powerstation, and with 20-30 people already in line upon doors opening, the band proved themsel...

In Review: Me and my sister tell each other everything

The Speakeasy

September 12, 2018

Comedy, Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Theatre

Review by Laura Roberts I was initially hesitant about going along to a show called “Me and my sister tell each other everything” considering that I don’t have a sister or even a sibling that communicate with ...

In Review: Crazy Good Fun in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’

Nahyeon Lee

August 28, 2018

Entertainment, Film

I was terrified I wasn’t going to like this film. As someone who works in the Arts and thinks constantly about Asian representation, its central premise was an unappealing one; a nasty Singaporean mother-in-law...

In Review: Latinaotearoa at Whammy Bar!

The Speakeasy

August 15, 2018

Main, Music, Uncharted

Words by Kim Newton, photos by Jesse Knight. An eclectic mix of sounds streamed through Whammy Bar! on a Friday night. The night, which was a was a celebration of Latinaotearoa's latest album; Influencis Et ...

In Review: HIR

The Speakeasy

August 2, 2018

Comedy, Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Theatre

I began to feel uncomfortable the second I walked into the theatre. The set of HIR looked like a scene from Hoarders, portraying a home so disorganised, I wouldn’t have been surprised to see a rodent scurry acr...

In Review: Quinn XCII at the Tuning Fork (27/6/18)

Shawn Moodie

June 29, 2018

Electronic, Listen, Main, Music, R&B, Watch, Watch and Listen

You may not yet know Quinn XCII by name but having previously after topped the Spotify viral charts with his track “Kings of Summer”, there’s a good chance that he’s the man behind that song that you just can’t...

In Review: Cellfish

The Speakeasy

June 15, 2018

Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Theatre

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...

In Review: A Gambler’s Guide to Dying

The Speakeasy

June 14, 2018

Culture, Lifestyle, Theatre

Review by Marie-Claire Taylor There are no certainties in this life. Except that you die. This (bleak) premise is key in the one-man show, A Gambler's Guide to Dying. Though incredibly dark, the story has...

IN REVIEW: Niall Horan @ Spark Arena

The Speakeasy

June 4, 2018

Main, Music

Words by Shelley Te Haara After arriving late due to incorrect set times, I was greeted by the powerful vocals of Maren Morris, joined by a 4-piece band, performing an incredible cover of Beyoncé’s Halo.The ...

IN REVIEW: Imagine Dragons @ Spark Arena

The Speakeasy

May 23, 2018

Main, Music

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Words by Grace Hood-Edwards Photography by Chony Musson “Peace, love, and equality to all.” This is the mantra that was repeated by Dan Reynolds throughout Imagine Dragons’ Auckland concert. The audience ...

And The Winner Is…. Raw Comedy Quest 2018 Crowns Winner

Oliver Smith

May 18, 2018

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

Last night, Thursday 18th of 2018, a new winner of the Raw Comedy Quest was crowned, to a packed house and a standing ovation. The humidity level was 71% but there was more than enough aircon for everyone insid...

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