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...
ANNOUNCEMENT: Michael Buble, Mission Estate Winery
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Local Natives, Tour
Banner photo: Jonathan Chu
WHEN & WHEREMonday, 22nd July - The Tuning Fork, AucklandTICKETS on sale now!ticketmaster
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In Review: An Iliad
Words by Gayatri Adi
Homer’s ‘An Iliad’, translated by Robert Fagles, was brought to life by Auckland Live and Artsense Production once again in 2019 at the Herald Theatre. A two man grand cl...
NZICF In Review: Kura Shoulda Woulda – Kura Forrester
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 ...
NZICF In Review: Traffic Jam – Darcy Murray & Wade Jackson
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...
NZICF In Review: Dialogue Matters – Pax Assadi
Review by Jesse Knight
Kiwi comedian Pax Assadi’s ‘Dialogue Matters’ was best summarised in his opening conversation with fellow comedian James Nokise, where Assadi assured Nokise that the show is about be...
NZICF In Review: God Damn Fancy Man – James Nokise
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...
NZICF In Review: Tom Foolery – Tom Sainsbury
Review by Otis Letwin
I am a big fan of Tom Sainsbury’s Snapchat videos. Even before I moved to New Zealand, even before I knew who Paula Bennett was, I knew about Sainsbury’s impersonation of her.
So...
NZICF In Review: Need(y) – Jimmy McGhie
Review by Grace Chua
Jimmy McGhie returns to New Zealand once again from the UK to give Kiwis a comedy show on what he terms the "Quality of Life". He shares his observations from living in London, contras...
NZICF In Review: The Internaton-AL – Alistair Barrie
Review by Laura Roberts
After reading some raving reviews of Alistair Barrie’s shows from last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, we arrived at The Classic with high expectations. This was our first time in The Clas...
NZICF In Review: Success Without a Sex Tape – Eleanor Tiernan
Review by Grace Chua
Softly-spoken Irish comedian Eleanor Tiernan comes to NZ for the first time with her new show Success Without a Sex Tape which she has been touring to sold-out audiences and great revie...
NZICF In Review: Me ‘n’ Ma – Hamish and Lynette Parkinson
Reviewed by Chelsea Pickens
I really liked the concept of this show, actually just a guy and his mum sharing a bottle of bubbly. After the build-up of the Lynette reveal and realising hey, this is actually...
In Review: Poms
Review by Liz Lauder
I went into the screening of Poms after work with a gal-pal and popcorn, ready to have some wholesome laughs (and maybe a tear), but ultimately something to recommend to my mother next ...
NZICF In Review: All Female, All Funny – C-Suite
Review by Joelle Reid
It is a bleak Friday morning and I am stirring a very large coffee cup with a very small teaspoon. ‘Fuck!’ I frown at the spoon- I have childhood trauma issues for picking that teaspoo...
NZICF In Review: Fuq Boiz Forever
Review by Jaimee Beck
As we take our seats at the less-dodgy-than-I-remember Basement’s studio, I become aware of two things; the somewhat too cold air-con, and the fact that 10pm on a Thursday is quite ho...
NZICF In Review: The Big Show
Stephanie Jane Reader (with Johan Chang)
A few days ago I received without question the best text of my life.
“Wanna come to a Comedy Show with me and write a review of it?”
T...
NZICF In Review: Sam Smith: Live In Concert – Sam Smith
Review by Grace Chua
Back in the dank cellar basement where I first reviewed two twenty-year-old amateur comedians swooning over wine last year, I tried to prep myself for yet another round of breakthrough ...
NZICF In Review: Eat Slay Love – Rhiannon McCall
Review by Sarah Kidd
Happiness, we all want it. But how do we truly achieve it? In an age where the number of Instagram followers seems to be the preferred barometer of self-worth, social media peddlers of ...
In Review: “UP/DOWN” Cori Gonzalez-Macuer
Review by Sarah Kidd
When he isn’t playing the part of a mis-behaved vampire alongside Taika Waititi or delivering thought provoking TEDX talks, you can usually find Cori Gonzaler-Macuer on 7 Days or hangin...
NZICF In Review: Role Models – Bec Sandys, Brooke West & Audrey Porne
Review by Mike Beck
What happens when you exchange the academic disseminations of Jordan Peterson for a trio of sassy sisters, who deliver their stuff confidently on the comedic stage? You get one of the be...