7.5

In Review: Monster Mash at Q

Johan Chang
Culture, Theatre
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...
9.3

In Review: Orientation

Johan Chang
Culture, Entertainment, Theatre
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...

In Review: Sightings

Jenanne Burnell
Entertainment, Theatre
1
The term ‘zenith’ refers to an imaginary point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer. The ideas behind of the mechanism of observation is manipulated and brought to life in the opening night...
9

In Review: First World Problems

Johan Chang
Entertainment, Theatre
There’s this quote in Jean Rhys’ novel, ‘Wide Sargasso Sea’, which goes like this: “Justice. I’ve heard that word. I tried it out. I wrote it down. I wrote it down several times and always it looked like a damn...

In Review: Dara

The Speakeasy
Culture, Lifestyle, Theatre
Review by Eloise Sims If you were looking for an easy, mindless, feel-good play to spend your weekend night watching, be warned – Dara definitely isn’t it. Prayas Theatre’s latest offering promises tragedy, ...

In Review: Yorick!

Jenanne Burnell
Entertainment, Theatre
Q Theatre kicked off its seventh annual MATCHBOX season with the first of five works to be showcased for 2018, Yorick!. A performance created in association with Wellington’s Binge Culture, who have created a r...