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In Review: Ocean’s 8

June 6, 2018

Entertainment, Fashion, Film, Lifestyle, Spotlight, Theatre, Watch, Watch and Listen

The internet was quick to pounce and throw some judgemental shade when the first trailer of Ocean’s 8 was released in late 2017. Admittedly when the trailer alluded that the plot would follow a group of women s...

In Review – Precious Little

Oliver Smith

June 1, 2018

Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Theatre

I made my way out to Basement Studio this week to catch Precious Little, a dark comedy by Madeleine George, about the nature of communication, and love. I confess I haven't seen a lot of theater in my day, that...

In Review: Pool (No Water)

Jenanne Burnell

May 24, 2018

Entertainment, Theatre

What I usually expect to see on a late weeknight in the Basement Theatre is loud, kooky comedy. But instead on this particular wet and windy Wednesday evening I experienced a chilling and intense performance th...

NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: El Jaguar: Telenovela

Jenanne Burnell

May 17, 2018

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival, Spotlight, Theatre

Having already experienced a small dose of El Jaguar’s explosive character in the 5 Star Comedy Preview in the early weeks of this year's NZ International Comedy Festival, I absolutely had to go along to his so...

NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: ‘Inner Dialogue’

Jenanne Burnell

May 13, 2018

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival, Spotlight, Theatre

Last Thursday I headed to the Rangatira at Q Theatre to check out Inner Dialogue with Mike King. Real talk about mental illness was an interesting premise for a show to be included in a comedy festival. In the ...

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NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: Ashton Brown – Dying To Meet You

Oliver Smith

April 29, 2018

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival, Theatre

A mild windy Saturday evening with a chance of rain, had become a wet Saturday evening as I made my way down into the Vault at Q Theatre to see Dying To Meet You. I was not aware that the rain was thematically ...

In Review: WEiRdO

Johan Chang

April 18, 2018

Comedy, Theatre

About twenty-something-odd-years ago, I was a fresh transplant from Taiwan to the distant shores of ... well, the North Shore of Auckland. Considering the darn place is as peak-white-suburbia as possible (sans ...

In Review: Nina Raine’s Rabbit @ Drama Studio 27/09/17

The Speakeasy

October 4, 2017

Theatre

Words by Leila Salter Nina Raine's play Rabbit, directed by Rachael Longshaw-Park at the Drama Studio in Auckland was a truly extraordinary experience. The performance encapsulated gripping narratives, laced...

In Review: Romeo and Juliet by Broken Quill Theatre

The Speakeasy

September 12, 2017

Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Theatre

Romeo and Juliet by Broken Quill Theatre Review by Holly Roberts Going into Romeo and Juliet by Broken Quill Theatre last night I was more than a little intrigued. I'd heard it included live emo rock mus...

Interview: Alice Canton of OTHER [chinese]

The Speakeasy

August 21, 2017

Theatre

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Sometime in early June I attended a theatre workshop run by Alice Canton and Julie Zhu called “What is Chinese?”. It featured a series of activities and discussions on what “being Chinese” was in Aotearoa/New Z...

Interview: Chance to Ignite

The Speakeasy

July 19, 2017

Theatre

It was midday when I visited Trinity Hall in Kingsland, where the cast of Chance to Ignite were practicing for their upcoming show. I met with two of the energetic performers from the set, Stef and Eleanor, bot...