In Review: Cellfish
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: Yorick!
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...
TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT: Panic! At The Disco to play one-off Auckland show this October
Hot off the heels of their latest two singles, Panic! At The Disco are returning to kiwi soil in October, and our emo hearts couldn’t be more excited.
The Pray For the Wicked tour titled ...
In Review: A Gambler’s Guide to Dying
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...
8.6
In Review: Ocean’s 8
The internet was quick to pounce and throw some judgemental shade when the first trailer of Ocean’s 8 was released in late 2017. Well I can tell you now that any naysayers who came out of the woodwork to get al...
IN REVIEW: Imagine Dragons @ Spark Arena
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
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...
7.1
NZ Comedy International Festival In Review: Fully Grown Children – Maia Smith and Ruby Esther
It was a wet Thursday evening, there was a distinct chill in the air, the temperature sitting at 12C (although it certainly felt like 11C). The humidity had come down since yesterday, sitting at 76%, certain to...
NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: Alice Snedden Self-titled: Volume II
As a die hard Snort fan, (not cocaine, the improv show) I couldn’t wait to see Alice Snedden, a regular Snort improv artist. In the usual place where all Snort performers seem to gravitate, we were tightly pack...
NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: El Jaguar: Telenovela
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...
9.2
NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: My Mates Dave – Brendon Green
It was late on a Wednesday night as we made our way back into the Vault to see Brendon Green's "My Mates Dave.", the humidity still sitting high, a threat of scattered showers hidden within the clouds as they p...
8.7
NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: Fameless – James Malcolm
It was a mild Wednesday night, as I made my way to the Vault at Q Theatre to see another Billy T nominee in the final week of the comedy fest, on this occasion James Malcolm, with his latest show Fameless, whic...
STRAIGHT OUTTA JAKARTA: Rich Brian at The Powerstation, 16/5/2018
Close your eyes and listen to a Rich Brian track. Open them and it’s a surprise to see a young Asian guy rapping in a neat polo shirt and bumbag. With rare Asian representation in rap, it’s a case of ‘he looks ...
9
NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: You Do You Babes – Donna Brookbanks
Well folks, here we are, in the final week of the NZ International Comedy Festival, a week which for some is a highlight. Traditionally the 3rd and final week of the comedy fest, contains the shows that have be...
Laura Daniel X Joseph Moore: NZ’s Next 100% Serious Pop Duo
Words by Laura Roberts and Jesse Knight
Through the beautiful symbolism of personified octopi and squished pink buns Laura Daniel and Joseph Moore taught us about the importance of discussing issues from two...
NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: ‘Inner Dialogue’
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 ...
9.2
NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: Humble – Frickin Dangerous Bro
This week has been full of rain less nights, something I appreciated walking down to Q Theatre to see Humble the latest show for sketch trio Frickin Dangerous Bro. There was a light breeze coming from the North...
10
NZ International Comedy Festival in Review: Chris Parker – Camp Binch
Over the last couple of years I've been watching the emergence of theatre-based comedians at the NZ International Comedy Festival with great interest.
Performers that come to the festival from the theatre wo...
8.6
NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: An Inconvenient Poof – Eli Matthewson
It was a mild night of Wednesday as I awaited Eli Matthewson's latest outing An Inconvenient Poof. There was little chance of rain, the temperature sat at a mild 16ºC , great conditions to sit outside and enjoy...
9
NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: Unfinished Business – Nic Sampson
It was a clear Wednesday day evening, a day usually labelled hump day, made brighter by the comedy festival, and the light pollution associated with living in a heavily populated urban area, which I suppose is ...
NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: Lana Walters – Faking It
Words by Chelsea Pickens
To be honest I find comedians a bit hard to watch. It’s not that I don’t enjoy comedy, I really do, and in the comfort of my own home and the detached context of television, I’ll sit...