In Review: Stir Fried XI
Sacriligious encounters with the devil, angels, and Cupid. Musical numbers about Nike’s sweatshop labour. The odd subtle dig at Auckland house prices, Hell Pizza, and Lime Scooters.
In Review: I am Rachel Chu
After a wildly successful run at Auckland Fringe this year, and awards to show for it, I am Rachel Chu has returned to the Basement Theatre to give us another hit of cultural commentary and raucous hilarity.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: PINAY, The Very First Filipino-NZ Play
2019 Auckland Theatre Awards Outstanding Newcomer winner and all round firecracker, Marianne Infante makes her professional writing debut with PINAY.PINAY merges Marianne’s semi-autobiographical experiences of...
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In Review: ONCE The Musical
Musicals these days tend to batter you into submission. Many rely on orchestral bombardment, saccharin smiles, and jazz hands in an attempt to win you over. I say that as unashamed fan of the genre (I took a 2...
In Review: The Wolves
There have been very few plays (or films for that matter) that have offered an examination of young women that is as refreshing or eloquent as Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves.
This is not a traditional play ab...
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...
The 2019 Pacific Dance Festival is finally here!
Read the full programme below.
Acclaimed and accomplished Pacific dance artists take the floor in the fourth rendition of the Pacific Dance Festival bringing a moving feast of entertaining and thought-provo...
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...
Better late than never – The Pacific Dance Festival gets a reboot
In the wake of the cancellation of the Pasifika Festival and the final day of Polyfestfollowing the Christchurch terrorist attack, the Pacific Dance Festival is proud to offer supporte...
8.8
In Review: HeadSand
There's a certain unique charm in going to the theatre blind. Without any foreknowledge of the actors, a synopsis, or even the vaguest understandings of what the hell is going on, it keeps you on edge, ready t...
In Review: Medusa at Loft at Q
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...
9.3
In Review: Orientation
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: Me and my sister tell each other everything
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 ...
7.6
In Review: Mrs. Krishnan’s Party
Review by Gayatri Adi
20 years on from Krishnan’s Dairy, Indian Ink brings back the same feel good comedy looking to push boundaries while touching on some real themes with Mrs. Krishnan’s Party. Directed by...
In Review: HIR
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...
Interview: Playwright Sam Brooks discusses his latest play ‘Burn Her’
Sam Brooks is one of New Zealand's most exciting young contemporary playwrights. Known for his searing wit, snappy dialogue, and incisive commentary, the prolific playwright Brooks has won the Bruce Mason Award...
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In Review: First World Problems
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: 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: 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...
In Review: WEiRdO
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
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...