“What do you see?” [by James Wenley] I’ve started with a quote. “What do you see?” It’s the first line of RED by John Logan (he of Gladiator and The Aviator fame) , presented by the prestigious Auckland Theatre Company, starring theatre luminary Michael Hurst and directed by Mr. Oliver Driver. Sterling credentials all. “What do you see?” says Hurst […]
Stejko’s Sisters Scintillate [by Sharu Delilkan] To be honest when I was told that I was coming to see an Anton Chekhov play all I could think of was – it’s gonna be a long night. But that dreaded feeling of a laborious theatrical experience disappeared as soon as I entered the waiting room leading to the theatre. Although it […]
Shining a new light for alternate theatre [by James Wenley] Thread Theatre promise a breath of fresh sea air in their debut production of ‘The Keepers’. It is an ethereal, enigmatic play of dreams and feelings, felt and unfelt, using physical theatre and music to tell much of the story, such as it is. Devisors Julia Croft and Veronica Brady […]
Brooding tale of Brotherhood [by James Wenley] The Brothers Size is a play that ignites the senses. Playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney has been burdened with all sorts of praise, the voice of his generation, the savior of American theatre. He grew up in Miami’s deprived Liberty City housing projects, and has worked with such prestigious theatrical institutions as the Royal Shakespeare Company […]
Spectacle and Saigon [by James Wenley, Musical Geek] An interesting development over the past few years has been the welcome take-over of the mighty Civic Theatre by ‘amateur’ theatre societies (Harlequin Theatre – Cats, Auckland Music Theatre – Rent, 42nd Street), whilst the big budget overseas touring musical spectaculars have all but dried up… blame the economic times. Indeed, excepting […]
Jarod Rawiri sizes up latest role [by Sharu Delilkan] Jarod Rawiri has taken to the ‘ghetto lingo’ of Boston like a duck to water. He plays Ogun Size, one of the three main characters in Silo Theatre’s latest production The Brothers Size. Rawiri says he has really enjoyed creating the movement for the vocabulary, which he says “has almost become […]
Tongan Tale Tatalises [by Sharu Delilkan] My Tongan vocabulary is limited to their greeting ‘Malo e Lelei’; so when I arrived at the Mangere Arts Centre to see Kingdom of Lote, I was both excited and nervous about reviewing the show. ‘What if I don’t understand a word they say?’ I thought to myself. But the atmosphere (including the excellent […]
Cosmically connected comedy [by Sharu Delilkan] It was a stormy evening in Auckland as we crossed the bridge to check out The Umbilical Brothers. It has been three years since we last saw them so we were really excited that they were back at the NZ International Comedy Festival. We were pleasantly surprised to see the Bruce Mason Centre almost […]
The New Zealand Musical will never be the same again [by James Wenley] As Steve Wrigley observes, musicals aren’t considered very manly in New Zealand culture. It takes balls (suitably tightened to hit the high notes) then to trade in his tried and true stand-up comic routines for a camp, highly theatrical stage show called ‘Kevin: The Musical’*. Kevin: The […]
Be afraid, be very very afraid! [by Sharu Delilkan] I have to admit that when the usher led me to my seat, right in front of the stage, I immediately asked to swap for a seat further behind because I was not ready to be the butt of the jokes that night. I could just see the comedian for the […]
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