Anuja Mitra - Theatre Scenes: Aotearoa New Zealand Theatre

REVIEW: Carcinus Rex (Auckland Fringe)

February 28, 2020

[Crab Pincers and Prophecies] Most of us have heard of the deeply unlucky Oedipus, whether we are familiar with Sophoclean tragedy or Freud’s infamous Oedipus complex. Devised by Stray Theatre Company, Carcinus Rex offers a loose, highly comic interpretation of the story: What destiny awaits Carcinus, best crab in Thebes? A group of squabbling gulls narrate the opening sequence, introducing […]

REVIEW: #UsTwo (Auckland Fringe)

February 27, 2020

[Sisterhood and Solidarity] With its name a clear nod to the #MeToo movement, it is reasonable to expect an engagement with power structures in #UsTwo. That this show roots the political within the personal is signalled right away by its intimate set, resembling a bedroom shared by two sisters. It is in this room that real-life siblings Catherine and Sarah […]