Robyn Malcolm – Theatre Scenes: Aotearoa New Zealand Theatre

REVIEW: The Good Soul of Szechuan (Auckland Theatre Company)

July 31, 2014

Brecht-Through Experience [by James Wenley] It’s surprising to learn that The Good Soul of Szechuan* marks the first time Auckland Theatre Company have produced a play by Bertolt Brecht. Surprising perhaps because a Brechtian sensibility is very much apparent in Artistic Director Colin McColl’s signature ATC productions – recall how often he strips back the stage of the Maidment such […]

REVIEW: Midnight in Moscow (Auckland Theatre Company)

April 24, 2013

Reds in your Head [by James Wenley] Since his stage debut in 1974, New Zealand playwright Dean Parker, who last year was awarded the inaugural Playmarket award for making a a significant artistic contribution to theatre in New Zealand, has been a consistent voice from the left worldview. His last work staged in Auckland was The Hollow Men in 2008, the […]