This Week in the Theatre Scene: Return of the Yeti (2-8 September)

September 1, 2013

[by James Wenley] In my review last year of Yeti is Dead / I am Tom, I wrote: “The show keeps open the possibility of a third show too, which I for one am pleased about – I can’t get enough of Yeti!”. It seems my dreams have come true. PICK: The Yeti Trilogy Trilogy? Writer-performers Natalie Medlock, Dan Musgrove […]

This Week in the Theatre Scene: Speaking of Strindberg (26 Aug – 1 September)

August 25, 2013

Speaking in Tongues and After Miss Julie [by James Wenley] If you haven’t seen it yet, our first pick should be your top priority. PICK ONE: Speaking in Tongues Who wrote it? Australia’s Andrew Bovell, who really is one of that country’s best. Who’s putting it on? Silo, under direction by soon to depart Shane Bosher Who’s in it? A […]

This Week in the Theatre Scene: Women Power (12-18 August)

August 11, 2013

Wings and Revenge of the Amazons [by James Wenley] This week promises plenty of strong roles for some talented actresses in two plays: PICK ONE: Wings Who wrote it?: Jess Sayer. She’s a young playwright that I admire, but with only one produced play to her credit (the Auckland Fringe favourite Elevator) she’s not too widely known amongst non-industry people. […]

This Week in the Theatre Scene: The Return (5-11 August)

August 4, 2013

High School Flashbacks [by James Wenley] This week in the Theatre Scene gives our top picks for the upcoming week in theatre. We tried out this feature at the beginning of the year, but it fell by the wayside… probably because we were seeing too much theatre… Its all in the line of duty of course, folks, and here we bend our […]