Thom Monckton – Theatre Scenes: Aotearoa New Zealand Theatre

REVIEW: The King of Taking (Q Theatre)

November 13, 2022

Thom Monckton’s The King of Taking is a physicality-based solo performance, wherein the petulant, titular King tries, and fails, to navigate his kingdom and his subjects – to hilarious result. The lights go up to Gemma Tweedie’s sparse and luxurious set, with the richly-coloured fabric banners and tent doing an amazing job of delineating the performance area. Of immediate note, […]

REVIEW: The Artist (Q Theatre)

November 10, 2022

[Endearing Muscularity] Thom Monckton returns to Auckland with his much lauded physical theatre show The Artist for a night of bumbling comedy and impressive feats of physical strength. If you can picture what would happen if Mr Bean had trained with Cirque Du Soleil then you are on the right track. The show follows the titular Artist (Monckton) through a […]