Mar 18, 2018
Review: Cull (Gryphon Theatre)
Facebook culling is something I think all of us have done at one point or another (or even on an annual basis); deleting and unfollowing...
Mar 14, 2018
Review: The Nose (BATS Theatre)
Upon first reading, Nikolai Gogol's short story "The Nose" did not immediately strike me as theatrical. And yet, the surreal, comic and...
Mar 7, 2018
Review: My Best Dead Friend (BATS Theatre)
A personal tragedy may not be the first thought that comes to mind when writing a storytelling comedy, or to use a brutally honest title...
Mar 4, 2018
Review: Pardon Me Alan Turing (BATS Theatre)
Taking historic figures and working them into a fictional story is usually worked to educate about their lives, or to entertain by...
Feb 5, 2018
Review: The Importance of Being Earnest (The Elms)
No matter the strength of a production, I will always take my hat off to open air performances. There is always a great deal of risk and...
Dec 19, 2017
Review: The Christmas Detention Centre (BATS)
It's nothing new for a show to perform in a slightly unconventional setting. From restaurants to bars to basements, you can shake up the...
Nov 10, 2017
Review: One Perfect Moment (Fortune Theatre)
As we approach New Zealand summer, it seems fitting that light-weight comedy about holidays starts appearing. Usually this comes in the...
Aug 26, 2017
Review: Enterprise (Assembly)
What makes the average consumer invest in a show? How do we attract the 18-35 market to a performance? What are the projections on a...
Aug 17, 2017
Review: NSFW (theSpace on Niddry Street)
Hmm, I wonder if I started featuring topless production photos, whether my male audience will increase. Only really attractive actresses,...
Aug 9, 2017
Review: Trainspotting Live (EICC)
Choose life. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fudging big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and...
