Don Juan
Q Theatre Sat 5 Nov
The funniest thing I've seen in a theatre for ages.
Who would have thought a tale of Spanish womaniser, delivered in French accents, could be such a hit with a Kiwi audience?
It was a delightful and hilarious exercise in disciplined chaos. It had the feel of improvised comedy. I loved all the narrative tag-teaming and . . .
Kid Congo And The Pink Monkey Birds
3rd September, The Tuning Fork
As I was leaving the Tuning Fork after this gig, I overheard a fellow punter ponder to a friend: "I can't decide whether I've just watched the best pub band I've ever seen, or the sleaziest cabaret I've ever seen". I think I can understand where he was coming from. Kid Congo And The Pink Monkey Birds are hard to . . .
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Q Theatre, 29th July 2016
I loved Mark Haddon's book about an autistic teen navigating parental drama while trying to solve a neighbourhood murder mystery!
One of my all-time faves, too! So I was really looking forward to Auckland Theatre Company's production, but at the same time, I was nervous about whether they'd do justice to the . . .
The Elephant Thief
Q Theatre, 2nd July 2016
So we have a lass from a rural Indian village leaving home to see the world. But the map is from 2016 and is 50 years old. Interesting concept!
Very. And this production contrasted interestingly with Love N Stuff from last week. There's the obvious Indian connection, but in some ways Indian Ink were faced with the opposite . . .
Love N Stuff
TAPAC, 23rd June 2016
Funny-bone tickled. Heart-strings plucked. Eyeballs delighted. Ears waggled. This is a great show, yes?
It is! Prayas Theatre seriously pack it in. Didn’t this originally have just two actors playing all the roles with the background action provided by video projections?
Yes, but Prayas obviously thought “Stuff . . .
Dragons - Cold Snap
Basement Theatre, 11th May 2016
Being Dragons virgins we weren’t exactly sure what to expect. Although, given the production was anchored by the irrepressible Bryony Skillington (represented by her regular alter ego LOLa La BOmb) we had a pretty good idea we would be treated to some eclectic and entertaining mayhem. And we certainly were.
We’d . . .
Angela Barnes vs. Red Bastard
NZ International Comedy Festival 2016
We went to see two very contrasting Comedy Festival shows last week so I thought it would be interesting to review them on the same page.
Angela Barnes, The Classic Studio, 3rd May 2016
Angela Barnes is an award winning UK comedian who put herself in the firing line in 2013 with a Guardian article about how 'ugly' people (like, . . .
