Review: THE OTHER SIDE at Kaha TheatreJuly 9, 2024The Other Side is Kaha's third production, following Sunset Boulevard and Pride and Prejudice. While the two previous shows are well known, Pride and Prejudice was changed up for audiences with inclusion of Carpenters songs to the play. An interesting idea which I sadly did not get to see.
Review: HEARTBREAK HOTEL at Bats TheatreJune 20, 2024Heartbreak Hotel is the latest offering by EBKM, Eleanor Bishop and Karin McCracken who have worked together since 2017 and have written a number of plays, notably Jane Doe and Body Double, both award winning productions.
Review: THE PROM at Up-Stage Theatre, 26A Moonshine Rd, Upper HuttJune 24, 2024The Prom is a musical with music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin and a book by Bob Martin and Beguelin. The story follows four Broadway actors who travel to the conservative town of Edgewater, Indiana, to help a lesbian student who has been banned from bringing her girlfriend to the high school prom.
Interview: Jane Keller of LEAVE 'EM LAUGHING at Circa TheatreJune 10, 2024Today I spent an enjoyable couple of hours talking to one of Wellingtons most recognised music teachers, Jane Keller. She is well known in the region as not only an excellent vocal coach, but extending that skill by helping with character development and performance.
Review: THE GOLDEN ASS at Circa TheatreApril 19, 2024The Golden Ass is the only ancient Roman novel in Latin to survive in it's entirety. In this production, it is given some modern flavour whilst still maintaining the settings and heart of the story.
Review: EVERY BRILLIANT THING at Court TheatreApril 17, 2024Every Brilliant Thing is a one man show about depression and suicide. It is told through the voice of a child growing up through to adulthood finding a mechanism to cope with his mothers repeated attempts to take her life.
Review: RENT by Kauri TheatreApril 11, 2024A very good production that is most definitely worth seeing if you are lucky enough to have a ticket. Recommended.
Review: MURDERED TO DEATH By Wellington Repertory at Gryphon TheatreMarch 20, 2024Murdered to Death is a play written by Peter Gordon back in 1993. It was originally set in the drawing room of a country manor house in the 1930’s, and begins the first in a trilogy of plays starring Inspector Pratt. They are spoofs of the Agatha Christie whodunnit genre. See what our critic thought of the show!
Review: THE MOTHER at Mana Little TheatreMarch 13, 2024The play is written by French playwright Florian Zeller and is a companion piece to his well known play The Father. While The Father deals with the the decline of the mind of an Alzheimers suffer, The Mother takes on the clinical depression of a woman adrift in middle age.
Review: A FAT GIRLS CRY at Te AuahaMarch 12, 2024A Fat Girl’s Cry is billed as a show about the importance of Plus Size Representation and Inclusion in the Musical Theatre Industry by taking a journey through Music, Singing, and Dance.