Review Archive
Brett Adam is a theatre director and educator who has worked for a number of organisations both in Australia and New Zealand including Toi Whakaari, BATS, Long Cloud Youth Theatre, Playmarket, Melbourne Theatre Company, Sydney Theatre Company, St Martins Youth Arts Centre, the National Theatre Drama School, the University of Melbourne, the Victorian University of Technology, the Victorian College of the Arts and la mama. His main interests include queer theatre, fringe theatre, movement/dance performances, as well as new writing.
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
SAPPHIC LAKE
Wellington
17/08/2021 - 28/08/2021
"Shining highlights; could be more subversive..
GAYS IN SPACE
Wellington
10/08/2021 - 18/08/2021
"An excellent, joyous antidote to mid-winter blues..
NEIL THORNTON Circus of Shame
Wellington
11/05/2021 - 15/05/2021
"An evening of high octane hilarity..
ELI MATTHEWSON: Daddy-Short-Legs
Wellington
11/05/2021 - 15/05/2021
"Brilliantly ties all his themes together..
"This show has legs and will run..
JANAYE HENRY Literally Obsessed
Wellington
04/05/2021 - 08/05/2021
"Energetic brilliance with generosity and warmth..
KATIE HILL & CHARLOTTE GLUCINA Horny and Confused 2
Wellington
04/05/2021 - 08/05/2021
"Friendship at the heart..
INTROSPECTION
Wellington
11/03/2021 - 13/03/2021
"A relatable dilemma and promising futures..
JUST A TASTE
Wellington
11/03/2021 - 12/03/2021
"An absolute joy from beginning to end..
THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS?
Wellington
03/03/2021 - 06/03/2021
"Kelly Fornia …(dramatic pause)… Shanté; you stay..
THE SLUTCRACKER
Wellington
24/11/2020 - 12/12/2020
"A generous confection of unbridled joy..
GHOST TREES
Wellington
24/10/2020 - 24/10/2020
"Incredibly personal, never self-indulgent, perfectly balanced..
ANTONY & CLEOPATRA
Global
08/05/2020 - 14/05/2020
"No surprises and furious but steady pacing makes it rather bland and beige..
Doom and Bloom MIGRATE
Global
03/04/2020 - 03/04/2020
"The performers need to embrace the limitations of live streaming..
Simon Caine EVERY ROOM BECOMES A PANIC ROOM WHEN YOU OVERTHINK ENOUGH
Wellington
18/03/2020 - 21/03/2020
"Two Brit shows make a great double bill..
SALTWATER BATH
Wellington
16/03/2020 - 17/03/2020
"Uneasy and awkward..
PUBERTY The Musical
Wellington
13/03/2020 - 16/03/2020
"Should tour to schools all over New Zealand!..
WILL & BRENDAN ARE CANCELLED
Wellington
11/03/2020 - 13/03/2020
"Irreverent, bolshie humour..
JOFUS AND THE PLANK
Wellington
09/03/2020 - 11/03/2020
"Bizarre, hypnotic, absolutely rewarding..
TRANSHUMANCE
Wellington
08/03/2020 - 12/03/2020
"Delicate yet muscular..
"Human, humane and exquisite..
ODDACITY
Wellington
07/03/2020 - 10/03/2020
"Exhilarating then it stops..
LITA
Wellington
05/03/2020 - 08/03/2020
"Breakneck pace and breathless delivery detracts from full appreciation..
BORED + THE LITTLE CLOWN Double Feature
Wellington
05/03/2020 - 07/03/2020
"A great show for the whole family..
100% WRONG
Wellington
04/03/2020 - 07/03/2020
"Edgy and anarchic..
