Review Archive
Patrick Davies is an Actor, award winning Director, Improviser, Lighting Designer and Reviewer, with more than fifty onstage roles, who grew up in Dunedin and has since worked around New Zealand and overseas.
In 2006 he relocated to Wellington to begin his Master of Theatre Arts (Directing) at Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School and Victoria University. He has presented work in Germany and the UK and performed and taught at the INFANT Festival in Novi Sad, Serbia. The following year he returned with more work and teaching adding Romania to the list.
Patrick won national and international acclaim for his portrayal of James K. Baxter in Jerusalem, Jerusalem gaining five star revues at the Edinburgh Festival. In 2008 he directed the highly acclaimed Glorious which subsequently toured to Wellington and Auckland. He teaches Shakespeare Performance and Directing at the National Youth Drama School and from 2012-14 he was a Visiting Artist acting and directing with outdoor theatre company GALSCO in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
Patrick has been nominated for Best Director 4 times, winning for Fortune Theatre’s The Pitmen Painters, which along with his feted production of Peninsula, won Production of the Year. Mostly known for comedic roles he has acquitted himself as Hamlet, Oberon, Lysander, Sir Toby Belch, Edgar, Romeo and Leontes. He also captained the New Zealand Improv team when it won NZs first world title in Edmonton, Canada.
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
THE BLACKENING
Global
03/04/2020 - 31/05/2020
"A good thriller..
THE HISTORY BOY
Wellington
17/03/2020 - 20/03/2021
"Three stories invented and interwoven with cultivated wit..
"A skilful humanising of historical events..
HAY IN THE NEEDLE STACK
Wellington
02/03/2020 - 08/03/2020
"Becomes almost rhapsodic in nature..
WONDERFUL
Wellington
04/09/2018 - 07/03/2020
"A gestalt of three exceptional talents..
"What’s Good Wellington? #1..
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A TRAVELLER'S GUIDE TO TURKISH DOGS
Wellington, Hastings, Palmerston North, Auckland
17/01/2020 - 23/10/2022
"Thoughtful effortless storytelling and comedic timing..
"Inventive, warm and totally original..
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FOUR NIGHTS IN THE GREEN BARROW PUB
Wellington
14/11/2019 - 23/11/2019
"A perfectly-sited gem..
BREATHE
Wellington
18/09/2018 - 22/09/2018
"Not quite working the way I want it to is what it is all about..
OTHELLO
Wellington
05/09/2018 - 15/09/2018
"Large, solid and diligently worked on..
THE DON
Wellington
04/03/2018 - 07/07/2018
"A wicked story told well..
"Ingeniously staged blend of broad parody and love of opera..
ROMEO AND JULIET
Wellington
22/05/2018 - 26/05/2018
"Strong, bold and fun..
TRÖLL
Christchurch, Wellington, Dunedin
03/04/2018 - 15/04/2018
"Both funny and scary..
"A fantasy that stirs something deep..
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Die Hard Rock Cafe Müller
Wellington
22/02/2018 - 03/03/2018
"Weirdly delightful mash-up..
"‘Now I have an artwork. Ho. Ho. Ho.’..
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SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE CROSSING
Wellington
19/10/2017 - 19/10/2017
"Physicality creates vibrant environments..
MOTHERS
Wellington
19/10/2017 - 19/10/2017
"Poignant and funny..
THE INTREPID BAZAAR
Wellington
18/10/2017 - 19/10/2017
"Such hope, such despair – such fun..
STONES IN HIS POCKETS
Wellington
04/10/2017 - 14/10/2017
"Laughs, blarney and melancholy..
BLACK KNIGHT DREAMING
Wellington
26/09/2017 - 30/09/2017
"Worth a trip..
PUNK ROCK
Wellington
31/08/2017 - 09/09/2017
"A brilliantly realised and coherent work..
SOFT N HARD
Wellington, Invercargill
22/08/2017 - 04/05/2018
"“I see myself ... my friends ... my parents ... my marriage”..
"Deceptively simple, elegant, detailed and heady..
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
Wellington
26/02/2016 - 17/06/2017
"For a seemingly simple production this play is big..
"Two story lines delivered with near-perfect timing and pace..
THE ANTIGONE SOUND
Wellington
10/06/2017 - 21/06/2017
"Needs more drafts..
Paul Williams SUMMERTIME LOVE
Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin
06/04/2017 - 17/03/2018
"A unique and quirky voice..
"Surprising dancing, great voice, amazing songs, quirky humour …..
LA VIE DANS UNE MARIONETTE
Auckland, Havelock North, Wellington
28/02/2013 - 25/03/2017
"Impeccable timing, grace and skill..
"Exhilaratingly funny, sad and heart-warming..
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