Kids play with adult message
In this climate of fear for the nation’s children, at...
Review by Lynn Freeman - July 9, 2009, of the production: Stealing Games
Not to be missed
Kids being able to play after school in the school grou...
Review by Ewen Coleman [Reproduced with permission of Fairfax Media] - July 10, 2009, of the production: Stealing Games
Drama, humour, poetry and eroticism
Arts on Tour NZ's production of playwright Gary Henders...
Review by Nik Smythe - October 1, 2009, of the production: Skin Tight
Taut, claustrophobic production builds to an explosive climax
In Gary Henderson’s 1996 hostage drama two Maori wome...
Review by Laurie Atkinson [Reproduced with permission of Fairfax Media] - January 9, 2010, of the production: Mo and Jess Kill Susie
Big questions re-pondered in non-sentimental approach
Warmly received by the opening night audience, this pie...
Review by Lindsay Clark - February 21, 2010, of the production: Home Land
Simultaneously compelling, entertaining and thought-provoking: this is what theatre’s all about
“School sucks!” is a perfect line to start a high s...
Review by John Smythe - May 24, 2010, of the production: A Baker’s Dozen
Richly textured physical theatre
They start back-to-back: Rodrigo Osis and Virginia Moli...
Review by John Smythe - October 7, 2010, of the production: Deadly
Excellent duo followed by disappointing disorder
This medley of three one-hour plays, giving stage exper...
Review by Janet McAllister - July 27, 2011, of the production: Young & Hungry Festival of New Theatre (Auckland) 2011
Intense yet lyrical, fretted with humour, absorbing and strangely life-affirming
The boys rides the bicycle; the ‘black dog’ of depr...
Review by John Smythe - October 21, 2011, of the production: Joseph Harper: The Boy and The Bicycle
Theatre Wrap Up: Homegrown fare right up there in the highlights
Last Wednesday Downstage hosted a Writers and Readers w...
Review by John Smythe - March 16, 2012, of the production: New Zealand International Arts Festival 2012