Intriguing exploration
To even begin putting Fax of Life into context may requ...
Review by John Smythe - February 24, 2015, of the production: FAX OF LIFE
Present Future-gazing
There seems to be a bit of a future-casting trend in re...
Review by James Wenley - November 16, 2015, of the production: 2063
Challenging in all the right ways
It’s clear from the outset that this production has b...
Review by Lexie Matheson ONZM - March 26, 2016, of the production: A MAN WALKS INTO A BAR
Considerable heart and soul in truthful caricature
Each character is identified by a unique mask, as well ...
Review by Nik Smythe - August 5, 2016, of the production: LEILANI
Less than the sum of its parts
Mother Earth is played as a grounded and very sick alba...
Review by John Smythe - August 10, 2016, of the production: MOM (Meet Our Mum)
Timely exposé of macho environment
In a week where very public outrage was required before...
Review by Leigh Sykes - September 29, 2016, of the production: LOST GIRLS
Challenging, gripping, spine-chilling
‘E kore e muri e hokia’ is the Maori proverb meanin...
Review by Jorja Heta - May 23, 2017, of the production: Mo and Jess Kill Susie - E Kore A Muri E Hokia
Not quite working the way I want it to is what it is all about
What follows is a somewhat linear narrative of Goodwinâ...
Review by Patrick Davies - September 19, 2018, of the production: BREATHE
An intriguingly dramatised meditation on the good/evil duality within individuals and our species
Narratively the play is structured as an interrogation....
Review by John Smythe - March 12, 2022, of the production: A STAB IN THE DARK
The Otago Festival of the Arts [6 – 14 October 2006] again envelops Dunedin in a magical whirlwind of captivating music, thought-provoking theatre, magical dance, side-splitting comedy, literature, visual arts and much, much more.
August 21, 2006