Review Archive
Lindsay Clark has been involved with performing arts education and theatre for over 40 years. Her work in education has ranged from lecturing in English and drama at the University of Canterbury and contracts for the Ministry of Education and NZQA, to running and adjudicating the Sheilah Winn Festival of Shakespeare in Schools for Canterbury and Invercargill. As adviser in English and drama for the (then) Christchurch Teacher’s College, she have been involved with workshops and presentations for both English and drama. Lindsay also served for nine years on The Court Theatre Trust Board, with special interest in fostering links with schools.
In theatre, Lindsay has directed both professionally and for the Canterbury Repertory Society, serving for many years on that committee. As co-founder of the Good Will Shakespeare Trust she co-directed Summer Shakespeare for the Christchurch City Council for several years and most recently The Wind in the Willows. The Canterbury Young Shakespeare Company was an offshoot of the Good Will Shakespeare Trust, dedicated to working with talented young people on professionally mounted productions of the Bard.
Most recently Lindsay’s theatre making is limited to fund raising for causes such as the Ngaio Marsh Trust. She has written theatre reviews for The Press but in recent years exclusively for Theatreview. ‘The itch does not go away with scratching.’
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Portrait of an Unidentified Man
Christchurch
30/07/2009 - 02/08/2009
"Feats of illusion..
Love You Approximately
Christchurch, Wellington, Dunedin
28/07/2009 - 20/03/2011
"Much to like..
"Unmoved by love..
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Once and for all we’re gonna tell you who we are so shut up and listen
Christchurch
30/07/2009 - 02/08/2009
"Battering spontaneity pushes boundaries..
The Great Gatsby
Christchurch
25/07/2009 - 22/08/2009
"The shell of alienation cracked..
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Christchurch
24/07/2009 - 24/07/2009
"A magical presentation..
SLAVA'S SNOW SHOW
New Plymouth, Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington
08/07/2009 - 14/07/2013
"The winter of our content..
"Completely enchanting..
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Angels
Christchurch
16/07/2009 - 15/08/2009
"Rich Pasifika flavour with a twist worth waiting for..
"Voices of Pasifika women: musical, comical, thought-provoking..
The New Adventures of Auntie McDuff’s Magical Trunk
Christchurch
06/07/2009 - 18/07/2009
"Imagination to the fore..
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change!
Christchurch
13/06/2009 - 18/07/2009
"Underlying truthfulness gives disarmingly witty show real bite..
My Name Is Rachel Corrie
Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland
29/05/2009 - 25/09/2010
"Dispelling the masticated myth that is dropped into our little tweeting bird mouths by the mainstream media..
"Politics fires passion of controversial play..
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Heartbreak House
Christchurch
09/05/2009 - 06/06/2009
"Heartbreak made relevant with heart..
The Early Early Late Show
Christchurch
30/04/2009 - 16/05/2009
"Vivacity, good humour and a little lunacy..
Rumpelstiltskin
Christchurch
14/04/2009 - 24/04/2009
"A good yarn spun with inventive twists..
The Gods of Warm Beer
Christchurch
28/03/2009 - 02/05/2009
"Funny, exciting and surprising..
Ella and Susn
Dunedin, Christchurch
25/03/2009 - 04/04/2009
"Surprises to stimulate and delight..
"Reality through the surreal..
The Tutor
Christchurch
13/03/2009 - 11/04/2009
"A very polished and refreshingly vigorous home-grown comedy..
Honour
Christchurch
21/02/2009 - 21/03/2009
"Clever, penetrating analysis of head v heart drama..
The Navigators
Wellington, Christchurch,
23/01/2009 - 09/03/2010
"Brawn, brass and sassiness..
"High drama and low comedy enriches splendid spectacle..
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Friends Forever
Christchurch
19/01/2009 - 31/01/2009
"Nimble trio’s fun and games with unobtrusive moralizing..
La Cage Aux Folles
Christchurch
22/11/2008 - 21/02/2009
"Emotional riches ping a nerve ending..
Double ‘Bill’: Bottom's Tale + Mr & Mrs The Scottish Play
Christchurch
20/11/2008 - 22/11/2008
"Wonderfully diverting..
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Christchurch
18/10/2008 - 15/11/2008
"Bold and thought provoking..
Beauty and the Beast
Christchurch
29/09/2008 - 11/10/2008
"Scrambled tale delights..
