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.
The Full Monty
Christchurch
03/11/2007 - 10/11/2007
"The American musical of the English film that is not unlike the NZ stage show..
The Glass Menagerie
Christchurch
20/10/2007 - 15/11/2007
"Haunting play finely done..
Year of the Rat
Christchurch
19/10/2007 - 17/11/2007
"The conscience of his generation, dying..
"Polished, excellent contemporary theatre..
The Bone Keeper’s Story
Christchurch
19/09/2007 - 23/09/2007
"Food for heart and mind..
Diana Down Under
Christchurch
25/08/2007 - 08/09/2007
"Purposefully provocative..
Who wants to be 100 ? (Anyone Who’s 99)
Christchurch
13/08/2007 - 25/08/2007
"Humour still the best medicine..
Hatch - or The Plight of the Penguins
Auckland, Hawea, Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington
15/03/2007 - 21/03/2009
"Divine Devenie..
"A brilliant insight into Victorian times..
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Aurelia's Oratorio
Christchurch, Wellington
25/07/2007 - 12/08/2007
"Glorious whimsy created with seeming insouciance..
"Tricks of the eye..
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Instructions for Modern Living
Christchurch
01/08/2007 - 05/08/2007
"Clear-sighted, darkly humorous and technically inventive..
The Raft
Christchurch
28/07/2007 - 18/08/2007
"Risible rumblings undermine powerful human story..
Strange Resting Places
Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, (not a specified venue), Nelson, Edinburgh, Scotland
18/03/2007 - 25/08/2014
"Beautifully constructed, creative and engaging..
"Humour, pain and profound insight shared..
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Niu Sila
New Plymouth, Christchurch
27/07/2006 - 29/07/2007
"All pervasive laughter..
Thom Pain
Christchurch
26/07/2007 - 18/08/2007
"Curious theatre..
The Woman in Black
Christchurch, Auckland, Wellington
14/06/2007 - 08/07/2007
"Nothing special..
"Special effects play star role..
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The Thirty Nine Steps
Christchurch
16/06/2007 - 21/07/2007
"A good hot toddy of a production..
Babylon Heights
Christchurch
15/06/2007 - 14/07/2007
"Risky theatre..
The Country Wife
Christchurch
05/05/2007 - 02/06/2007
"Generously laced with theatricality..
Radio Ha Ha
Christchurch
27/04/2007 - 27/05/2007
"Generous risk-taking..
Joyful and Triumphant
Christchurch
24/03/2007 - 28/04/2007
"Defining by confining to dining..
BOMBSHELLS
Whangarei, Auckland, Hastings, Paraparaumu, Wellington, Palmerston North, Christchurch
21/03/2007 - 15/10/2013
"Unforgettable characters, writing and performance..
"Sheer brilliance..
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Flight Patterns
Christchurch
09/02/2007 - 22/02/2007
"No shortage of creative ideas..
Rent
Christchurch
10/02/2007 - 22/02/2007
"A very talented line up..
The Shape of Things
Christchurch
17/02/2007 - 17/03/2007
"Startling challenge to preconceptions..
