Review Archive
Nik Smythe has a Diploma in Applied Drama from Northland Polytechnic, Whangarei (1992). He wrote and performed theatre, music and poetry during the nineties; also worked for the Moving Image Centre as an administrator and presenter.
Father of one teenager, and son of John Smythe’s twin brother, Nik has written for Theatreview since 2006.
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Le Sud
Auckland
13/02/2010 - 06/03/2010
"Farcical, hyper-relevant, trans-dimensional satire..
"Superb cast delivers delightfully anarchic Kiwi ‘what-if’ with relish..
The Lonesome Buckwhips: Buckapapa
Auckland, Wellington
04/02/2010 - 04/07/2010
"Someone organise a petition!..
"BUCKEN AY..
The Lover
Auckland
03/02/2010 - 13/02/2010
"Rediscovering Pinter’s wily psychological traps..
"When frustration tests fidelity against fulfilment..
2009 Auckland Theatre wrap
Auckland
10/01/2009 - 22/12/2010
"Blessed with rich variety and verve..
"Auckland’s big year..
The Santa Claus Show 09
Auckland
07/12/2009 - 23/12/2009
"Traditional heartwarming fun..
My London Sojourn
Auckland
25/11/2009 - 27/11/2009
"Deeply funny, perfectly irreverent, intensely melodramatic, truly disturbing..
"Meet Sainsbury’s self-important denial-ridden bloody-minded control freak..
Blowing It
Auckland
11/11/2009 - 22/11/2009
"Warts-and-all insight into undercover depravity..
Oliver!
Auckland
31/10/2009 - 21/11/2009
"Oliver! You just about couldn’t ask for more..
"Sufficiently magnificent..
A Man Walks Into a Bar
Auckland
13/10/2009 - 17/10/2009
"Gags used to create dada-esque portrait of two lives..
The History Boys
Auckland
08/10/2009 - 24/10/2009
"Cult show potential..
"Young talent makes high-spirited history in clash of ideas..
The Bubbles and Mustard Show
Auckland
05/10/2009 - 10/10/2009
"Imaginary radio show fun for the whole family..
"Zany radio fun..
HARLEQUIN Servant of Two Masters
Auckland
01/10/2009 - 04/10/2009
"Artistry abounds in Italian company’s comedy..
"Hilarious, historic, extraordinary …..
Skin Tight
Auckland
30/09/2009 - 03/10/2009
"Drama, humour, poetry and eroticism..
Snake and Lizard
Auckland
26/09/2009 - 14/07/2010
"Mostly entertaining and thought-provoking..
"Quirky reptilian odd-couple amuse with irony and puppets..
Ruben Guthrie
Auckland
18/09/2009 - 17/10/2009
"Smart, entertaining production generates committed performances..
"The pitfalls of a disaffected creative exec..
OOH BABY BABY!
Auckland
20/08/2009 - 30/08/2009
"Creative comedy act takes on the circus of life..
"Highly entertaining tribute to the world's most common miracle..
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Whero’s New Net
Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington
13/09/2008 - 11/09/2009
"Net gain..
"Compelling net casting..
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Holding the Man
Auckland
07/08/2009 - 29/08/2009
"Love in the time of Aids..
"Aids awareness theatrified..
Gestalt
Auckland
16/03/2009 - 05/08/2009
"Geekville revisited..
"Feelgood X-Box Romcom..
Apollo 13: Mission Control
Auckland, Hamilton
20/07/2009 - 15/08/2009
"A fun experience with real dramatic tension..
"An interactive treat: ‘Failure is not an option’..
Boom Bah!
Auckland
15/07/2009 - 19/07/2009
"Cheerfully innocent, delightfully silly musical spectacle..
The Mucks : a comedy
Auckland
23/06/2009 - 27/06/2009
"Short, bleak and questionable..
The Scene
Auckland
29/05/2009 - 27/06/2009
"Clichéd ending to smoking hot Big Apple drama..
"Surreality check..