Review Archive
Kathryn van Beek completed a writing degree at UNITEC’s School of Performing and Screen Arts and a Master’s degree at Victoria University’s Institute of Modern Letters.
Kathryn is an award-winning playwright who has had several plays professionally produced. Her play Indiscretions was published by Playmarket.
Kathryn’s short stories have appeared in Headland, Hue and Cry, Pot Roast and Aerodrome, and she won the 2015 Headland Prize for her story Frangipani.
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
GUY WILLIAMS HAS WON AN AWARD
Auckland, Wellington
02/05/2013 - 11/05/2013
"Entertaining and likeable..
"Fun with the inner workings of an Ass and a mind..
JUST ABOVE THE CLOUDS
Auckland
28/02/2013 - 08/02/2014
"Cirrusly Funny..
"A charming curiosity of simple complexity..
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SISTERLY LOVE
Auckland
20/02/2013 - 23/02/2013
"Could be a simmering firecracker..
AN AWKWARD FAMILY CHRISTMAS
Auckland
20/11/2012 - 01/12/2012
"The title tells you all..
"Jolly good Christmas romp could be more..
INVITING CAROLINE
Auckland
24/07/2012 - 28/07/2012
"For anyone who has ever hosted a Party..
"Deftly written bad idea engagingly performed..
Unitec Graduation Plays 2011: Quad Bill
Auckland
11/11/2011 - 19/11/2011
"Double Feature B..
"Double Feature A..
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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BASED ON AUCKLAND - the ensemble project #1
Auckland
13/03/2007 - 07/04/2007
"Topical, authentic, close to home..
Dying City
Auckland
08/02/2007 - 03/03/2007
"Enthralling performances..
"Post 9/11 theatre of cruelty..
iS
Auckland
22/11/2006 - 25/11/2006
"groundbreaking and genre-defying..
The Arsehole
Auckland
13/11/2006 - 23/11/2006
"Thought-provoking and poignant..
