Review Archive
Patrick Davies is an Actor, award winning Director, Improviser, Lighting Designer and Reviewer, with more than fifty onstage roles, who grew up in Dunedin and has since worked around New Zealand and overseas.
In 2006 he relocated to Wellington to begin his Master of Theatre Arts (Directing) at Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School and Victoria University. He has presented work in Germany and the UK and performed and taught at the INFANT Festival in Novi Sad, Serbia. The following year he returned with more work and teaching adding Romania to the list.
Patrick won national and international acclaim for his portrayal of James K. Baxter in Jerusalem, Jerusalem gaining five star revues at the Edinburgh Festival. In 2008 he directed the highly acclaimed Glorious which subsequently toured to Wellington and Auckland. He teaches Shakespeare Performance and Directing at the National Youth Drama School and from 2012-14 he was a Visiting Artist acting and directing with outdoor theatre company GALSCO in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
Patrick has been nominated for Best Director 4 times, winning for Fortune Theatre’s The Pitmen Painters, which along with his feted production of Peninsula, won Production of the Year. Mostly known for comedic roles he has acquitted himself as Hamlet, Oberon, Lysander, Sir Toby Belch, Edgar, Romeo and Leontes. He also captained the New Zealand Improv team when it won NZs first world title in Edmonton, Canada.
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
SUMMER POPS with the MODERN MĀORI QUARTET
Wellington
10/03/2017 - 10/03/2017
"A great party to be at..
WELLINGTON RAW COMEDY QUEST 2017
Wellington
02/03/2017 - 06/04/2017
"Each is upfront, good and unique..
The Madison Hegarty TRIBUTE SHOW
Wellington
01/03/2017 - 04/03/2017
"Enjoyable and pulls a nice gut punch..
THE MAN
Wellington
28/02/2017 - 03/03/2017
"A show of substance to check your moral compass against..
DRINK VIOLIN
Wellington
22/02/2017 - 24/02/2017
"Quite mesmerizing..
FLO
Wellington
21/02/2017 - 25/02/2017
"A simple tale done with elegance and heart..
The 80s and 90s Childhood Train of Awesomeness - for kids & grown ups
Wellington
12/02/2017 - 26/02/2017
"A welcome, far cry from the mass-produced large venue kids shows..
LOVE, LOSS, AND LATTES
Wellington
10/02/2017 - 13/02/2017
"As aesthetically pleasing as it is perfectly produced..
KOZO’S KAOS LIVE
Wellington
10/02/2017 - 12/02/2017
"Has us eating out of his deft hands..
ROUTER SIDEWALKER Pedestrian Pilgrimage
Wellington
10/02/2017 - 03/03/2017
"Strangely endearing..
RUKAHU
Wellington
10/03/2015 - 19/11/2016
"Loads to love about the questions raised..
"Enriching manure..
THE CIRCLE OF SOUND AND STORY
Wellington
08/10/2016 - 08/10/2016
"Complicity in the desire to risk increases complexity..
GRAB BAG
Wellington
06/10/2016 - 06/10/2016
"Calm and entertaining riffing..
THIS ONE TIME
Wellington
04/10/2016 - 08/10/2016
"A breath-taking, giddying display of mastery..
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
Wellington
04/10/2016 - 04/10/2016
"A joy to be a part of..
IMPRODOME
Wellington
04/10/2016 - 08/10/2016
"Joys to behold..
THE NEXT BEST THING
Wellington
01/09/2016 - 10/09/2016
"Touching honesty..
ONE HUNDRED REASONS FOR WAR
Wellington
26/07/2016 - 30/07/2016
"Complex, engaging and clear..
HINEPAU
Wellington, Napier, Nelson
18/07/2016 - 19/10/2016
"Clever mix of comedy, legend, Te Reo Māori and theatre..
"High quality and compelling theatre for the young..
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MAMBO ITALIANO
Wellington
22/06/2016 - 25/06/2016
"A play worth seeing when the production settles..
EVEREST UNTOLD
Auckland, Wellington
24/09/2014 - 11/06/2016
"A taste of the raw experience..
"Team Effort..
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Alexander Sparrow is DE SADE
Wellington, Auckland, Palmerston North
19/02/2014 - 07/10/2018
"Hilarious and delightful debauchery..
"Very inventive..
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HAMLET
Auckland, Wellington, Palmerston North, Hamilton
11/04/2016 - 27/05/2016
"A very articulate production..
"Inspirational work..
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