Review Archive
Kimberley Buchan is an avid theatre goer from Dunedin. She has taught Drama for the last eleven years in a few secondary schools around the Otago region. This takes up her daylight hours.
Her evenings are taken up with performing, usually on the stage, occasionally on screen. She is a regular performer appearing on the Globe, Playhouse, Athenaeum and Mayfair theatre stages.
Recent performances include The Importance of Being Earnest, Look Back in Anger and Verdict. In her spare time she reviews the exciting theatre scene in Dunedin and is one of the judges for the Dunedin Theatre Awards.
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
A SANCTIMONIOUS CELEBRATION OF DRAG AND S&M
Dunedin
11/03/2016 - 12/03/2016
"Each performer has moments of brilliance..
The Glitta Supernova Experience: Lets get METAphysical
Wellington, Dunedin, Auckland
26/02/2016 - 26/03/2016
"All that Glittas is definitely not Gold..
"Glitta Supernova will take your sense of propriety and flash her vulva at it..
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CHILDREN & OTHER MISTAKES
Palmerston North, Dunedin
09/03/2016 - 23/04/2016
"If all potential parents thought it through as much the world would be a better place..
A TENSION TO DETAIL
Wellington, Dunedin
19/02/2016 - 06/03/2016
"Leaves you with much more than the story..
"Thoroughly sensitive, carefully crafted and performed..
Be | Longing: a verbatim play
Global, Auckland, Dunedin, Wellington
22/02/2012 - 31/05/2020
"Fascinating and poignant stories..
"Universality in every detail..
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A BOY WONDER
Auckland, Dunedin
18/03/2014 - 30/05/2015
"Loyalty, betrayal, hilarity..
"Frenetic action fun..
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TAKING OFF
Dunedin
14/05/2015 - 23/05/2015
"Humorous escape for those who cannot..
BEARDS! BEARDS! BEARDS!
Wellington, Dunedin, Nelson, Havelock North, Auckland, Edinburgh, Scotland
12/03/2015 - 28/08/2016
"Colourful characters, catchy songs, plenty of energy, great fun!..
"Full and delicious with a heart and a message..
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PUPIL ZERO
Dunedin, Wellington
05/03/2015 - 14/03/2015
"Memorable comedic mayhem..
"Comedy of grotesquerie..
NO HOLDS BARD
Wellington, Auckland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Dunedin, Waiheke Island, Havelock North, Hamilton, Tauranga
16/05/2013 - 11/08/2018
"Cleverly written and performed with consummate skill..
"Excites and delights..
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MOON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GARDEN
Dunedin
10/10/2014 - 19/10/2014
"Intriguing play with an incredibly strong cast..
STAND UP LOVE
Dunedin
24/06/2014 - 28/06/2014
"Curiously intimate perspective on despair..
MELODY MOORE
Dunedin
19/03/2014 - 22/03/2014
"Flawless transitions at top speed..
ELEPHANTS IN THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE
Dunedin
15/03/2014 - 16/03/2014
"The healing power of the arts and education..
MilkMilkLemonade
Dunedin
14/03/2014 - 23/03/2014
"Bizarrely original, darkly edged comedy..
THE EIGHT: REINDEER MONOLOGUES
Dunedin
05/12/2013 - 07/12/2013
"Theatre that will shock and should be seen..
WHY ARE MY PARENTS SO BORING?
Christchurch, Dunedin
04/07/2012 - 27/07/2013
"Delight, horror and empathy..
"Highly recommended original story with depth and heart..
Attempts on Her Life (Seventeen Scenarios for the Theatre)
Dunedin
16/05/2013 - 24/05/2013
"Multiple interpretations of a life..
The Last Taniwha
Auckland, Dunedin
23/06/2011 - 15/03/2013
"Potential yet to be realised..
"Strong text and performers undermined by directorial inconsistencies..
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FOR YOUR FUTURE GUIDANCE
NYC, USA, Wellington, Hamilton, Auckland, Dunedin
20/02/2013 - 22/03/2015
"Remarkably refreshing..
"Deadpan humour and understated irony..
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Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
Dunedin
20/03/2013 - 24/03/2013
"Uproarious..
GOBSMACKED: SHOWBIZ AND DATING
Dunedin, Auckland, Wellington
08/02/2013 - 10/03/2013
"Polished and utterly hilarious..
"Talent in spades; could use a director..
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THE ROAD THAT WASN'T THERE
Wellington, Auckland, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Nelson, Wairarapa, Tauranga, Hawea, Invercargill
12/02/2013 - 01/08/2020
"Magical storytelling with one problematic element..
"Combines all the very best parts of theatre and storytelling..
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