Review Archive
Tim Stevenson is a Wellington public servant (policy analyst) and writer with a long-standing interest in theatre. Involved in theatre at school and university, he was a theatre reviewer for Otago University’s Critic newspaper. Later in Wellington, Tim wrote / produced / directed fringe productions and did courses at Victoria University’s Theatre and Film School.
Tim has written novels, plays, short stories, film scripts – with surprising lack of popular or financial success so far, but is still writing. He has been inspired to get back into theatre reviewing by his teenage son’s growing interest in all things theatrical.
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
THE MOURNMOOR MURDERS
Wellington
14/03/2019 - 11/05/2019
"A sparkling display of comic skills..
"A wealth of clever verbal humour complements the physical comedy..
SOME SORT OF BOY
Wellington
28/02/2019 - 12/03/2019
"Witty, passionate and fairly uninhibited..
TWELFTH NIGHT
Wellington
12/02/2019 - 16/02/2019
"An exuberant efflorescence of dramatic zest..
TIDE WAITS FOR NO MAN Episode Grace
Wellington
04/12/2018 - 08/12/2018
"Unpredictability keeps audience engaged and in suspense..
"Inventive use of dance, movement and puppetry..
FRIDAY’S FLOCK
Wellington
07/11/2018 - 17/11/2018
"Touching, skilfully-drawn story told with outstanding craft..
UNEASY DREAMS and Other Things
Wellington
10/10/2018 - 27/10/2018
"A generous and varied dramatic feast..
MY BEST DEAD FRIEND
Auckland, Wellington, Wanaka, Kerikeri, Invercargill, Dunedin, Nelson
12/07/2017 - 02/05/2019
"Simply lovely to watch..
"Chalk one up to talk and a wake..
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I’LL TELL YOU THIS FOR NOTHING My mother the war hero
Edinburgh, Scotland, Whanganui, Dunedin, Wellington
18/09/2018 - 25/08/2019
"Kate JasonSmith's show pays tribute to her mother..
"A lesson for us all for today..
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MODERN GIRLS IN BED
Wellington
01/09/2018 - 22/09/2018
"What’s Good Wellington? #2..
"Often funny, often moving; always thoughtful and interesting..
MATING IN CAPTIVITY
Auckland, Wellington
16/08/2016 - 18/08/2018
"Loudly appreciated on opening night..
"Page to Stage..
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VALERIE
Nelson, Auckland, Wellington, Havelock North
27/09/2016 - 18/10/2018
"Theatre for the wild, bleeding soul..
"Admirable intelligence, craft and inventiveness..
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BEYOND TIME
Wellington
27/02/2018 - 28/02/2018
"A wealth of delights..
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
Wellington
16/02/2018 - 03/03/2018
"Genuinely enjoyable..
MEMENTO
Wellington
31/01/2018 - 03/02/2018
"Actorly skill, smooth teamwork and confidence delivers..
FLATLINE WITH TWO SUGARS
Wellington
01/12/2017 - 09/12/2017
"Strong premise and singing..
A NEW BRAIN
Wellington
30/11/2017 - 08/12/2017
"A very well put together production..
UNDER
Wellington, New Plymouth
02/11/2017 - 22/02/2019
"Beautifully crafted..
"Sensitive, nuanced, delicate, poetic..
SATISFIED CUSTOMERS
Wellington
05/10/2017 - 14/10/2017
"A non-stop barrage of comic material..
I, WILL JONES
Wellington
19/09/2017 - 23/09/2017
"Relaxation and anxiety beautifully balanced..
ME AND MY SISTER TELL EACH OTHER EVERYTHING
Wellington
14/09/2017 - 23/09/2017
"Well-conceived, well executed, adventurous drama..
CAGING SKIES
Wellington
12/08/2017 - 09/09/2017
"A commendably ambitious enterprise..
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
Wellington
05/08/2017 - 12/08/2017
"A concentrated experience of musical and theatrical delight..
ANTIGONE
Wellington
12/07/2017 - 22/07/2017
"Anything but dry and lifeless..
"Debate over moral duty equally current today..
