Review Archive
Gail Pittaway has reviewed theatre and music theatre for Theatreview, the Waikato Times and NZ Opera News for more than a decade. She lectures in Drama and Performance, Creative Writing and Storytelling, Myth and Ritual in the School of Media Arts at the Waikato Institute of Technology and is also a regular book reviewer for a Radio New Zealand’s ‘Nine to Noon’ programme.
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
STANDSTILL
Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton
09/03/2011 - 07/07/2012
"Irreverent, bizarre, compelling..
"Treadmill of life presents novel and engaging theatre..
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The Second Test
Wellington, Dunedin, Auckland, Hamilton
15/02/2010 - 30/06/2012
"Unexpectedly funny rendition of a moving story..
"Production passes poignancy test in recapturing the past..
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Five Go Mad on Improv
Auckland, Hamilton
11/05/2011 - 29/06/2012
"Lashings of hilarity, drollery and double entendres..
"Another Blytonian adventure – Hoorah!..
On The Upside-Down of the World
Auckland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Hamilton, Tauranga, NYC, USA, Nelson, Wanaka, Christchurch, Wellington
01/07/2011 - 25/08/2014
"Interrogating multiple selves..
"Sweet, heartfelt and tenderly funny star performance..
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Drowning in Veronica Lake
Hamilton, Wellington, New Plymouth, Tauranga, Auckland, Dunedin
22/02/2011 - 23/02/2016
"This is what magnificent theatre looks like..
"The Fame Monster..
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OLIVER!
Hamilton
23/06/2012 - 07/07/2012
"Seamless assault on the senses brings contagious joy..
COW & FOLD
Hamilton
01/05/2012 - 05/05/2012
"Bovine absurdism and a tragedy of manners..
HOT PINK TEETH 'N' TITS
Hamilton
28/02/2012 - 29/02/2012
"Well-rounded doco hilarity with singing, dancing and hand-held spunk..
Four Dogs and a Bone
Hamilton
24/02/2012 - 01/03/2012
"The brutal sophistication of Tinsel Town..
Status Update: A Recital
Hamilton
19/02/2012 - 26/02/2012
"Like for fresh idea slickly posted..
Venturina Venturina
Hamilton
19/02/2012 - 22/02/2012
"Splendid ensemble acting with pace, timing and energy..
A Midsummer Nights Dream
Hamilton
19/02/2012 - 26/02/2012
"Humorous invention in fast and tight production..
One Day A Taniwha…
Hamilton
18/02/2012 - 26/02/2012
"Delightful invention with corny but cute appeal..
PETER RABBIT
Hamilton
18/02/2012 - 19/02/2012
"The right play in the right place by the right people for the right length of time..
In the Next Room or the vibrator play
Hamilton
11/11/2011 - 18/11/2011
"Good vibrations bring sexual and emotional emancipation..
Desperate Antics
Hamilton
01/10/2011 - 01/10/2011
"Satirical humour in ‘peach’ of a play..
Atonal Heart : four monologues
Hamilton
30/09/2011 - 05/07/2012
"Tales of the weird and creepy give laughter and pause..
"Intelligent, original, polished..
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Spring Awakening
Hamilton
26/09/2011 - 27/09/2011
"The timeless quest to know about sex..
The Word Becomes Me
Hamilton
23/09/2011 - 24/09/2011
"The heart is still a lonely hunter..
King Lear
Hamilton
05/08/2011 - 20/08/2011
"Great play done exceptionally well..
Bouncers
Hamilton
28/02/2011 - 02/03/2011
"Fast, tight performance of nasty, funny play..
Away
Hamilton
28/02/2011 - 03/03/2011
"From realism into magic and back again..
The Miser of Mystery Creek
Hamilton
18/02/2011 - 01/03/2011
"Madcap pace and flawless timing..
