Review Archive
Lindsay Clark has been involved with performing arts education and theatre for over 40 years. Her work in education has ranged from lecturing in English and drama at the University of Canterbury and contracts for the Ministry of Education and NZQA, to running and adjudicating the Sheilah Winn Festival of Shakespeare in Schools for Canterbury and Invercargill. As adviser in English and drama for the (then) Christchurch Teacher’s College, she have been involved with workshops and presentations for both English and drama. Lindsay also served for nine years on The Court Theatre Trust Board, with special interest in fostering links with schools.
In theatre, Lindsay has directed both professionally and for the Canterbury Repertory Society, serving for many years on that committee. As co-founder of the Good Will Shakespeare Trust she co-directed Summer Shakespeare for the Christchurch City Council for several years and most recently The Wind in the Willows. The Canterbury Young Shakespeare Company was an offshoot of the Good Will Shakespeare Trust, dedicated to working with talented young people on professionally mounted productions of the Bard.
Most recently Lindsay’s theatre making is limited to fund raising for causes such as the Ngaio Marsh Trust. She has written theatre reviews for The Press but in recent years exclusively for Theatreview. ‘The itch does not go away with scratching.’
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
BLOOD BROTHERS
Christchurch
28/06/2014 - 02/08/2014
"Deeply human and durable..
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Christchurch
31/05/2014 - 21/06/2014
"Transporting dreams..
EGLANTYNE
Geraldine, Wellington, New Plymouth, Timaru, Christchurch
01/05/2014 - 26/10/2019
"Intelligent, relatable and still relevant..
"Rewarded with an empathetic insight..
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THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
Christchurch
12/04/2014 - 17/05/2014
"Complexity handled with charm..
WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT
Christchurch
22/03/2014 - 05/04/2014
"Puckish, playful, didactic meta-theatre..
"A game of power, control, threat, uncertainty and paranoia..
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WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING
Christchurch
08/03/2014 - 29/03/2014
"An intensely absorbing experience..
"Beautiful, sophisticated and devastating..
END OF THE RAINBOW
Christchurch
01/02/2014 - 22/02/2014
"'Rainbow' a torrid portrait of Garland extremes..
"Vitality, poignancy and sheer theatricality..
THE SECRET LIVES OF HENRY AND ALICE
Christchurch
29/01/2014 - 02/02/2014
"Well-worn but still welcome..
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
Christchurch
15/01/2014 - 25/01/2014
"Good cheerful fun..
THE MIKADO
Christchurch
23/11/2013 - 18/01/2014
"Theatrically delicious creative wizardry..
CANTERBURY TALES
Christchurch
26/10/2013 - 27/10/2013
"Pilgrimage achieves the miracle of wonder..
POSTAL
Christchurch
26/10/2013 - 09/11/2013
"Frustrating yet effective entertainment..
"Flawed but funny Postal a pleaser..
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SNAP!
Christchurch
21/09/2013 - 19/10/2013
"Cheerfully heavy hand subtracts the spice of subtlety..
I, George Nepia
Gisborne, Nelson, Auckland, Wellington, Wairarapa, Christchurch, New Plymouth
07/09/2011 - 18/10/2014
"Imagination, courage and talent make this simply great..
"Simply captivating..
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LEO: The Anti-Gravity Show
Wellington, Auckland, New Plymouth, Christchurch, Wairarapa, Nelson, Tauranga
13/03/2012 - 20/01/2019
"SEE IT!..
"A show of supreme intelligence..
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IVY – SAVIOUR OF THE DINOSAUR!
Wellington, Christchurch, Wanaka
30/06/2012 - 06/09/2013
"Accessible and imaginative..
"Cleaning lady polishes off disaster..
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THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
Dunedin, Nelson, Christchurch, Wellington
27/08/2013 - 03/09/2013
"Musically a triumph..
"Committed performances compromised by sound issues..
HUI
Christchurch
31/08/2013 - 21/09/2013
"Tale of four brothers offers gritty slice of life..
"Memorable dramatic impacts..
THE GREAT ART WAR
Christchurch
24/08/2013 - 14/09/2013
"Art is Life..
"Music, dialogue and action in elegant balance..
CAT VS DOG
Dunedin, Christchurch
17/07/2013 - 20/07/2014
"Marvellously inventive..
"All nimbleness and flexibility..
YES, PRIME MINISTER
Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington
02/07/2013 - 20/07/2013
"Satirising spheres of political influence..
"Adaptation’s satirical edge could be sharper..
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KINGS OF THE GYM
Christchurch
29/06/2013 - 10/08/2013
"Milked for all it's worth..
"Richly comedic..
DANCING IN THE WAKE: The Story of Lucia Joyce
Whangarei, Wellington, Dunedin, Otaki, Christchurch, Hamilton, Auckland, New Zealand wide
09/02/2012 - 26/06/2013
"A female sensibility..
"Intense rivalries laced with comic delight..
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