Review Archive
Dr Erin Harrington is a lecturer in English at the University of Canterbury where her teaching centres on cultural studies, visual and popular culture, theatre, and critical sexualities. She is currently developing two new theatre courses – one on the stage and stagecraft, the other on design, direction and dramaturgy – that are being rolled out at UC from 2016, and she has previously contributed to courses on contemporary drama and creative writing.
Erin has been a reviewer for Theatreview since 2010, and brings to this role experience in direction, performance, voice work and criticism, including as a dramaturg, a past member of the New Zealand Young Shakespeare Company, a director for the Court Theatre’s Young Writers Initiative, and, more recently, a judge for the regional competitions of the SGCNZ University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival.
She is the essays editor for the literary magazine takahē ; and, as a freelance writer and reviewer, has written for outlets such as the Christchurch gallery The Physics Room, the Playmarket Annua,l and the Christchurch Art Gallery’s Bulletin magazine. She is a regular panelist and occasional host on the comedy podcast The Nerd Degree, has featured as a speaker and panelist at film and literary festivals and related events, including the Christchurch WORD Festival and, most recently, the Stranger With My Face International Film Festival in Australia, and has appeared on Radio New Zealand National as a theatre reviewer. See: http://www.arts.canterbury.ac.nz/english/people/harrington.shtml http://www.arts.canterbury.ac.nz/english/people/harrington.shtml
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
IAN D MONTFORT: UNBELIEVABLE
Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington
06/05/2014 - 24/01/2015
"Provokes fits of astounded laughter..
"A terrifically hilarious and polished hour..
SIREN
Christchurch
15/01/2015 - 24/01/2015
"Captivating..
The Boy With Tape on His Face THE BEGINNING
Christchurch
15/01/2015 - 24/01/2015
"Imaginative, outlandish, deceptively simple..
A VERY MERRY SCRIPTLESS 2014
Christchurch
04/12/2014 - 20/12/2014
"Comedic troops go over the top..
DO NOT TOUCH THE EXHIBITION
Christchurch
03/12/2014 - 05/12/2014
"Commitment, passion and vulnerability is fresh and exciting..
STAG WEEKEND
Christchurch
25/10/2014 - 08/11/2014
"Thoughtful, sensitive, witty, bawdy and unashamedly local..
SURI Vs SHILOH
Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland
24/02/2014 - 14/02/2015
"Too Cruisey..
"Just an excuse to giggle at frivolous celebrities..
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GEOGRAPHY OF LOSS
Christchurch
15/10/2014 - 25/10/2014
"Much works well on stage; some more suited to page..
MARX IN SOHO – a Play on History
Wellington, Christchurch
14/06/2014 - 18/10/2014
"Compelling, energetic and compassionate..
""I can’t stress enough how valuable this show is"..
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UNICORN: A Life Less Magical
Christchurch
16/10/2014 - 23/01/2016
"A droll, horrific, bizarre tale with a moral..
"Magnificent improvising and storytelling..
HeLa
Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland
09/10/2014 - 25/10/2014
"Clever, Compassionate and Concise..
"A tragic, marvellous, fascinating, true story told with lucidity and ease..
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1 in 10
Christchurch
07/10/2014 - 08/10/2014
"...in remission..
The Movie Star
Christchurch, Dunedin
30/09/2014 - 21/03/2015
"Display of skills needs narrative spine..
"Bumbler seeks cinematic mojo..
The Monster Wars
Christchurch
28/09/2014 - 28/10/2014
"An inventive family-friendly good-versus-evil story..
THE WILD HUNT
Christchurch
19/09/2014 - 23/09/2014
"A parable of adolescence..
WHISTLE AND I’LL COME TO YOU
Christchurch
22/05/2014 - 25/05/2014
"Good Gothic ghost story could be further developed..
ZOMBIE: RED ZONE
Christchurch
24/04/2014 - 17/05/2014
"They totally nail the genre..
CINDERELLA MEETS ALADDIN
Christchurch
23/04/2014 - 03/05/2014
"Lively, dynamic, entertaining..
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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VELCRO CITY
Auckland, Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington
28/02/2013 - 22/03/2014
"A joy to watch..
"Bloody funny big little show..
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WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING
Christchurch
08/03/2014 - 29/03/2014
"An intensely absorbing experience..
"Beautiful, sophisticated and devastating..
THE EARLY EARLY LATE SHOW
Christchurch
05/03/2014 - 15/03/2014
"Warm enthusiastic fun..
THE VAUDEVILLE AFFAIR
Christchurch
13/02/2014 - 15/02/2014
"Tricks, treats and belly laughs..
