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BWW Review: THE MAGIC FLUTE at ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre

BWW Review: THE MAGIC FLUTE at ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre

by Sam Jury — June 23, 2016
New Zealand Opera's new production of Mozart's final opera The Magic Flute is an absolute delight. The Magic Flute (or Die Zauberflote) tells the story of Prince Tamino's quest for his Princess Pamina through a fairytale dream-world where she is held captive by the wizard Sarastro. Aided by his impu...
BWW Review:  DAFFODILS [INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS] Is A Beautifully Presented Story Of

BWW Review: DAFFODILS [INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS] Is A Beautifully Presented Story Of Love, Life And Family Secrets

by Jade Kops — May 13, 2016
New Zealand's Rochelle Bright's tribute to her parents plays out in the poignant cabaret DAFFODILS [INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS]....
BWW Review: MAMMA MIA! at the Isaac Theatre Royal

BWW Review: MAMMA MIA! at the Isaac Theatre Royal

by Sam Jury — April 1, 2016
The international smash-hit musical Mamma Mia! opened last night in Christchurch at the beautifully restored Isaac Theatre Royal. It is the first of three hotly anticipated musicals to be put on by Showbiz Christchurch this year as part of a national consortium of theatre production partners....
BWW Reviews: LOVE AND INFORMATION at The Basement Theatre

BWW Reviews: LOVE AND INFORMATION at The Basement Theatre

by Sam Jury — November 19, 2015
Love and Information by the acclaimed British playwright Caryl Churchill opened last night at the Basement Theatre on Queen Street in a very polished new production produced by The Actors' Program and Last Tapes Theatre Company. The tagline reads: Sixteen Actors. Over 100 Characters. A Snapshot of l...
BWW Review: MAMIL: MIDDLE AGED MAN IN LYCRA at The Court Theatre

BWW Review: MAMIL: MIDDLE AGED MAN IN LYCRA at The Court Theatre

by Sam Jury — October 14, 2015
Mark Hadlow excels in his hilarious one-man show MAMIL: Middle Aged Man in Lycra in a sell-out season at Christchurch's Court Theatre. Written and directed by Gregory Cooper, MAMIL plays to all Hadlow's strengths as an actor and gives him ample opportunity for humour with a good dose of clowning aro...
BWW Review: TOSCA at the Aotea Centre

BWW Review: TOSCA at the Aotea Centre

by Sam Jury — September 21, 2015
NBR New Zealand Opera has been going from strength to strength over recent years, and this latest production of Tosca is no exception. Cleverly set during the Cold War era of Italy during the 1950s, this production stars two internationally famous New Zealanders, the tenor Simon O'Neill and the b...
BWW Review: ALL YOUR WANTS AND NEEDS FULFILLED FOREVER at the Q Theatre Loft

BWW Review: ALL YOUR WANTS AND NEEDS FULFILLED FOREVER at the Q Theatre Loft

by Sam Jury — September 17, 2015
Following on from successful seasons at BATS Theatre in Wellington and the famed La Mama Theatre in New York City, the five-time Chapman Trip Theatre Award nominated play All Your Wants and Needs Fulfilled Forever is a surreal existential comedy set in a hyper-realised modern age of internet-saturat...
BWW Review: CATS at the Civic Theatre

BWW Review: CATS at the Civic Theatre

by Sam Jury — September 12, 2015
The latest West End revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's smash-hit musical Cats kicked off its Australasian tour last night to a packed Civic Theatre in Auckland. Nominated for two Olivier Awards (including best revival) this production of Cats was put together by the original creative team of the award...
BWW Review: ERNEST RUTHERFORD: EVERYONE CAN SCIENCE!  at the Basement Theatre

BWW Review: ERNEST RUTHERFORD: EVERYONE CAN SCIENCE! at the Basement Theatre

by Sam Jury — September 9, 2015
Nic Sampson returns to the Basement Theatre as The Lord Ernest Rutherford of Nelson following a successful debut run of Ernest Rutherford: Everyone Can Science! in May 2013. Sampson (Billy T nominee 2015 and head writer for the Jono and Ben Show) writes and stars in this hilarious one man comedy abo...
BWW Reviews: SAVING GRACE

BWW Reviews: SAVING GRACE

by Tim Bain — March 17, 2010
When writing reviews or your thoughts on a piece of theatre you sometimes feel like you are repeating yourself, every review you must say if a show was either good or bad, you try to justify it, you can even talk about the entire show. Saving Grace is different, different because how does one write ...
BWW Reviews: HOME LAND - Hard to Beat

BWW Reviews: HOME LAND - Hard to Beat

by Tim Bain — March 10, 2010
There comes a point in every show where you make the decision if you like it or not, sometimes it could be half way, others it could be five minutes in (as bad as that is, it happens), but in most cases though it is at the end after you have talked about it, thought about it and reflected. This was ...
BWW REVIEWS: SCARED SCRIPTLESS - Unscripted Perfection

BWW REVIEWS: SCARED SCRIPTLESS - Unscripted Perfection

by Tim Bain — December 21, 2009
The final performance of 2009 year for the Court Jesters and what utter perfection is was. For those over the globe who don't know what Scared Scriptless is, let me explain. For nineteen years a 'troupe' of improvisers create and delight each and every Friday for their audience scenes made up out of...
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