By Nick Grant in Theatre
21st Mar 2013
Auckland Theatre Company’s AUT Dominion Road Stories showcased a small cluster of performances and events inspired by the busy Auckland thoroughfare on which they were staged.
By Nick Grant in Theatre
Issue 3803 21st Mar 2013
Emotional pyrotechnics are a dead cert when long-absent siblings look back in anger.
By Nick Grant in Theatre
Issue 3801 7th Mar 2013
Lisa Harrow makes an auspicious directorial debut, with Michael Neill magnificently modulated as Lear.
By Nick Grant in Theatre
Issue 3800 28th Feb 2013
Musical The Factory is a tribute to the 1970s Pasifika migrants for whom the promised land of milk and honey proved a mirage.
By Nick Grant in Theatre
Issue 3784 17th Nov 2012
The performances of the players all nod to the movie cast’s interpretations while still offering something new, says Nick Grant.
By Nick Grant in Theatre
Issue 3781 27th Oct 2012
Miller’s classic is still vibrant and still powerful 63 years on.
By Nick Grant in Theatre
Issue 3776 22nd Sep 2012
Famously written in just four days, the play is the product of its period, in terms of both its stylised language and its social context, says Nick Grant.
By Nick Grant in Books
Issue 3775 15th Sep 2012
The novel and the film of Two Little Boys are more entwined than most.
By Nick Grant in Theatre
Issue 3772 25th Aug 2012
The cast give performances that approach impeccable, exhibiting an empathy that – to quote the play – “made me feel hopeful”, says Nick Grant.
By Nick Grant in Theatre
Issue 3769 4th Aug 2012
An excellent cast brings Bruce Mason’s Awatea back to life.