Private Lives review
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.
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Clybourne Park review
By Elspeth Sandys in Theatre
Issue 3776 22nd Sep 2012
Bruce Norris’s award-winning play is about the things we don’t want to look at in ourselves.
Man in a Suitcase review
By Sally Blundell in Theatre
Issue 3773 1st Sep 2012
Man in a Suitcase is a bleak, black, darkly funny study in dislocation, says Sally Blundell.
The Pride review
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.
West End Girls review
By Elspeth Sandys in Theatre
Issue 3771 18th Aug 2012
Ken Duncum’s deeply affecting and often hilarious adaptation of a prostitute’s maid’s memoir.
Dame Edna: Eat Pray Laugh review
1 CommentsIssue Listener Plus 12th Aug 2012
On his farewell tour, Barry Humphries bids a poignant, if fragrant, farewell to his creations.
At the Wake review
By Di Billing in Theatre
Issue 3770 11th Aug 2012
A black comedy about family secrets and bad behaviour has attitude.
Interview: Lynda Chanwai-Earle
By Natasha Hay in Theatre
Issue 3770 11th Aug 2012
Man in a Suitcase is a China-NZ collaboration that takes a grisly murder as its springboard
Awatea review
By Nick Grant in Theatre
Issue 3769 4th Aug 2012
An excellent cast brings Bruce Mason’s Awatea back to life.
Black Confetti review
By Nick Grant in Theatre
Issue 3766 14th Jul 2012
Eli Kent’s Y-dunit will surely add lustre to his already shiny reputation.