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February 28, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 281 – Cock, Wellington, 2019

A couple of years ago I went to see this play called Cock. It’s about a man’s bisexuality – specifically about how that places him in the middle of a woman and a man and how they push and pull at his feelings. He has been gay. He has been with a man. That relationship […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2019, Circa, Circa One, COCK, Play, Stubs is an occasional feature here at Off The Tracks – looking back through the ticket-stub box and remembering how the show went down., Stubs: # 281 – Cock, Theatre, Wellington ·

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February 10, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Theatre: The Look of Love

The Look Of Love Direction: Musical Arranger – Tom Rainey, Musical Director – Tom McLeod, Performer – Ali Harper Circa Theatre; Circa One (January 23 – February 20) [Ali-Cat Productions Ltd] I last saw the wonderful, multi-talented Ali Harper as the lead and only person on stage in Songs For Nobodies – she played a […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2021, Ali Cat Productions Ltd, Ali Harper, Bacharach, Burt, Burt Bacharach, Circa, Circa One, Circa Theatre, January 23 – February 20, Music, Musical, Play, The Look of Love, Theatre, Theatre Review, Theatre: The Look of Love, Tom McLeod, Tom Rainey, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

PSA – Election 2020: Theatre

PSA: Election 2020 Direction: Gavin Rutherford (written by Thom Adams, Jamie McCaskill and Anya Tate-Manning) Circa Theatre; Circa One (August 21 – September 12) Public Service Announcements has been Wellington’s celebrated political satire series for the stage across the last decade. This was my first time attending. And of course Election 2020 has not only […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Anya Tate-Manning, August 21 – September 12, Circa, Circa One, Circa Theatre, Comedy, Drama, Election, Gavin Rutherford, Govt, Hannah Kelly, hom Adams, Jacinda Ardern, Jamie McCaskill, Johanna Cosgrove, Judith Collins, Kiwi, Matu Ngaropo, Neenah Dekkers-Reihana, NZ, NZ Govt, Play, PSA, PSA - Election 2020: Theatre, PSA: Election 2020, Public Service Announcements, Satire, Sepelini Mua’au, Simon Leary, Theatre, Theatre Review, Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Surprise Party: Theatre

The Surprise Party Direction: Conrad Newport (written by Dave Armstrong) Circa Theatre; Circa One (January 18 – February 15) In The Surprise Party – Dave Armstrong’s biting new satire – a minority party is elevated far beyond their station due to a series of scandals rocking the bigger players. We first join the action on […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Alex Greig, Bronwyn Turei, Circa, Circa One, Circa Theatre, Conrad Newport, Danielle Meldrum, Dave Armstrong, Hannah Kelly, January 18 – February 15, NZ, Play, Politics, Sepelini Mua’au, The Surprise Party, The Surprise Party: Theatre, Theatre Review, Vincent Andrew-Scammell, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 19, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Alice In Wonderland – The Pantomime: Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 8)

Alice In Wonderland – The Pantomime Direction: Susan Wilson (written by Simon Leary and Gavin Rutherford) Circa Theatre; Circa One (Nov 16 – Dec 22) Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 8)
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 8, Alice In Wonderland, Alice In Wonderland – The Pantomime: Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 8), Circa, Circa One, Circa Theatre, Eight, Gavin Rutherford, Oscar, Oscar Sweetman, Panto, Pantomime, Susan Wilson, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 8, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Pink Hammer: Theatre

The Pink Hammer Direction: Conrad Newport (written by Michele Amas) Circa Theatre; Circa One (September 7 – October 5) The Pink Hammer is simply not very good. It pains me to say it as I’ve spent the last two or three years talking up almost everything I’ve seen at Circa (indeed the standard is high). […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Alex Grieg, Anne Chamberlain, Bonnie Judkins, Bronwyn Turei, Circa, Circa One, Circa Theatre, Comedy, Conrad Newport, Daniel Williams, Drama, Ginette McDonald, Harriet Prebble, Live, Live Review, Michele Amas, Play, Review, The Pink Hammer, The Pink Hammer: Theatre, Theatre Review, Tony Black, Wellington ·

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August 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Burn Her: Theatre

Burn Her  Direction: Katherine McRae (written by Sam Brooks)  Circa Theatre; Circa One (August 3 – 31)  Burn Her is the kind of must-see, thrill-ride, brilliantly written, acted, directed theatre we can now pretty much expect down at Circa. Every aspect of this production sizzles. Debbie Fish’s set-design is magnificent, standing there as if about to deliver a monologue of its own as we enter […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Andrew Laing, August 3 - 31, Burn Her: Theatre, Circa, Circa One, Debbie Fish, Dryw McArthur, Jean Sergent, Kali Kopae, Katherine McRae, Lara McGregor, Play, Play Review, Political Thriller, Sam Brooks, Sophie Hambleton, Theatre Review, Wellington ·

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May 8, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Waiting For Godot: Theatre

Waiting For Godot  Direction: Ross Jolly (written by Samuel Beckett)  Circa Theatre; Circa One (May 4 – June 1)  Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot is as close to his existential novels as it is to his other theatre pieces – and when it first arrived on the stage post WWII, pre-The Beatles, it was a revelation. Remarkably, it still is. “Nothing to be done?” We are told/asked early on […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2019, Andrew Foster, Circa, Circa One, Circa Theatre, Circa Theatre; Circa One (May 4 - June 1), Direction: Ross Jolly (written by Samuel Beckett), Estragon, Jack Buchanan, Jeff Kingsford-Brown, June 1, Lucky, May 4, Peter Hambleton, Pozzo, Ross Jolly, Samuel Beckett, Theatre Review, Theatre: Waiting For Godot, Vladimir, Waiting For Godot, Waiting For Godot: Theatre, Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 31, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Children: Theatre

The Children Direction: Susan Wilson (written by Lucy Kirkwood) Circa Theatre; Circa One (March 30-April 27) In Lucy Kirkwood’s script and in Susan Wilson’s staging and pacing The Children is a triumph. This is an example of every part of the puzzle fitting, of every piece needing to be there – for this production is elegantly and […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2019, April, Carmel McGlone, Catherine Downs, Circa One, Drama, Lucky Kirkwood, March, Nuclear, Peter Hambleton, Play, Play Review, Review, Susan Wilson, The Children, The Children: Theatre, Theatre, Theatre Review, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 11, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Rants In The Dark: Theatre

Rants In The Dark Directed by Lyndee-Jane Rutherford (based on the book by Emily Writes adapted for the stage by Mel Dodge, Lyndee-Jane Rutherford and Bevin Linkhorn) Circa Theatre; Circa One (January 19 – February 16) [Good Times Company]  Yes, due to bad holiday-planning I am very late to Rants In The Dark – but I saw the opening night […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2019, Adaptation, Amelia Reid-Meredith, Bevin Linkhorn, Book, Bronwyn Turei, Circa One, Circa Theatre, Emily Writes, Family, February, Good Times Company, January, Lyndee-Jane Rutherford, Mel Dodge, Mothers, Parenting, Parents, Play, Rants In The Dark, Rants In The Dark: Theatre, Review, Theatre, Theatre Review, Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 20, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Puss in Boots – The Pantomime: Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 7)

Puss in Boots – The Pantomime Direction: Susan Wilson (written by Paul Jenden) Circa Theatre; Circa One (Nov 17 – Dec 23/Jan 2-12) Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 7) Hi guys, do you remember that last year I actually reviewed the Pantomime at Circa called Peter Pan – it’s okay if you don’t remember because my dad […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 7, Circa One, Circa Theatre, Gavin Rutherford, Nov 17 – Dec 23/Jan 2-12, Oscar, Panto, Pantomime, Paul Jenden, Puss, Puss in Boots, Puss in Boots – The Pantomime: Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 7), Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman, Susan Wilson, Theatre, Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 12, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Songs For Nobodies: Theatre

Songs For Nobodies Direction: Ross Gumbley (written by Joanna Murray-Smith) Circa Theatre; Circa One (July 7 – August 4) [Ali-Cat Productions Ltd] Ali Harper here performs ten roles, a dozen voices, as – variously – the famous singers Judy Garland, Patsy Cline, Edith Piaf, Billie Holiday and Maria Callas. But she is also the “nobodies”, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Ali Cat Productions Ltd, Ali Harper, Billie Holiday, Circa, Circa One, Circa Theatre, Country, Daniel Hayles, Edith Piaf, Jazz, Joanna Murray-Smith, Johnny Lawrence, Judy Garland, Lance Philip, Marias Callas, Music, Musical, NZ Tour, Opera, Patsy Cline, Play, Review, Ross Gumbley, Songs For Nobodies, Songs For Nobodies: Theatre, Theatre, Theatre Review, Wellington, Wgtn, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·
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