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October 28, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Live Through This: Theatre

Live Through This Direction: Jonny Potts and Jean Sergent (written by Jonny Potts and Jean Sergent) Circa Theatre; Circa Two (October 23 – November 13) Live Through This comprises two solo shows, two separate monologue-based one-person plays. Jonny Potts writes, directs and performs The Best Show In Town Is At Your Place Every Night and […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Change Your Own Life, Circa, Circa Two, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Jean Sergent, Jonny Potts, Jonny Potts and Jean Sergent, Live Through This, Live Through This: Theatre, Monologue, October 23 – November 13, One Person Play, Play, Show, The Best Show In Town Is At Your Place Every Night, Theatre, Theatre Review, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Wonderful: Theatre

Wonderful Direction: Conrad Newport (written by Dean Parker) Circa Theatre; Circa Two (February 12 – March 7) Wonderful is exactly that – a thrill to sit through, 80 minutes of focussed, virtuoso-level performance from actor Andrew Laing; utterly in service to the words of playwright Dean Parker. The direction from Conrad Newport is subtle and […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Andrew Laing, Brother Vianney, Catholic, Catholicism, Church, Circa, Circa Theatre, Circa Two, Conrad Newport, Dean Parker, February 12 – March 7, Film, Marist, Movies, Musical, Musical Theatre, One Man Show, Play, Play Review, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Songs, Theatre, Theatre Review, Wellington, Wgtn, Wonderful, Wonderful: Theatre, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

A Traveller’s Guide to Turkish Dogs: Theatre

A Traveller’s Guide to Turkish Dogs Direction: Jonathan Price (written by Barnaby Olson & Company) Circa Theatre; Circa Two (January 17 – February 8) This is a repeat-season, but the play is retitled, reworked and though I didn’t see it 18 months or so ago in its earlier incarnation at BATS it’s clear that this […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged A Mulled Whine, A Traveller’s Guide to Turkish Dogs, A Traveller’s Guide to Turkish Dogs: Theatre, Andrew Paterson, Barnaby Olson, Circa, Circa 2, Circa Two, Jonathan Price, Play, Stevie Hancox-Monk, Tess Sullivan, Theatre, Theatre Review, Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 236 – Demolition of the Century, Wellington, 2015

This was a good show – it was a spoken-word/theatre show by the writer Duncan Sarkies. And it featured live music (covers, originals and score) by Joe Blossom. I went along to review it – not sure quite how that happened, must have been asked along by Joe Blossom perhaps, or by Circa. But I […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2015, Book, Circa, Circa Theatre, Circa Two, Demolition of the Century, Duncan Sarkies, Joe Blossom, Spoken Word, Stub, Stubs, Stubs # 236, Stubs: # 236 – Demolition of the Century, Theatre, Wellington, Wgtn, Writer, Writing, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 23, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Peggy Pickit Sees The Face of God: Theatre

Peggy Pickit Sees The Face of God Direction: Giles Burton (written by Roland Schimmelpfennig/translated by David Tushingham) Circa Theatre; Circa Two (September 14 – October 12) After six years apart couples Liz (Rebecca Parker) and Frank (Gavin Rutherford) and Martin (Patrick Davies) and Carol (Fingal Pollock) reunite for a dinner party. That’s ostensibly our premise […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Circa, Circa 2, Circa Two, David Tushingham, Fingal Pollock, Gavin Rutherford, Giles Burton, October 12, Patrick Davies, Peggy Pickit Sees The Face of God: Theatre, Play, Play Review, Rebecca Parker, Roland Schimmelpfennig, September 14, Theatre, Theatre Review, Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Cringeworthy: Theatre

Cringeworthy  Direction: Andrea Sanders (devised by Andrea Sanders)  Circa Theatre; Circa Two (August 10 – September 7)  Cringeworthy comes to us from Andrea Sanders – creator/leader of The Beat Girls. She’s created musical shows before (usually for The Beat Girls to act and sing in) here she stars alongside Tom Knowles, Carrie McLaughlin and Jeff Kingsford-Brown in a knowingly kitsch (but utterly clever and classy) tribute to the […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 1970s, Andrea Sanders, August 10, Carrie McLaughlin, Circa, Circa Two, Cringeworthy, Cringeworthy: Theatre, Jeff Kingsford-Brown, Kiwiana, Musical, NZ, Play, Play Review, Review, September 7, Songs, Theatre, Theatre Review, Tom Knowles, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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April 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Switzerland: Theatre

Switzerland Direction: Susan Wilson (written by Joanna Murray-Smith) Circa Theatre; Circa Two (March 17 – April 14) Written by Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith, Switzerland imagines the crime writer Patricia Highsmith in her final days at home – hiding – in the Swiss Alps. She’s a grump, worse than that she’s racist, she’s a misanthrope; trusting […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Acting, April 14), Circa, Circa Two, Crime Novelist, Joanna Murray-Smith, March 17, Patricia Highsmith, Play, Play Review, Review, Susan Wilson, Switzerland, Switzerland: Theatre, Theatre, Theatre Review, Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 11, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

NZ Festival Writers & Readers: Bloody Difficult Women

Bloody Difficult Women Circa 2, Circa Theatre Friday, March 9 This Writers & Readers session, dubbed Bloody Difficult Women, featured Annaleese Jochems (author of Baby) and Kirsten McDougall (author of Tess and also The Invisible Rider) in conversation with fellow novelist Catherine Robertson. A spirited discussion emerged, though Robertson was far too dominant, bringing the […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2018), Annaleese Jochems, Author, Author Talk, Authors, Baby, Bloody Difficult Women, Books, Catherine Robertson, Circa, Circa 2, Circa Two, Festival, Friday, Kirsten McDougall, March 9, NZ Festival, NZ Festival Writers & Readers: Bloody Difficult Women, Tess, The Invisible Rider, Victoria University Press, VUP, Wellington, Wgtn, Writers & Readers, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Venus In Fur: Theatre

Venus In Fur Direction: Andrew Foster (written by David Ives) Circa Theatre; Circa Two (Nov 11 – Dec 9) It’s difficult to talk too much about this clever play without giving too much away. So I’ll address the surface stuff and then talk about the impact. That’s all I can do – I want to […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Andrew Foster, Circa, Circa Theatre, Circa Two, Dec 9, Lisa Robinson, Nov 11, Play, Theatre, Venus in Fur, Venus In Fur: Theatre, Venus In Furs ·

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October 25, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Lungs: Theatre

Lungs Direction: Dean Hewison (written by Duncan Macmillan) Circa Theatre; Circa Two (October 23 – November 19) Duncan Macmillan’s play has been performed internationally but here at Circa it makes its Wellington debut, and it’s the debut too for Hewison as a director of other people’s work. Known for his short and feature film work (as […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2016), Aidee Walker, Arthur Meek, Circa, Circa Theatre, Circa Two, Conversation, Dean Hewison, Dialogue, Drama, Duncan Macmillan, Lungs, November, October, Play, Show Pony, Theatre, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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October 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Gaps Between: Theatre

The Gaps Between Direction: Sebastian Morgan-Lynch Circa Theatre; Circa Two (October 11 – 15) An ambitious set of soundscapes married to time-lapse photography and narrated short stories; that’s the premise and execution of The Gaps Between. Sebastian Morgan-Lynch is on stage with cello. The composer/performer is armed also with an impressive range of nods, winks […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2016), Circa, Circa Two, Monologue, October 11-15, Play, Sebastian Morgan-Lynch, Short Stories, Soundscape, The Gaps Between, The Gaps Between: Theatre, Theatre, Theatre Review ·

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February 6, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Hillary Clinton / Young Lover: Theatre

Hillary Clinton / Young Lover Direction: Geoff Pinfield (created by Geoff Pinfield and Athur Meek – based on a book by Richard Meros) Circa Theatre; Circa Two (January 30 – February 20) Richard Meros is the “self-proclaimed Mouthpiece of the Millenials” – we’ve seen, heard and read him in other performances by Arthur Meek. You […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Alan Partridge, American, Arthur Meek, Campaign, Circa, Circa Theatre, Circa Two, Geoff Pinfield, Helen Clark, Hilary Clinton, Hilary Clinton / Young Lover, Hilary Clinton / Young Lover: Theatre, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton / Young Lover, Hillary Clinton / Young Lover: Theatre, january 30 - February 20, Lawrence & Gibson, On the Conditions an Possibilities of Helen Clark Taking Me as Her Young Lover, On the Conditions an Possibilities of Hilary Clinton Taking Me as Her Young Lover, On The Conditions and Possibilties of Hillary Clinton Taking Me as Her Young Lover, Play, Play Review, President, Richard Meros, Richard Meros salutes the Southern Man, Theatre, Theatre Review, USA, Young Lover ·
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