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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 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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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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October 17, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Central: Theatre

Central Direction: Conrad Newport (written by Dave Armstrong) Circa Theatre; Circa One (October 15 – November 12) Dave Armstrong’s latest play isn’t exactly a comedy – but it’s full of great (very funny) lines. More importantly it’s full of prescient commentary as it explores social/political issues including immigration and gentrification, subtly pointing too to the […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Alex Grieg, Central, Central Otago, Circa, Circa One, Circa Theatre; Circa One, Claire Waldron, Comedy, Conrad Newport, Dave Armstrong, Drama, Harriet Prebble, October 15 – November 12, Otago, Play, Queenstown, Theatre, Tom Trevalla, Vineyard, Wellington, Wgtn, Wine ·

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