Off The Tracks

Off The Tracks
  • Blog
    • Interviews
    • Miscellany
    • Special Guests
    • Reviews
  • Podcasts
  • The Vinyl Countdown
  • Back Catalogue
  • About
    • About
    • About the banner image
    • On Song
    • Advertise

Posts Tagged Theatre Review

Archive

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 ·

Archive

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 ·

Archive

June 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 260 – At The Wake, Wellington, 2018

This play really knocked me for six. The acting was brilliant. The writing was superb. The real hook of it though I think – as a performance – was the role played by Lisa Harrow; both the writing of it and her capturing. I was lucky to get to meet her and chat with her […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018), Acting, At The Wake, Circa, Lisa Harrow, Play, Podcast, Stub, Stubs, Stubs # 260, 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: # 260 – At The Wake, Theatre, Theatre Review, Victor Rodger, Wellington, Writing ·

Archive

June 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 257 – The Gaps Between, Wellington, 2016

It’s funny with reviewing – how a new gig starts. Just suddenly out of nowhere. And stops in much the same way. I was a theatre reviewer for about a year or so for The Sunday Star Times. Happened on a whim. They needed someone. I was keen. I had reviewed some theatre for the […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2016), Circa, Circa Theatre, Gig, Play, Sebastian Morgan-Lynch, Show, Stub, Stubs, 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: # 257, Stubs: # 257 – The Gaps Between, The Gaps Between, Theatre, Theatre Review, Wellington, Wgtn ·

Archive

June 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

IT’S BEHIND YOU: Theatre

IT’S BEHIND YOU! (Livestream Recording) Direction: Hannah Smith (written by Ralph McCubbin Howell and Anya Tate-Manning) Livestream via Circa Theatre, TACT and Trick of the Light Theatre  (May 28 – July 30) In its first post-Covid production for a post-Lockdown world Circa Theatre commissioned a new work (with support from TACT) called IT’S BEHIND YOU!
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 20/20, Andrew Patterson, Anya Tate-Manning, Carrie Green, Chris Parker, Circa Theatre, Comedy-Horror, Hannah Smith, It's Behind You, IT'S BEHIND YOU: Theatre, July 30, Livestream Recording, May 28, Play, Ralph McCubbin Howell, Simon O'Leary, TACT, Theatre, Theatre Review, Trick of the Light Theatre, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, Zoom ·

Archive

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 ·

Archive

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 ·

Archive

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 ·

Archive

October 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Cock: Theatre

Cock Direction: Shane Bosher (written by Mike Bartlett) Circa Theatre; Circa One (October 12 – November 9) Cock is the story of two guys and a girl. John (Jack Buchanan), a gay man, isn’t so happy with ‘M’ (Simon Leary). He’s bossed around a bit and made to feel small, a bit thick. They break […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Bisexual, COCK, Cock: Theatre, Drama, Gay, Jack Buchanan, Karin McCracken, October, Play, Shane Bosher, Simon Leary, Theatre, Theatre Review, Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

Archive

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 ·

Archive

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 ·

Archive

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 ·
← Older posts

Popular

  • Janna Lapidus Leblanc: Four Years In Pictures
  • The Best Guitarist in The World: # 8 – Mark Knopfler
  • The Sad Story of Bob Welch: Fleetwood Mac’s Most Undervalued Member
  • Poem: Dear Ngā Mihi,
  • James Blunt: How To Be A Complete and Utter Blunt – Diary of a Reluctant Social Media Sensation
  • Bill And Ted Face The Music: DVD
  • Revisiting Live at Knebworth (1990)
  • The Best Guitarist in The World: # 11 – Lindsey Buckingham
  • Willie Nelson: That’s Life
  • Sweetman Podcast # 247: Talia Marshall

Archives

Tags

Album Review Auckland Book Book Review Chat Compilation DJ DVD DVD Review EP Film Film Review Gig Gig Review Guest Blog Guitar Interview Jazz Jon Mcleary Live Live Gig LP Movie Music NZ Podcast Poem Record Records Simon Sweetman Soundtrack Spines Spotify Stub Stubs Sweetman Podcast The Ghost of Electricity The Spines The Vinyl Countdown Vinyl Wellington Wgtn Writing You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron [OST]

Categories

  • Back Catalogue
  • Blog
  • Interviews
  • Miscellany
  • Mixtapes
  • Playlists
  • Podcasts
  • Reviews
  • Scene Of The Day
  • Special Guests
  • The Vinyl Countdown

Off The Tracks is the home of Sweetman Podcast, a weekly interview/chat-based pod. It's also home to my reviews across film, TV, music and books and some creative writing as well.

Off The Tracks aims to provide quality reviews and essays, regular blog updates about the shows, albums, books and movies you should be experiencing.

It's a passion project. Your support will help to keep Off The Tracks online.

All content © 2021 by Off The Tracks. WordPress Themes by Graph Paper Press