Critical Corner: Best of Theatre 2024
In this edition of Critical Corner, the best shows I saw in 2024, plus specific standouts.
An afternoon with the Fawlty Towers Dining Experience
Is it theatre? Is it lunch? Is it a tribute to a beloved 70s sitcom? All three, actually.
Riding high: Zoë Robins on her role in Lucy Prebble's The Effect
Zoë Robins returns from one of the biggest series in the world to one of the year’s most-hyped productions, playing one of the lead roles in Auckland Theatre Company’s production of The Effect.
Auckland Arts Festival Round Up #1: O Le Pepelo, Manifesto, et al
My first-round up from the Auckland Arts Festival Te Ahurei Toi Ō Tamaki, with responses to O Le Pepelo, Manifesto, The Valentina and Beyond Words.
Critical Corner: Big Swiss, The Bloom, et al
In this (slightly truncated) edition of Critical Corner, a review of hit novel Big Swiss, dance show The Bloom, and a round-up of other things I've consumed.
On First Trimester and parenting
After participating in Auckland Pride show First Trimester, a little bit about my relationship to parenting and potentially being a parent.
Critical Corner: Hyperspace outshines its soul
In the first edition of Critical Corner, a review of Auckland Theatre Company's Hyperspace, a round-up of things I've consumed, links from the week, and self-promo.