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Live Live Cinema: Night of The Living Dead — A Response
Reviewer Jess Karamjeet braves ghouls in the night and a strangely empty Hollywood Avondale to bring us insight into Silo Theatre’s first production after a year of silence.
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Raucous Punk Music and an Unsettled Ghost, This Is Chick Habit!
Ahhhhhhhh! Reviewer Jake Tabata gets loud in his review of Nuanzhi Zheng’s latest production, ‘Chick Habit’.
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Basket Case — A Response
It’s vive la révolution at Basement Theatre. The French revolution is at its peak and review Tate Fountain is dodge the guillotine to provide us insight into the black comedy that is ‘Basket Case’.
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How to Throw a Chinese Funeral — A Response
How does one write about being Chinese? Samantha Cheong reflects on identity through review of Jill Kwan’s ‘How to Throw a Chinese Funeral’.
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The Artist by Ruby Solly
Exploring a verse novel for the first time on bad apple, harold coutts visits the poignant world of Ruby Solly’s ‘The Artist’.
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Is This All That You Had In Mind? — A Response
bad apple reviewer Samantha Cheong dives into absurd waters in this story of a predatory dissatisfaction demon—will she leave feeling buoyed or will dissatisfaction pull her under?
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Minnie & Judy — A Response
After reviewing their contribution to Auckland Pride 2023, Tate Fountain revisits the minds of Murdoch Keane and Peter Burman for this new, intriguing foray in the lives of two women.
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In 200 Minds — A Response
In review of Katie Shaw’s ‘In 200 Minds’ gorm hendo contemplates the idea of intention vs. interpretation and pulls out unexpected threads of art from their own life.
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Daddy Issues Have Never Looked So Good in ‘Losing Face’ — A Response
Jake Tabata gets stuck in a time loop of race, sexuality, love and fatherhood in his review of Nathan Joe’s new theatre show ‘Losing Face’.
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Henchmen — A Review
In her review of ‘Henchmen’, Samantha Cheong sneaks into the lair (mailroom) of the monolithic Evil Corporation. Find out if this theatrical foray into humdrum corporate life was truly worth the time spent, or if Samantha ended up broke.
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The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor
In review of Brandon Taylor’s latest book, ‘The Late Americans’, Josiah Morgan explores aesthetic and material reality, interchangeable characters and fleeting pleasures.