Reviews – Archive

Henry IV, part 1

Even without its climactic sequel this is a roguishly appealing, stand-alone historical romp.

Jun 20 2010 | View Comments

Electric Hotel

Electric Hotel is a piece of total theatre, a beautiful, meditative and eerie exploration of isolation and violence seen through the eyes of voyeurs.

Jun 18 2010 | View Comments

Henry VIII

By Stephe Harrop

It’s not every day that you get to hear a Shakespeare play (or at least a play partly by Shakespeare) for the first time.

May 20 2010 | View Comments

Peter Pan

By Stephe Harrop

Grafting a social conscience onto Barrie’s blithely heartless hero isn’t as easy as re-attaching lost shadows.

May 18 2010 | View Comments

Elevator

By Diana Damian

Elevator is a strong, enjoyable, realist drama about a generation lost in the euphoria of freedom yet stalked by a darker cultural history.

May 15 2010 | View Comments

Slowly

By Stephe Harrop

Short, sour and stinging, Slowly pits the seductive rituals of conformity against the risk and indignity of freedom.

May 5 2010 | View Comments

Journeys of Love

By Beverly Andrews

A feast for all the senses, Journeys of Love could prove to be Motiroti’s most outstanding show to date.

Apr 20 2010 | View Comments

Borges and I

By Andrew Eglinton

Idle Motion’s ability to transform a tiny, empty square into a detailed, textured and low-tech landscape of the imaginary, bodes well for future work with greater resources.

Apr 8 2010 | View Comments

The Extraordinary Cabaret of Dorian Gray

By Diana Damian

Despite its clever interweaving of theatrical elements and its sumptuous and satisfyingly dark content, the production fails to convey dramatic tension.

Apr 1 2010 | View Comments