Flora Gosling
May 4, 20223 min
Review: In the Next Room, or the vibrator play (Court Theatre)
In a way, learning about the history of the vibrator is a worthy reason for this play to be produced. Set just as electricity was...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20223 min
Review: At the Wake (Circa Theatre)
When there is any arts festival on, it can be easy to forget that productions are still being put on outside of it. While the New Zealand...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20222 min
Review: The Worst People (Gryphon Theatre)
"Urgh, they are the absolute worst." Most of us have probably uttered these words at some point, not necessarily about the worst people...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20222 min
Review: Deep South Caesar (Gryphon Theatre)
It is not often that you get to see a one woman show about a man called Greg. Aimee Smith's satirical show follows the life of the...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20222 min
Review: Cull (Gryphon Theatre)
Facebook culling is something I think all of us have done at one point or another (or even on an annual basis); deleting and unfollowing...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20223 min
Review: The Nose (BATS Theatre)
Upon first reading, Nikolai Gogol's short story "The Nose" did not immediately strike me as theatrical. And yet, the surreal, comic and...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20222 min
Review: Sticky Fingers (Scruffy Bunny Improv Theatre)
Even for a foreigner such as myself, it seems clear that the question of what it means to be a kiwi is definitely not set in stone. It is...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20223 min
Review: My Best Dead Friend (BATS Theatre)
A personal tragedy may not be the first thought that comes to mind when writing a storytelling comedy, or to use a brutally honest title...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20222 min
Review: Welcome to Self Co. (Tiny Theatre at Garnet Station)
Corporate humour is, for the most part, fairly safe ground. It is an area to which most people can drag up unpleasant memories about...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20223 min
Review: The Importance of Being Earnest (The Elms)
No matter the strength of a production, I will always take my hat off to open air performances. There is always a great deal of risk and...