It’s the middle of winter. We’ve got a broken stormwater pipe somewhere under the berm which means that slowly, indefatigably our…

I listened with intent maybe 4-5 times and except for Dark Ballet (more of which below) really couldn’t find context so…

The Dunstan Creek Haunting is bloody good fun, a piece of immersive theatre, and the perfect antidote to a stressful week, provide your blood pressure is up to it.

Beastwars IV Album Launch, San Fran, Wellington 5 July 2019 We arrived late and just caught the end of End Boss.…

When I Get Home by Solange As a middle-aged pakeha male from the bottom of the world I can really safely…

Tim Batt has been around the New Zealand stand-up comedy scene for well over a decade now. In that time he…

This show was either going to be hilarious or an utter train wreck. The premise was so fucking bold. Hamish brings…

In 2015 I got an email from Eli Matthewson asking if I’d like to come and review his show “Faith”. I…

David Correos is not going to be for everyone. You should know that about his comedy. He is 100% for me,…

When I last reviewed James Acaster in 2016, I said the next time he came to New Zealand he’d be doing…

Ivan Aristeguieta is a Venezuelan currently living in Australia. It’s his first time in Wellington he tells us, but he’s got…

Review: Why are we still here? Written and presented by Tempest Theatre Company

Review: Emily Writes, Rants in the Dark Rants in the Dark is a play based on the book, based on the…

Mrs Krishnan’s Party Director: Justin Lewis Company: Indian Ink Mrs Krishnan’s Party, by Jacob Rajan

“Some of it I really liked and some of it I thought ‘What the Fuck’!!!”

Over at KiwiBlog, David Farrar has done a seriously low-effort post. Usually I wouldn’t demean myself by responding but I’m involved…

I’m never sure when I’m reviewing a piece how much to find out about it in advance.  My approach in general…