Flora Gosling
May 4, 20223 min read
Review: A Picasso (Christchurch Art Gallery)
Bringing to life one of the greatest artists of all time is no small feat, and nor is creating a suitable character to perform opposite...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20223 min read
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 read
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, 20223 min read
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 read
Review: Pardon Me Alan Turing (BATS Theatre)
Taking historic figures and working them into a fictional story is usually worked to educate about their lives, or to entertain by...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20222 min read
Review: The Border (BATS Theatre)
Uprooting one's life, risking everything for a chance to improve one's life, is the kind of story that great drama is built on. "The...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20222 min read
Review: Buddy (The Wine Cellar)
Given this is a fringe performance, one might think that a show about ambition, sustainability and love might be a touchy subject, but...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20223 min read
Review: Venus in Fur (Court Theatre)
Perhaps, as "Fifty Shades Freed" rears its ugly head, and the phenomenal craze for BDSM literature, film and theatre seems to be gasping...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20223 min read
Review: Red Speedo (ATC Waterfront)
Having only just arrived in New Zealand, one might assume that the first show I got to see would be distinctly kiwi, and provide me with...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20222 min read
Review: Stand By (The Lemon Tree)
Once the fringe is over, some shows continue to perform at smaller venues until they finally splutter out and go their separate ways....