Flora Gosling
May 4, 20222 min read
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 read
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, 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, 20223 min read
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...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20223 min read
Review: The Christmas Detention Centre (BATS)
It's nothing new for a show to perform in a slightly unconventional setting. From restaurants to bars to basements, you can shake up the...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20223 min read
Review: One Perfect Moment (Fortune Theatre)
As we approach New Zealand summer, it seems fitting that light-weight comedy about holidays starts appearing. Usually this comes in the...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20223 min read
Review: Enterprise (Assembly)
What makes the average consumer invest in a show? How do we attract the 18-35 market to a performance? What are the projections on a...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20222 min read
Review: NSFW (theSpace on Niddry Street)
Hmm, I wonder if I started featuring topless production photos, whether my male audience will increase. Only really attractive actresses,...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20223 min read
Review: Trainspotting Live (EICC)
Choose life. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fudging big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and...