Reviews

Roses & Romance: back in bloom after 28 years

Monique Kelly November 16, 2024

Event: Roses & Romance: National Rose ShowDuration: 16-17 November 2024Hosts: Franklin Rose Society Spring is in season, and the roses...

Playbox’s latest show well-crafted, with excellent performances

Cate Prestidge October 18, 2024

Show: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Presented by: Hamilton Playbox Venue: Riverlea Theatre Dates: October 12-26, 2024 Many people...

‘Love Letters’ delivers for Matamata Dramatic Society

Cate Prestidge September 9, 2024

What: Love Letters Presented By: Matamata Dramatic Society Where: Matamata Little Theatre Dates: 8-15September Tickets: www.mds.org.nz R. A Gurney’s 1988...

Bookstore bustles with community sleuths

Monique Kelly August 28, 2024

Event: The Bookshop Detectives Live! When: August 22 2024Hosts: Gareth Ward & Louise Ward - Poppies HamiltonFunders: Penguin Books Poppies...

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New play from local writer cleverly explores memory and loss

Cate Prestidge August 9, 2024

Show: On Travelling Backwards to Punish Ourselves as Ghosts Presented by: One Question Theatre Where: The Meteor Theatre When 8-10...

Sweeney Todd ‘terrific performances and staging’

Cate Prestidge May 14, 2024

What: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Written by: Stephen Sondheim Presented by: Hamilton Musical Theatre Where: Riverlea...

Grab your popcorn – this satire entertains while asking big questions

Cate Prestidge October 10, 2023

The details Show: Popcorn by Ben Elton Presented by: Hamilton Playbox Dates: 7-21 October at Riverlea Theatre Tickets: https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2023/oct/popcorno Reviewed...

The Night Was Sparkling: Taylor Swift ‘Speak Now’ release party.

Ronella Felizardo September 5, 2023

Since The Eras Tour is not coming to Aotearoa New Zealand, promoters Superficial held a Taylor Swift ‘Speak Now’ release...

Award-winning Irish play comes to Morrinsville

Cate Prestidge July 9, 2023

Written by Marie Jones Directed by: Chris Green Where: Morrinsville Theatre Dates: 8-13 July Reviewed by: Cate Prestidge Popular Irish...

Back to the 80s Future: A fantastic night of retro sounds

Ronella Felizardo May 25, 2023

Reviewed by: Ronella Felizardo Neon-World-Order: The Promised 80s Future at Last Place, Kirikiriroa Hamilton Neon World Order was billed as...

Young Frankenstein “hugely entertaining, a bit rude and a lot of fun.”

Cate Prestidge May 17, 2023

Reviewed by: Cate Prestidge Hamilton Musical Theatre (HMT) has produced another winner with entertaining Mel Brooks’ comedy, Young Frankenstein. The...

The Waikato Independent reviews Joseph Howse’s The Girl in the Water

Benji Allen April 6, 2023

Winner of the 2023 Independent Press Award for Literary Fiction Finalist in the 2022 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year...

Cohesive, creative and packed with punk-rock energy, ‘That Bloody Woman’ delights opening night audience

Cate Prestidge August 29, 2022

REVIEW Written by Luke Di Somma and Gregory Cooper Presented by Bold Theatre Directed by Courteney Mayall and Kyle Chuen...

Geezers “A good play, well-performed and with true heart”

Cate Prestidge August 22, 2022

REVIEW 'Geezers' by Tommy Lee Johnston Directed by Mike Williams On at Riverlea theTheatre August 20– September 3 As much...

Theatre with warmth and heart

Cate Prestidge August 14, 2021

The Meteor Theatre is transformed into the living room of Inga, a 95-year-old Danish grandmother, separated from her family during...

Preview: Chicago is ready to Razzle Dazzle ‘em

Kate Durie June 24, 2021

Director: David Sidwell Choreographers: Sonja McGirr-Garrett and Alexis Holmes Musical Director: Nick Braae Where: Clarence Street Theatre When: June 25...