I am a Wellingtonian born and bred and have been involved in theatre for the last 30 years, mostly on stage, but have done some technical and backstage roles. I come from a musical background with both my mother and sister being members of Cantoris choir here in Wellington for many years. My father was also well known in the live music community, playing double bass in the Simon Peele Orchestra, so you can see music has always played a big part of my life.
I was responsible for setting up a Wellington Community Theatre page which has now been running for seven years and has close to 1700 members. It is used for sharing audition and show notices and when groups are looking for show props etc.
This year I started to write reviews and posting them on the page as I felt there was a gap in community theatre, where most shows now do not get any form of recognition. This has led me to now doing reviews for Broadwayworld, which I am excited to be a part of.
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Review: NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 from WITCH Music Theatre
April 21, 2024
April 21, 2024
What did our critic think of NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 from Witch Music Theatre?
Review: THE GOLDEN ASS at Circa Theatre
April 19, 2024
April 19, 2024
The Golden Ass is the only ancient Roman novel in Latin to survive in it's entirety. In this production, it is given some modern flavour whilst still maintaining the settings and heart of the story.
Review: LION KING JR at Hutt City Musical Theatre
April 22, 2024
April 22, 2024
Watching the future of theatre here in Wellington, I see we will be well served in the future.
Review: EVERY BRILLIANT THING at Court Theatre
April 17, 2024
April 17, 2024
Every Brilliant Thing is a one man show about depression and suicide. It is told through the voice of a child growing up through to adulthood finding a mechanism to cope with his mothers repeated attempts to take her life.
Review: MATILDA THE MUSICAL by Act Three Productions
April 13, 2024
April 13, 2024
What did our critic think of MATILDA THE MUSICAL by Act Three Productions?
Review: RENT by Kauri Theatre
April 11, 2024
April 11, 2024
A very good production that is most definitely worth seeing if you are lucky enough to have a ticket. Recommended.
Review: TWO GUITARS at Circa Theatre
March 24, 2024
March 24, 2024
What did our critic think of TWO GUITARS at Circa Theatre?
Review: MURDERED TO DEATH By Wellington Repertory at Gryphon Theatre
March 20, 2024
March 20, 2024
Murdered to Death is a play written by Peter Gordon back in 1993. It was originally set in the drawing room of a country manor house in the 1930’s, and begins the first in a trilogy of plays starring Inspector Pratt. They are spoofs of the Agatha Christie whodunnit genre. See what our critic thought of the show!
Review: THE MOTHER at Mana Little Theatre
March 13, 2024
March 13, 2024
The play is written by French playwright Florian Zeller and is a companion piece to his well known play The Father. While The Father deals with the the decline of the mind of an Alzheimers suffer, The Mother takes on the clinical depression of a woman adrift in middle age.
Review: A FAT GIRLS CRY at Te Auaha
March 12, 2024
March 12, 2024
A Fat Girl’s Cry is billed as a show about the importance of Plus Size Representation and Inclusion in the Musical Theatre Industry by taking a journey through Music, Singing, and Dance.
Review: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE from Stagecraft at the Gryphon Theatre
February 23, 2024
February 23, 2024
Superb production that held the audiences attention from start to finish - Arthur Miller is a legendary playwright, having penned classics such as Death of a Salesman and The Crucible.
Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Lower Hutt Little Theatre
February 4, 2024
February 4, 2024
A touring show from a new New Zealand theatre company.
Review: LADS ON THE ISLAND at Circa Theatre
February 4, 2024
February 4, 2024
What did our critic think of LADS ON THE ISLAND at Circa Theatre?
Interview: Ewen Coleman a QSM Recipient for services to Theatre
January 11, 2024
January 11, 2024
I sat down and interviewed this Wellington Community theatre icon this week-here is the result
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