Confessions of a Drag Queen at Basement Theatre in Auckland is not so much of a confession but certainly not a drag and The Love of Your Life at BATS in Wellington turns out to be a delightful 45 minutes. Just some of the reviews added to theatreview.org.nz in the last week.

Theatreview is the New Zealand Performing Arts Review & Directory

Confessions of a Drag Queen at Basement Theatre in Auckland is not so much of a confession but certainly not a drag and The Love of Your Life at BATS in Wellington turns out to be a delightful 45 minutes. Just some of the reviews added to theatreview.org.nz in the last week.

Theatreview is the New Zealand Performing Arts Review & Directory

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BATS, Wellington
THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE: Magical means in search of an end
- reviewed by John Smythe

What a delightful 45 minutes The Love of Your Life turns out to be. Despite being a totally fanciful - and inconsequential? - story, it is well structured to reveal an engaging range of characters winningly played by their creators, Emma Draper and Kate McGill.

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Circa One, Wellington
THE MOTOR CAMP: Superbly modulated wit and flair
- reviewed by John Smythe

This is a superbly crafted comedy, extracting its laughs from the shock of seeing our own and each other's pretensions, shortcomings, hidden thoughts, true feelings and vulnerabilities exposed.

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Matterhorn, Cuba Mall, Wellington
ETIQUETTE: Intriguing but let down by isolation
- reviewed by Ewen Coleman

Having finished last year with the highly innovative and interactive play Apollo 13, Downstage Theatre starts 2011 with an even more off-the-wall interactive play, Etiquette.

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Basement Theatre, Auckland
CONFESSIONS OF A DRAG QUEEN: Not so much of a confession but certainly not a drag
- reviewed by Caoilinn Hughes

Confessions of a Drag Queen is less about confessing the delinquent details of a Drag Queen's life, and more about distressing over the lack of acceptance of Drag Queens by the gay community. At least, the latter half of the play pines over this issue - and it is certainly an interesting concern to be let in on.

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A bookshop near you
MUNE AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY: A ripping yarn, a page turner
- reviewed by Waka Attewell

Ian Mune is the darling naughty boy of Stage, Movies and TV. He's bad in that best possible way: he's bad because he cares. And we love him more for it.

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Circa Two, Wellington
HEAT: Emotions run hot as relations turn frigid
- reviewed by Ewen Coleman

An integral part of living on the ice in the Antarctic is the need for heat. But in Lynda Chanwai-Earle's play Heat, which is set in a "gadget hut" somewhere near Scott base, the word has far more meaning than its use to cook food or warm the hut.

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Circa One, Wellington
THE MOTOR CAMP: Camping crammed
- reviewed by Lynn Freeman

The summer holiday exodus sees thousands of Kiwis leave their own piece of paradise to get away from it all - and end up crammed into camping grounds cheek by jowl with other like-minded holiday makers. It's nuts on one level and endearing on another.

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