Review: Rent

Reviewed by Talia Carlisle Christ­mas has come ear­ly to Gryphon The­atre, with Kau­ri The­atre Company’s tin­selled up pro­duc­tion of Rent sell­ing out before open­ing to those beg­ging for a chance to see cre­ator Jonathan Larson’s icon­ic Win­ter-set musi­cal. I am grate­ful direc­tor Lox Dixon has tack­led such a huge artis­tic project to bring Rent back […]

Review: Ruthless

Reviewed by Talia Carlisle “Where does tal­ent come from?” This is the key ques­tion asked by char­ac­ter Sylvia St. Croix (Bea Lee-Smith) in Kau­ri Theatre’s tal­ent-full pro­duc­tion of Ruth­less at Gryphon The­atre on until Sat­ur­day. The show, direct­ed by Boni­ta Edwards is brim­ming with tal­ent from Bea Lee-Smith’s sequin cov­ered entrance. There’s cheer­ful dance num­bers, […]