Review: Alice in Wonderland

Cir­ca’s pan­to this year is Alice in Won­der­land, and it is a mys­ti­cal jour­ney down the rab­bit hole (Mt Vic tun­nel), to dis­cov­er fun, some qual­i­ty Kiwi bangers, and utter mani­cism (in a good way). Writ­ten by Cir­ca stal­warts, Gavin Ruther­ford and Simon Leary (who play the Dame and the Mad Hat­ter respec­tive­ly), it’s a […]

Review: Puss in Boots

Cir­ca The­atre’s Christ­mas pan­tomime this year is Puss in Boots. It’s a tale as old as time, if that tale were set in the wilds of Te Aro and Karori and fea­tured many dick jokes, jabs at Gareth Mor­gan and fan­tas­ti­cal dance num­bers. It’s 2018. Or there abouts. Camil­la Miller — a griev­ing wid­ow woman — […]