Review: The Savage Coloniser Show – raw, fierce, triumphant

Ruth Agnew reviews The Savage Coloniser Show, written by Tusiata Avia, directed by Anapela Polata’ivao, produced by Victor Rodger, presented as part of WORD Christchurch at the Black Box Theatre at Papa Hou, Wednesday 10 September, 2024.  “Hey James,yeah, youin the white wigin that big Endeavoursailing the blue, blue waterlike a big arseholeFUCK YOU, BITCH"… Continue reading Review: The Savage Coloniser Show – raw, fierce, triumphant

Review: Hysterical – personal, political, poetic

Erin Harrington reviews Hysterical, by Carrie Rudzinksi and Olivia Hall, at Little Andromeda, Thursday 12 May 2022. Hysterical is heart-on-its-sleeve confessional storytelling that marries the personal and intimate to the political and polemical. The show is the second full-length show created by Auckland-based performance poets Olivia Hall (a Kiwi) and Carrie Rudzinski (an American), hardcore… Continue reading Review: Hysterical – personal, political, poetic