YOUNG AND HUNGRY ARTS FESTIVAL – 5 stars Second Afterlife, written by Ralph McCubbin Howell and directed by Kerryn Palmer, was an absolute joy to behold. A modern, exciting quest narrative with intriguing, well-developed characters, Second Afterlife will totally absorb you into its bizarre comical world, which resides eerily close to our own. Exploring themes […]
Firstly, just go and see this show. It’s phenomenal. It’s enchanting and engaging and excellently crafted and I could not recommend it more.
As the dancers emerge from the deep dark, their costumes, designed by Jane Boocock and Donna Jefferis and constructed by students, are strikingly elegant and beautifully made, setting the scene for this bizarre performance – outside of any specific time or place.
The most striking routine was Eliza Sander’s ‘Pink!ish’, during which two male dancers perform an intense and complex choreography while keeping their mouth’s constantly in contact.
“When I was a kid I’d look at the bars in the bus and think about using them to dance.”
Black Romedy sold itself as: “One hour. Two shows. Eternal satisfaction.”
Once We Built a Tower is the latest in a run of brilliant Bacchanals productions lighting up the Wellington scene.
With Alexander Sparrow, third-year English and Theatre student, and up-and-coming young comedian.
