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Welcome to the Salient blog! Here you'll find every piece of writing we've published this year. Browse by category, or just go for a scroll.
Review: Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
Words by: Ngân Dang(she/they) Picture Credit: WITCH Musical Theatre Dream-like and grandiose; Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of...
Ngân Dang
Apr 26, 20242 min read
Review: Cicada—Live at Valhalla
Words by Jia Sharma (she/her) Attending this Cicada gig was an unparalleled experience. Standing amidst the crowd and watching them...
Jia Sharma
Apr 8, 20243 min read
Review: Kick Up a FUS
By: Phoebe Robertson (she/her) Photo credit: ana.filmz (photos have been used with performers consent) Venue: Valhalla Seeing Valhalla...
Phoebe Robertson
Apr 1, 20244 min read
Review: Park Rd: ‘Every Night’
Words by Jia Sharma (she/her) “She goes out like every night, on my mind like all the time,” Park Rd’s newest single ‘Every...
Jia Sharma
Mar 28, 20242 min read
Review: Two Guitars
Words by: Alia Marshall (she/they) “Being cool? Yeah, tino māori.” This line from Two Guitars sums up exactly how I felt after leaving...
Alia Marshall
Mar 25, 20243 min read
Review: Crumbly Jack
By Guy van Egmond (he/him) Venue: Valhalla Editors note: review updated 30/03/2024. Fixed grammar, and added photos. Author’s confession:...
Guy van Egmond
Mar 25, 20242 min read
Review: Call The Plumber Tour—Frank on Tap and Wet Denim
Words by Jia Sharma (she/her) Frank on Tap and Wet Denim concluded their “Call The Plumber” tour in Wellington at San Fran this past...
Jia Sharma
Mar 19, 20242 min read
Review: First Eyegum Of The Year - Cruelly, Sleeping Village, and Empress Oli
Words by Jia Sharma (she/her) Eyegum (Free!) Wednesdays at San Fran are a staple of the local alternative music and creative scene in...
Jia Sharma
Mar 11, 20243 min read
Review: Sandwich Artist
Written by Guy van Egmond (he/him) Maybe I’m being subjective here, but a show playing “Man or Muppet” as house music is bound to be good...
Guy van Egmond
Mar 8, 20243 min read
Review: blackpill
Content Warning: Misogyny, sexual content Words by: Phoebe Robertson (she/her) Before I watched this show I was warned it would...
Phoebe Robertson
Mar 6, 20244 min read
Review: Antarctic Endeavours
Written by: Guy van Egmond (he/him), Phoebe Robertson (she/her) How do you summarize a play that has no summary? A play whose own blurb...
Guy van Egmond
Mar 6, 20243 min read
Review: The New Blue—A Portrait of Pixie Williams
Words by Jia Sharma (she/her) I’d consider myself a dedicated music nerd. So a few weeks ago when I heard about Pixie Williams,...
Jia Sharma
Mar 5, 20242 min read
Review: Hāpaitia—Fringe Festival
Words by Ashleigh Putt-Fallows (she/her) Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi, Tūhoe Hāpaitia, created by Parekawa Finlay and Raureti Ormond and...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Mar 4, 20242 min read
Review: Bars Behind Bars - An Old-Fashioned Lesbian Love Story
Watched wistfully by Chloe Eichler (they/she) Whisking us back to a world of swing jazz and giggle juice, Bars Behind Bars is an...
Chloe Eichler
Mar 4, 20242 min read
Review: After the Storm
Picture Credit: After the Storm (Facebook) Words by: Phoebe Robertson (she/her) “We live in grief… how do you think we got here?” Emma...
Phoebe Robertson
Feb 29, 20242 min read
Review: Twenty Minutes to Nine
Words by: Guy van Egmond (he/him) Content warning: suicide I am genuinely lost for words, trying to describe Twenty Minutes to Nine. It...
Guy van Egmond
Feb 28, 20243 min read
Review: Icky
Words by Phoebe Pierard (she/her) Greeted by a wondrously energetic, excited, and (most probably) exhausted crew after an intense season,...
Phoebe Pierard
Feb 27, 20242 min read
Review: Ben Pope: Holy Cow
Picture credit: Ben Pope Words by: Guy van Egmond (he/him) Perhaps I shouldn’t have gone to this show. Because, truth be told, I knew I...
Guy van Egmond
Feb 24, 20242 min read
Review: Bars Behind Bars
Picture credit: NZ Fringe Words by Chloe Eichler (they/she) Author’s Note: I know Sarah Penny, who plays Alice and Joanne in the show....
Chloe Eichler
Feb 23, 20243 min read
Review: Hāpaitia
Picture credit: Hāpaitia social media Words by: Ashleigh Putt-Fallows (she/her) (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi, Tūhoe) Content warning: Death...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Feb 22, 20242 min read
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