Lear, Here and There

13 February 2014 London/Invercargill Two productions of King Lear in three weeks – one at the National Theatre in London and one … More

Suffer the Little Children

20 October 2013 London Two wonderful new films – Daniel Borgman’s The Weight of Elephants and Clio Barnard’s The Selfish … More

28 June 2013 London Über-cool “immersive theatre” company Punchdrunk return to London with The Drowned Man, channeling 1950s Hollywood with … More

7 June 2013 London The return of the great British actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste in a fine revival of James Baldwin’s play … More

25 April 2013 London ANZAC Day: a celebration of New Zealand’s national identity, or a reminder of a pointless bloody … More

9 April 2013 London Some thoughts on the life and legacy of Margaret Thatcher – the scourge of the liberal … More

17 March 2013 London A screening of the Met Opera’s wonderful production of Parsifal leaves me pondering whether too much … More

26 January 2013 London Stephen Sondheim’s musical Merrily We Roll Along and an encore screening of Trainspotting remind me of the irresistible … More

6 January 2013 London The Pre-Raphaelite show at the Tate reveals nothing new or interesting about these one-time artistic and … More

24 October 2012 London My submission to the New Zealand Parliament, who are currently considering allowing gay and lesbian couples … More