New Zealand Arts Review
Reviews, News and Commentary by John Daly-Peoples
‘Beyond the Barricade’ the music sensation coming to New Zealand next year
John Daly-Peoples ‘Beyond the Barricade’ 2027 Nationwide Tour 6 – 17 July 2027 John Daly–Peoples It seems that New Zealand has fallen in love with the world-wide phenomenon of seeing great musical and cabaret acts of the nineteenth and twentieth century on stage. Just finished at Q Theatre was “Songs for Nobodies” with Jackie Clak…
NZ Trio’s Reverie
Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples NZ Trio, Reverie Auckland Concert Chamber October 8 Hanna Kulenty – A Cradle SongAdam Schoenberg – Las EstrellasLeonard Bernstein – Piano TrioKarlo Margetić (NZ) – Icarus on Titan (2026 NZTrio / SOUNZ Tarling Trust Commission)Robert Schumann – Piano Trio No. 3 in g minor Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples The NZ trio’s…
Rooms Volume Two
Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Rooms Volume Two By Jane Ussher and Douglas Lloyd Jenkins Massey University Press RRP $90.00 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples In reviewing Jane Ussher’s previous publication “Rooms”, I noted that New Zealanders have a fascination with homes and interiors evidenced by the sales of numerous magazines on architecture and house interiors. The…
Jason Greig “Blood is Thicker”
Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Jason Greig Blood is Thicker By Chelsea Nichols and Aaron Lister Massey University Press RRP $70.00 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples New Zealand Gothic has always had a presence on the margins of New Zealand culture making regular appearances in our art, literature and music. Bill Hammond’s paintings were infused with a…
This must be the Island
Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples This Must Be the Island — Liga Hanai e Motu Oceanic conversations GREGORY O’BRIEN AND JOHN PUHIATAU PULE Massey University Press RRP $70.00 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples “This Must Be the Island” is an extraordinary book – part conversation, part visual diary, part poetry book and an exploration of artistic motivation.…
Tapa: Pacific histories in Cloth
Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Tapa: Pacific Histories in Cloth The story of tapa across the Pacific – art, dress, culture and curation. By Nina Tonga, Rachel Yates and Sean Mallon Te Papa Press RRP $95.00 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Tapa has a history spanning over 2,000 years across the Pacific, originating with early Polynesian and…
Songs for nobodies at Q
Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples ‘Songs for Nobodies’ By Joanna Murray-Smith Figment Productions Q Theatre Until November 1 Jackie Clarke PerformerPenny Dodd MusicianJennifer Ward-Lealand DirectorJoanna Murray-Smith WriterCallum Brodie ProducerLachie Oliver-Kerby Sound DesignerMichael Goodwin Lighting Designer and operatorRachel Marlow Set Designer Reviewed by Jonh Daly-Peoples ‘Songs for Nobodies’, could be billed as…
Picasso: Designed by Paul Smith
Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Picasso: Designed by Paul Smith Curated by Joanne Snrech. Virginie Perdrisot-Cassan and François Dareau (Musée National Picasso–Paris) and Sophie Matthiesson (Auckland Art Gallery) Auckland Art Gallery 10 Oct 2026 – 1 Feb 2027 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples With the new “Picasso: Designed by Paul Smith” exhibition at the Auckland Art Gallery…
Jesus Christ Superstar
Reviewed by Malcolm Calder Jesus Christ Superstar Lyrics by Tim Rice, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber GMG Productions, Crossroads Live and Worklight Productions Director Timothy Sheader Set and Costume Design Tom Scutt Choreography Drew McOnie Music Director Hugh Hayden-Brown Asst Choreography Courtney Arango Assoc Director Alli Coyne Sound Design Nick Lidster Music Supervision Tom Deering…
Shane Cotton: Moerewa — Liquid Sleep
Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Shane Cotton: Moerewa — Liquid Sleep Anthony Byrt Auckland University Press RRP $89.99 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Anthony Byrt’s new book “Shane Cotton: Moerewa — Liquid Sleep” is more than a biography of one of the country’s foremost artists. Byrt’s Northland whakapapa links him to that of the artist with his…
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