New Zealand Arts Review
Reviews, News and Commentary by John Daly-Peoples
RBG: Of Many, One. A Timely Reminder and a Triumph
Auckland Theatre Company and Auckland Live present RBG: Of Many, One A Sydney Theatre Company production By Suzie Miller Dir Priscilla Jackman Design David Fleischer Lighting Alexander Berlage Soun design Paul Charlier With Heather Mitchell ASB Waterfront Theatre Until 7 June Reviewed by Malcolm Calder Sometimes things are timely. At others, times are the thing. In…
The Queen’s Nanny: Broken confidences
Reviewed by Malcolm Calder Reviewed by Malcolm Calder The Queen’s NannyBy Melanie TaitTadpole Theatre ProductionsDirector Simon PrastSet John ParkerLighting & Sound Gareth Evans and Geoff EvansCostume Robyn FlemingWith Anna Julienne, Laura Hill, Jack Buchanan Pumphouse Theatre, TakapunaEnds 24 May Reviewer Malcolm Calder15 May 2026 I had a lovely little evening out at The Queen’s Nanny…
Zines: a comic version of NZ subculture’s history
Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Zines NZ: From punk to present Bryce Galloway Massey University Press RRP $55.00 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples One of the almost unrecognised literary / artistic areas of New Zealand culture has been the zine. Zines, a corruption of magazines or fanzines are non-commercial, self-published, small-circulation booklets, often produced by hand or photocopied…
Fiona Pardington’s “Taharaki Skyside” at the Venice Biennale
John Daly-Peoples Fiona Pardington will be exhibiting a series of portraits of New Zealand native birds which are either extinct or endangered at this years Venice Biennale. “Taharaki Skyside” will be shown at the Istituto Santa Maria della Pietà (La Pietà) the site of Bill Culbert’s “Front Door Out Back” exhibition in 2013.
Aotearoa Art Fair: A selection II
John Daly-Peoples James Blackie Gallery Bill Hammond, Snare, $115,000 One of the few Bill Hammond’s available at the Fair Pontone Gallery Hwang Seontae, The Space with Sunshine, #1 $25,000 Created with printing, etching and layering over an LED light source Gallery Sally Dunn-Cuthbert Lisa Reihana, Tupaia’s Ceremony, $145,000 From the major installation Lisa Reihana: Emissaries …
The surreal settings of Jeffrey Harris
Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Jeffrey Harris Suite Gallery April 28 – May 30 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Jeffrey Harris creates surreal environments and portraits where Christian iconography and the mundane create richly textured imagery. Scenes which may derive from personal experience become images of universal importance reflecting on sexuality, personal and spiritual relationships. In his…
Aotearoa Art Fair: A Selection
John Daly-Peoples Aotearoa Art Fair April 30 – May 3 At the end of the April, for four days the Aotearoa Art Fair will once again take over the Viaduct Events Centre on Auckland’s waterfront. For four days, the Viaduct Events Centre will be New Zealand’s most exciting cultural destination with 60 leading galleries presenting…
Auckland Philharmonia’s Tchaikovsky 4
Reviewed By John Daly-Peoples Tchaikovsky 4 6.30 Session Auckland Philharmonia Auckland Town Hall April 9 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Opening the Auckland Philharmonia new series of 6.30 Sessions were two works from Wagners opera “Tristan and Isolde” the Prelude and Liebestod (love-death). In the opera this music is used to convey the culmination of the…
The NZSO’s Resonance: another triumph for André de Ridder
Review by John Daly-Peoples New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Resonance Conducted by André de Ridder Auckland Town Hall April 10 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples In introducing Shostakovich’s Symphony No 8 conductor André de Ridder mentioned a young Ukrainian conductor who had reservations about playing any Russian music during the present conflict. De Ridder acknowledged the complex…
Helen Clark in Six Outfits : The politician her career and her clothes
Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Helen Clark in Six Outfits By Fiona Samuel ATC Until April 26 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Helen Clark in Six Outfits uses the notion of tracking Helen Clark’s career through reference to the clothing she wore at various stages of her life. It is a concept which even the stage version…
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