2025 Stage Door Reviews

I tried going into The Seagull at KXT as blind as I possibly could. I knew enough of the synopsis to assure my friend I wasn’t taking him to an avante garde nudist exploration of urbanisation (wasn’t 100% on this myself to be honest, life’s a gamble after all), and we both went in with the understanding we were going to watch an upper-middle class family slowly implode. This understanding didn’t really prepare either of us for the incisive, hilarious, and downright gut-wrench

My first encounter with Cowbois was on Instagram, desperately scouring the audition notice for a role I may be able to apply for - I was devastated that I wasn’t right for any of the parts because who wouldn’t want to do a play about trans cowboys? So finding myself in the foyer of The Seymour Centre surrounded by cowboy hats I was incredibly excited to finally see Cowbois - and it did not disappoint. The show opens to a live band (Clay Crighton, Nicholas Hiatt, Zachary Aleks

New Theatre brings Noël Coward’s Present Laughter  to its stage, and director Louise Fischer really did promise the title; the audience was bellowing with laughter at all times. Actor, ‘Garry Essendine’ juggles relentless admirers and the chaos of those around him, all while spiralling through a mid-life crisis. Funny enough, I know people tend to see a play (mostly!) for its plot. Honestly, I found myself most entertained by the characters simply speaking to each other. The