Theatre Review: Transmission:Beta (Circa Theatre, Wellington, until June 15)
A review of the second Verbatim Play about New Zealand in Lockdown. A must-see. Directed by Miranda Harcourt and Stuart McKenzie, at Circa Theatre, Wellington, until June 15.
Transmission: Beta
Direction: Miranda Harcourt and Stuart McKenzie (written by Stuart McKenzie)
Circa Theatre; Circa One (May 18 – June 15)
In 2021 Stuart McKenzie and Miranda Harcourt debuted TRANSMISSION. As you can see by the way I titled my piece about it, I was enthusiastic:
TRANSMISSION – The Verbatim Play About NZ’s Covid Response That Deserves To Be Filmed For Netflix, And To Tour The Country Endlessly, If Not The World
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Last night I attended the world premiere of TRANSMISSION. It’s a new play by Stuart McKenzie and Miranda Harcourt. It stars Sophie Hambleton, Tom Knowles and Tim Spite – between them they give voice to works spoken by Jacinda Ardern, Grant Robertson and Michael Baker. The words come – verbatim – from interviews Miranda and Stuart conducted right through…
