The Packer

One man show. Many characters. Very well defined, specific, physical, hilarious characters. I always knew who was talking. Although I couldn't always understand what they were saying. An insight into the diversity of New Zealand. Something I personally know nothing about so it was interesting to witness the differing people & cultural situations one would run into there. I can only imagine what it would all mean to a Kiwi. Extremely impressive performance by the one & only actor. An amazing ability to jump from character to character, not only physically, vocally & emotionally but you could even see his eyes shift as the character did. Simple tech (lights, music & media) that defined characters & punctuated beats. Well directed. ... full review

A very rough piece that left me with more questions at the end than I had at the beginning. Unlike other stories involving a solo actor playing many different characters (such as Back to Babylon, T-O-T-A-L-L-Y, Brownsville Bred), there did not seem to be the type of story line to draw the characters together and it was hard to keep up with them. Unfortunately, I was bored halfway through the piece and did not find any relief in the outcome. This was my least favorite performance (similar to my view of Eco-Friendly Jihad).... full review