Theatre
Theatre review: Black Faggot
Black Faggot is an award-winning play written by Victor Roger in 2013. The show has returned to Auckland, on stage at Q Theatre until 29 June.
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Doc Edge 2025 Craccum Coverage | A Letter to David
Devotional art(washing) at its propagandistic nadir.
Film Review
Doc Edge 2025 Craccum Coverage | The Dating Game
Where love is a product, men become consumers—lonely, desperate, and trapped in a game rigged by capital, class, and performance.
Review
She Goes to the Fire: Saint Joan and the Fight for Truth
Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan comes to Auckland in a bold, stripped-back production. Flyleaf Theatre's Grace Augustine and Aaron Richardson reimagine Joan of Arc’s story as one of resistance, faith, and defiance, with sharp edits, quiet magic, and urgent relevance for today.
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I Didn’t Invite You Here to Lecture Me
A short review of I Didn't Invite You Here To Lecture Me, a verbatim comedy based on real lecturers from the writer's time at UoA.
Archive
Craccum Throwback | Is ChatGPT All Talk and No Action?
Craccum Throwback | Originally Published in Issue 2, 2023. Is ChatGPT All Talk and No Action? An expert weighs in on the hype surrounding the AI chatbot
Film Review
Doc Edge 2025 Craccum Coverage | Made in Ethiopia
Promises crumble, farmers vanish, factories stagnate—development devours dignity in this bleak farce of 'economic progress'.
Interview
SURVIVE - HAU Festival 2025
Mini-interviews with the artists performing SURVIVE, a show featuring three performances celebrating Queer identity and authenticity.
Show Review: SURVIVE
A short review of Tuatara Collective's show SURVIVE, performed as part of the HAU Festival.
Review
Documentary: A Good Question
"It is so hard to make a house."
Review
Japanese Breakfast Live at Auckland Town Hall: 'A Dreamlike First'
A short review of 'The Melancholy Tour', the first ever Japanese Breakfast tour to Aotearoa NZ, marking their fourth studio album release 'For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women).'
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Queer PowerPoint: A Review
A Review of Xanthe Dobbie and Harriet Gilles' Queer PowerPoint event for F.O.L.A. [AKL].