Melissa Laing

Kaituhi Tūtahi | Contributing Writer

Contributing Writer

Everything By: Melissa Laing

Loose Canons16.02.18

Loose Canons: Melissa Laing

Auckland Fringe artist Melissa Laing is taking audience members on a boat date. She shares her inspirations with us.

Performance20.10.17

The Uther Dean Double Bill: A Tandem Review

Melissa Laing reviews the two shows which made up Uther Dean's double bill last week at the Basement

Performance30.08.17

Melissa Laing reviews Shane Bosher's production of A Streetcar Named Desire and finds a production in which the Louisiana heat feels surprisingly cold.

Performance08.08.17

Chemical Romance: A Review of The Effect

Melissa Laing takes in the wide-ranging narrative of The Effect.

Performance17.07.17

Chalk Stories: A Review of My Best Dead Friend

Anya Tate-Manning draws on personal stories of loss, finding your place, and the Backstreet Boys in 'My Best Dead Friend'.

Society02.03.17

The (quieter) romance of suburban rail

Melissa Laing on first kisses and poetry on Auckland’s Western Line

Performance15.08.16

Review: Free Happiness

Society16.09.15

Melissa Laing on the ongoing refugee crisis

Society03.06.15

Art14.10.14

Slippery Questions: The Role of Ethics in Art

Melissa Laing asks what it means to create ethical art - and what role ethics have for an audience member.

Art13.03.13

Excerpts from 'Commonly Occurring', a guide for the the novice airport incident spotter.

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