THEATRICALITY TO THE FORE (THEATREVIEW) / Editorial

Satirical restoration comedy-come-farcical romantic comedy, Michael Hurst's adaptation of Oliver Goldsmith's eighteenth century classic, SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER (1773), brings this buoyant eighteenth century script into the mid twentieth century, adding fresh punch along the way.

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HURST CONQUERS STAGE AGAIN (NBR) / Editorial

The production is another triumph for Michael Hurst who has trimmed the play and given it contemporary relevance. Where in the original Mr.Hardcastle makes reference to the Duke of Marlborough's campaigns he is changed in this version to General Montgomery.

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New Zealand Herald / Editorial

Michael Hurst's high-spirited modernisation has a freshness and vitality that should make the classic story of mistaken identity accessible to a younger audience....with wonderfully stylish costumes and a great soundtrack combining to fashion the perfect location for the bewildered passions of the young lovers.

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Radio New Zealand / Editorial

Miraculous...you forget the dialogue is from the 1700s...very polished...thumbs up.

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ANTONIA PREBBLE ON LORETTA, THEATRE AND WILLIAM SHATNER (TV3 SUNRISE) / Editorial

We know her best as the devious Loretta in the hit TV3 series OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE.

But right now Antonia Prebble is starring in her first stage role for the Auckland Theatre Company, playing barmaid Kate Hardcastle in SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER.

Antonia spoke to SUNRISE about stepping up to the stage and playing the dastardly Loretta.

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A GOOD NIGHT OUT WITH LOTS OF LAUGHS (THEATREVIEW) / Editorial

Some jokes never get old and the Auckland Theatre Company's production of She Stoops to Conquer gets the audience laughing as much as it must have done when it was first staged back in 1773.

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