![Julia Croft holds a microphone while performing in Body Double](https://silo.imgix.net/HighRes-2018-03-20-BodyDoubleSilo-81.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&px=4000&q=60&w=2000)
Auckland Arts Festival theatre review: Body Double is wild ride
Auckland Arts Festival theatre review: Body Double is wild ride
Janet McAllister - NZ Herald
23.03.2018
![Karin McCracken perched on a chaise lounge during a performance Body Double.](https://silo.imgix.net/High-Res-Body-Double-Metro-Image.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&px=4000&q=60&w=1100)
![Karin McCracken & Julia Croft perform in Body Double](https://silo.imgix.net/HighRes-2018-03-20-BodyDoubleSilo-622.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&px=4000&q=60&w=1100)
![Julia Croft holds a microphone while performing in Body Double](https://silo.imgix.net/HighRes-2018-03-20-BodyDoubleSilo-81.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&px=4000&q=60&w=1100)
For several years, we've been treated to a mini-quake of interesting Feminist-with-a-capital-F theatre works that break the fourth wall, refuse traditional plotting and experiment with sound, light and smearing food through one's hair.
Auteur/performer Julia Croft (If there's not Dancing…, Power Ballad, Plastic Orgasm) is a driving force, while auteur/director Eleanor Bishop (Jane Doe) is also a leading light. After their hard-hitting Boys last year, they've created the two-hander Body Double with performer Karin McCracken who also starred in Jane Doe. In short, this is an assured team with game, form and a strong vision.