Adam Goodall

Contributing Writer

Adam Goodall is a freelance writer, critic and dramaturg currently based in London, UK. He was previously the Theatre Editor for The Pantograph Punch. He drives trucks in a computer game in his spare time.

(Photo: Tina Tiller)

28th July, 2021

What went wrong with the Pop-up Globe?

With five years of sold-out shows and ambitions to go global, Auckland’s Pop-up Globe carved out a dominant place in New Zealand’s creative ecosystem. And then it ended.

By Adam Goodall

Contributing Writer

Some of the interviewees in Transmission. (Photo: BATs Theatre)

23rd April, 2021

Review: Transmission tells the story of the humanity behind the Covid headlines

It’s the first significant piece of art to critique our response to Covid-19. How does it do?

By Adam Goodall

Contributing Writer

Driver Marsha Pohatu: “If you can’t stand your ground and you’re gonna cry like a baby, you’re treated like a baby.” (Photo: Adam Goodall).

29th December, 2019

Life as a Kiwi truck driver involves harassment, sexism and 70-hour weeks

Summer reissue: Marsha Pohatu has lost two front teeth and seen friends die while working in the New Zealand trucking sector. The industry’s culture of dangerous practices has to stop, she says.

By Adam Goodall

Contributing Writer

It was hyped as one of the most ambitious games ever, but where does Fable’s legacy sit now?

13th September, 2019

The game that flew too far from the sun: Fable on its 15th birthday

Fable is best remembered for the disastrous, over-the-top promises made by its designer Peter Molyneux. But maybe, Adam Goodall argues, we’re remembering it all wrong.

By Adam Goodall

Contributing Writer

Jordan Peele as the narrator in The Twilight Zone.

15th April, 2019

Review: Jordan Peele triumphantly drags The Twilight Zone into 2019

The new Twilight Zone updates the style of the '60s classic while keeping its deeply moral core, Adam Goodall writes.

By Adam Goodall

Contributing Writer

Is the elusive target in Hitman 2 actually Judith Collins? A Spinoff investigation

12th March, 2019

Is the elusive target in Hitman 2 actually Judith Collins? A Spinoff investigation

Hitman 2 has plundered from our shores before, but now has it taken the story and likeness of our most notorious South Auckland MP, Judith 'Crusher' Collins? Adam Goodall goes down the rabbit hole.

By Adam Goodall

Contributing Writer

Three Days of the I-Block: a Tetris 99 diary

20th February, 2019

Three Days of the I-Block: a Tetris 99 diary

Last week, the Tetris battle royale game Tetris 99 dropped with no announcement. Adam Goodall spent three days with the game. This is his diary.

By Adam Goodall

Contributing Writer

Driver Marsha Pohatu: “If you can’t stand your ground and you’re gonna cry like a baby, you’re treated like a baby.” (Photo: Adam Goodall).

7th February, 2019

Harassment, sexism and 70-hour weeks: Life as a Kiwi truck driver

Marsha Pohatu has lost two front teeth and seen friends die while working in the New Zealand trucking sector. The industry's culture of dangerous practices has to stop, she says.

By Adam Goodall

Contributing Writer

The Giraffe of your dreams/nightmares.

17th October, 2018

Giraffe Town is the perfectly creepy game for Halloween

While fakers are playing so-called big budget horror spectacles like Call of Duty Black Ops 4 Zombie mode, Adam Goodall knows where to find the best and most meaningful scares: a little place called Giraffe Town.

By Adam Goodall

Contributing Writer

The six month bug that killed PUBG down under

6th October, 2018

The six month bug that killed PUBG down under

Since its early access release in March last year, PlayersUnknown's Battlegrounds has been a global phenomenon – but events over recent months have nearly killed its Oceania playerbase.

By Adam Goodall

Contributing Writer