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High School (The Improvised) Musical

Wellington

19/11/2024 - 23/11/2024

"Well-tuned with a flair for spontaneous creativity..

Marc & Marisha Time Travel the Theatre!

Wellington

11/11/2024 - 17/11/2024

"A joyful and inventive ode to the stage..

Thank You, Ten - A Musical Celebration

Wellington

19/11/2024 - 23/11/2024

"Their happiness is our happiness and it is considerable..

How Far Do Your Arms Reach?

Wellington

15/11/2024 - 15/11/2024

"A consensual canvas exploring improvisational freedom..

TALOFA PAPA

Porirua, Wellington, Hamilton, New Plymouth

03/12/2016 - 17/11/2024

"Papa’s strict but mischievous ways create powerful drama..

"Connection made despite separation and absence..

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Sleeping Beauty: The Pantomime

Wellington

16/11/2024 - 11/01/2025

"Sleeping Beauty brings time warps and twists..

"Brings a fresh approach to an age-old and much-loved tradition..

A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Pop-up Globe

Auckland, Wellington

22/10/2024 - 16/11/2024

"‘Boisterous enthusiasm’: Pop-up Globe’s crowd-pleasing A Midsummer Night's Dream..

"Gives our attentiveness, empathy and imaginations free rein..

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Last Song?!

Palmerston North

16/11/2024 - 14/12/2024

"Comic, entertaining, feel-good community celebration plucks the right notes..

Endling

Wellington

16/11/2024 - 17/11/2024

"The remarkable physical talent of an expert, generous clown..

Under Milk Wood

Lyttelton

15/11/2024 - 23/11/2024

"An evocative and engaging production that honours Thomas' masterpiece..

Unitec Dance Showcase 2024

Auckland

14/11/2024 - 17/11/2024

"Exploration of our reverence for resilience..

CAMPING

Auckland

23/04/2016 - 07/12/2024

"Firing on all cylinders, hilarious, joyful, a perfect tonic – go see it!..

"A highly effective antidote..

INVISIBLE

Dunedin

14/11/2024 - 17/11/2024

"Stories interesting or touching in detailed candidness..

How To Art

Auckland

12/11/2024 - 16/11/2024

"Relentlessly funny and splendidly performed by the best bananas in the art business...

A Doll's House, Part 2

Auckland

14/11/2024 - 01/12/2024

"Thought-provoking and modern take on Ibsen's original...

A Midsummer Night's Dream - Royal New Zealand Ballet

Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Palmerston North, Auckland

12/10/2024 - 12/11/2024

"The perfect storm of enchantment..

"Taonga of the Royal NZ Ballet’s repertoire..

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Celtic Illusion

Wellington

09/11/2024 - 09/11/2024

"Family friendly, professionally impressive show..

Show Do Café

Palmerston North, Tauranga, Wellington

18/10/2024 - 06/11/2024

"People and coffee are everything..

The Tempestuous

Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Wellington

13/06/2023 - 01/12/2024

"Ashton conjures a tale that’s as salutary as it is richly entertaining..

"Phenomenal energy, vivacity, versatility, inventiveness and humour..

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Raru e Maruakaītā

Auckland

01/11/2024 - 02/11/2024

"Powerful imagery and great performances in this traditional Kūki Airani fable...

Moon

Tauranga, Nelson

28/10/2023 - 03/11/2024

"Unworldly, involving, humorous, engrossing, joyful..

"Two dads creating a show that their kids and their kids pals might like..

Prima Facie - Dunedin

Dunedin

31/10/2024 - 17/11/2024

"A brave, mighty achievement..

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