Review Archive
Ash Dawes has recently finished their Honours in Theatre Studies at Otago University. They have been involved in theatre in Ōtepoti Dunedin since their teen years, most recently production managing the 2023 Dunedin Arts Festival, and they believe deeply in the importance of live performance in this city. Having worked as an actor, technician, stage manager, producer and director, they are excited to add ‘reviewer’ as another feather in their cap.
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
HELIOS
Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington
09/04/2024 - 21/04/2024
"Universal themes, experiences and emotions that resonate deeply..
"Richly created ode to the power of the storyteller..
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THERAPY
Dunedin
21/03/2024 - 23/03/2024
"Celebrating the messiness of personhood with compassion and care..
Baroness
Dunedin, Christchurch
20/03/2024 - 23/11/2024
"Hilarious Journey from the 1800s to Today..
THE GODS THE GODS THE GODS
Nelson, Hawea, A masterpiece of story-telling; a life-affirming love song to humanity, Christchurch
28/03/2023 - 01/04/2023
"A beautiful blend of spoken-word poetry, music, and theatre, confronting and comforting by turns…..
The Many Deaths of Jeff Goldblum
Dunedin
23/03/2023 - 25/03/2023
"Surreal, slightly dystopian comedy could use some further development..
Flow
Wellington, Dunedin
05/03/2023 - 19/03/2023
"A poignant exploration of love, death, grief, and what it means to live a life that subverts expectations..
"If the purpose is to set us adrift in a Limbo where things that may once have seemed important are…..
DREAMER
Dunedin
25/11/2022 - 26/11/2022
"A light-hearted celebration of growing up and finding oneself..
