Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Language of Living
Christchurch, Auckland
11/07/2012 - 03/05/2014
"Dance as inspired theatre..
"Language of living with the New Zealand Dance Company..
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Table 12
Christchurch
14/06/2013 - 16/06/2013
"A clever pastiche of cabaret..
"NZ funk/lounge on the menu..
THE TEMPEST
Christchurch
12/02/2014 - 22/02/2014
"Spectacle, movement and fun..
DUSTY LIMITS
Christchurch
16/01/2014 - 25/01/2014
"Irreverent songs of love, lust, loss (at least of innocence), family and death..
BATTLE OF THE BASTARDS
Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland
17/02/2013 - 19/02/2014
"Delights, surprises and delivers the goods..
"Clever and engaging bastards..
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Tutus on Tour (2013)
Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Hamilton, Christchurch, Dunedin
23/10/2013 - 29/11/2013
"A little something for everyone..
"Cheerful and Lively new Peter and the Wolf..
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SKY DANCER
Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland
11/03/2013 - 14/11/2013
"Bold step not fully achieved..
"Fantastical, haunting, astounding..
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IN ABSENTIA
Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton
20/03/2013 - 26/08/2014
"Deeply affecting..
"Elegant and eloquent..
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THE ANIMALS & CHILDREN TOOK TO THE STREETS
New Plymouth, Wellington, Christchurch
08/03/2012 - 01/09/2013
"Magical mayhem..
"Distracted by its own inter-media brilliance..
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CANTINA
Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch
02/03/2012 - 31/08/2013
"Provocative and enormously thrilling..
"Dark and Steamy..
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GIFTED
Southland, Nelson, Cromwell, Queenstown, Tauranga, Dunedin, Invercargill, Wanaka, Alexandra, Oamaru, Wellington, Christchurch, New Plymouth
22/08/2013 - 31/10/2015
"Evocative gesture to literary treasures..
"A rich and resonating theatrical experience..
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DON GIOVANNI
Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland
22/08/2013 - 18/10/2014
"The Don still retains charms in modern twist..
"A triumph..
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THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
Christchurch
15/02/2013 - 03/03/2013
"Panto treatment of woodland classic..
This Is The Stand I Made. (Home Edition)
Christchurch, Auckland
16/12/2011 - 06/10/2012
"Dances strongly exploring a sense of self..
"Entirely enterprising and admirable..
Walk by Jolt Youth
Christchurch
23/09/2012 - 25/09/2012
"Delicate, beautiful and captivating..
Riverdance - the Farewell Tour 2012
Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland
22/05/2012 - 10/06/2012
"The star is the ensemble..
"A ravishing river of life and lament..
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Random Acts of God & Other Stories: A Contemporary Cabaret
Christchurch, Nelson
14/12/2010 - 21/10/2011
"The best performance in Nelson Arts Festival 2011..
"Accomplished performers raise questions about power..
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MacHomer
New Plymouth, Christchurch, Wellington
11/08/2011 - 28/08/2011
"A performance athlete whose like you will not often see..
"Stand not upon the order of your going, but go at once..
Macbeth
Lyttelton
23/08/2011 - 10/09/2011
"Hacked script, hacking action, unique production..
TILT
Christchurch
19/08/2011 - 21/08/2011
"Tilt - no longer Terra Firma..
"A powerful evocation... of standing on shaky ground..
The Flying Kiwi Circus
Christchurch
18/07/2011 - 27/07/2011
"A skills-based show with impressive comic elements..
The Poor Dears/ The Wizard of Oz
Christchurch
27/05/2010 - 30/05/2010
"Oppression, hilarity, poignancy..
Naomi Ferguson: Songs My Mother Taught Me
Wellington, Christchurch
05/08/2009 - 10/12/2009
"Gorgeous, golden voice..
"From naïve to hippy to wah-wah crystallised in song..