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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..

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