Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
How to Build a Gate
Dunedin
22/06/2024 - 22/06/2024
"A story for our time..
TE TUPUA – The Goblin
Wellington, Whangarei, Dunedin
20/10/2021 - 18/05/2024
"Energy is high throughout..
"INTENSE, FAST-PACED TALE OF EARLY COLONIAL AOTEAROA..
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Satan vs God
Global
14/03/2024 - 24/03/2024
"Not the same as being in the room..
Whore's Eye View
Wellington
20/02/2024 - 24/02/2024
"Salted with humour and expressive pauses..
"Historical, comedic, personal, engaging and informative..
Yellow Hut
Dunedin
19/03/2024 - 23/03/2024
"Yellow Hut great start to the Globe’s year..
"This show is a slow burn..
Gerard Dougherty - Jokes about Birds
Dunedin
14/03/2024 - 16/03/2024
"A lot of audience engagement..
Untold Stories
Dunedin
15/10/2023 - 15/10/2023
"Audiences leave with much to think and talk about..
Re:In:Act | ODETTE
Dunedin
15/07/2023 - 15/07/2023
"Her body exquisitely, a vessel for the memory of her mother..
Romeo and Juliet 2023
Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin, Christchurch, Palmerston North
04/05/2023 - 03/06/2023
"A gripping romantic tale...
"Devote attention to the company’s past as well as to its future...
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The John Show
Dunedin
23/03/2023 - 25/03/2023
"Amusing, with occasional pathos..
Cartographies of a Future
Dunedin
25/03/2023 - 26/03/2023
"A multi-media interactive installation work..
ACCESS
Wellington, Dunedin
22/02/2023 - 25/03/2023
"A work with enormous potential, but …..
"Provokes bubbles of genuine laughter or small in-breaths of empathy..
Artefact - How to Behave in a Museum
Global, Dunedin, Nelson, Christchurch, Auckland, New Plymouth
20/03/2022 - 12/10/2023
"ENJOYMENT CURATED TO PERFECTION..
"Charming Funny and Human..
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The Most Naked
Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin
24/06/2021 - 22/10/2022
"Stripping Away the Layers on Nudity..
"A cabaret of skin and bone..
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TE WHEKE
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Whangarei, Hastings, Palmerston North, Dunedin
11/06/2021 - 19/10/2022
"A Graceful Whakapapa..
"Te Wheke Has Many Tendrils..
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Otepoti Hip-Hop Hustle (ŌHHH)
Dunedin
15/10/2022 - 15/10/2022
"Sharp, fun to watch and infectious..
Ātete - To Resist
Dunedin, Wellington
15/10/2022 - 16/09/2023
"Swaroopa Unni’s bravery is inspiring..
"Beauty and Formality Belies the Challenge..
DRY SPELL
Dunedin, Christchurch
13/08/2022 - 20/08/2022
"Cohesive, generous, beautiful, interesting, considered – and fun..
"Mincing, Lurking and Dreary Smirking..
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Matt and Ben
Dunedin
26/05/2022 - 28/05/2022
"New theatre company makes a splash with rollicking comedy..
"Polished, Funny and Believable..
Vivid Dreaming
Global, Auckland
23/03/2022 - 10/09/2022
"Vivid Dreaming Round 2 – starkly contrasting contemporary pieces..
"Picturesque smoothness...
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INHERENT AWKWARDNESS
Global
17/03/2022 - 27/03/2022
"Various approaches to virtual performance..
AGENTS PROVOCATEURS
Wellington, Dunedin
22/02/2022 - 15/09/2022
"Incredibly powerful with a charming cheek..
"A clever idea charmingly executed..
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The Movement
Palmerston North, Porirua, Dunedin, Auckland, Havelock North
01/05/2021 - 19/06/2021
"Serendipitous rather than extra-mortal..
"Brave and thought provoking programme,..
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