Review Archive
Janet whittington has been a writer and reviewer of Arts, Dance & Theatre for the Nelson Mail and Theatreview since 2010.
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
THE MĀORI SIDESTEPS
Wellington, Havelock North, Nelson, Invercargill, Kerikeri, Palmerston North
15/06/2017 - 09/06/2021
"Highlighting inequity through comedy..
"An amazing show – a must see..
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Otto & Astrid: EUROSMASH!
Wairarapa, Nelson
13/10/2017 - 21/10/2017
"Consistently funny with toe-tapping songs..
THE REBEL PINK
Christchurch, Nelson, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Wellington, Auckland
25/03/2017 - 08/04/2017
"Pinkly energising..
"Strikingly vigorous..
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THE GOBLIN MARKET
Tauranga, Auckland, Wellington, Nelson
22/10/2016 - 18/04/2019
"'Can I Touch You?'..
"Entertaining and sublimely moving..
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No More Dancing in the Good Room
Wellington, Auckland, Havelock North, Nelson
28/04/2015 - 21/10/2016
"Comedy and drama conveyed to perfection..
"Raw, uplifting power..
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TRIUMPHS AND OTHER ALTERNATIVES
Wellington, Auckland, Napier, Nelson, Christchurch
22/04/2015 - 18/10/2016
"Wonder, comedy, yearning, surprising..
"Powerfully unique in its presentation and performance..
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SHYLOCK
Nelson, Dunedin, Auckland
09/10/2016 - 22/10/2016
"Affecting, thought-provoking, skilfully performed..
"Impressive skill, intelligence, humour and sentiment..
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OUT OF THE BOX (2015-16)
Auckland, Nelson, Hawkes Bay, Dunedin
16/10/2015 - 13/10/2016
"Experimental, energetic and humorous..
"Ever-popular and uber-impressive..
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THE WINE PROJECT (2017)
Nelson, Tauranga, Wellington, Hamilton, Edinburgh, Scotland, Dunedin, Auckland, Havelock North, Wairarapa
18/10/2015 - 21/10/2017
"Bouquet charms, teases, taunts and celebrates..
"Expanding our minds and pleasure receptors..
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LORD OF THE DANCE: DANGEROUS GAMES
Auckland, Wellington
18/08/2015 - 30/08/2015
"Production elements dazzle..
"Yet another incarnation of grand scale Irish dance..
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THE KISS INSIDE
Auckland, Wanaka, Dunedin, Nelson, Wellington
16/04/2015 - 05/03/2016
"Transcendant, meditative..
"Simmering vignettes of the search for ecstasy..
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HUMAN FRUIT BOWL
Queenstown, Dunedin, Wellington, Nelson, Waikanae
07/10/2014 - 26/10/2014
"Impressed..
"Plenty to draw, muse on during stark performance..
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Back of the Bus
Christchurch, Nelson, Wellington, Edinburgh, Scotland, Dunedin, Hamilton
23/09/2008 - 28/02/2021
"Riding the bus will never be the same again..
"Fantastic!..
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The Paper Cinema’s ODYSSEY
Nelson, Dunedin, Auckland
16/10/2014 - 01/11/2014
"Sophisticated theatrical magic..
"Dionysus would approve..
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Sheng Dong: A Moving Sound
Nelson
19/10/2014 - 19/10/2014
"Appreciated greatly by aficionados..
ADAM PAGE
Nelson, Wellington
19/02/2013 - 18/10/2014
"A multi-skilled man in a million..
"Creative musical puppeteer..
COLT
Dunedin, Nelson
21/03/2014 - 15/04/2014
"Phenomenal work..
"Multifocal choreography..
DIE ROTEN PUNKTE: SUPERMUSICIAN
New Plymouth, Nelson
30/08/2013 - 26/10/2013
"In your face entertainment..
"Fun, flippant, mad – a crazy hysterical ride..
Footnote Forte Series 2013 - We Have Been There
Wellington, Dunedin, Auckland, Nelson
06/03/2013 - 16/04/2013
"Review: We Have been There..
"Fresh and fascinating..
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In Flagrante
Auckland, Nelson, Dunedin, Christchurch, Havelock North
27/04/2011 - 27/10/2018
"Fantastically clever work..
"Tableaux that mix femme fatale with fetish..
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CARNIVAL HOUND
Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Nelson
23/04/2009 - 13/10/2013
"Distorted realities..
"Loss, struggle and conflict lightened by wit and humour..
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BLACK GRACE: VAKA
Nelson, Wellington, Queenstown, New Plymouth, Wanaka, Auckland, Hamilton, Christchurch
24/07/2012 - 14/09/2013
"Pulsating and thrilling performance..
"Explosive rhythm and energy..
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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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