Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
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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CINDERELLA
Wellington, Auckland, Napier, Christchurch
03/08/2022 - 28/08/2022
"Cinderella - what ‘happily ever after’ means in the twenty-first century..
"Cinderella - stylish and glamorous, with the feeling of 60’s retro Chanel and Dior..
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Dry Spell
Auckland, Hamilton, Hastings, Wellington, Whanganui
30/04/2022 - 18/05/2022
"The ego excesses of a Freddy Mercury..
"Playground for the audience...
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The Ryman Healthcare season of The Sleeping Beauty
Palmerston North, Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch, Auckland, Invercargill, Napier
29/10/2020 - 06/12/2020
"An evening at the ballet..
"A ballet with lockdown at its centre..
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Ecology in Fifths
Wellington, Hawkes Bay, Hastings
11/11/2010 - 25/10/2020
"Thought provoking and devastatingly stunning..
"Considered, live, wonderful, urgent and disturbing..
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SHEL WE?
Wellington, Gisborne, Palmerston North, Hastings
12/12/2018 - 19/10/2020
"Gently woven story, precise and fluid dancing..
"Playful, poignant, ambiguous …..
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BEFORE KARMA GETS US
Napier
17/10/2020 - 17/10/2020
"A boisterous rollercoaster of variety..
BOLD MOVES
Palmerston North, Dunedin, Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland, Napier
16/08/2019 - 14/09/2019
"Delish-ish..
"Outrageously good..
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The Nutcracker (2018)
Dunedin, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch, Napier, Auckland
31/10/2018 - 09/12/2018
"Conscious magic..
"A coming of age story..
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Kokako's Song
Havelock North, Invercargill, Nelson, Dunedin, Hamilton
18/03/2017 - 03/03/2019
"A charming introduction to birds of the bush..
"Amusing but a missed opportunity..
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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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1918
Wellington, Auckland, Havelock North
28/05/2015 - 24/10/2018
"Poignant and profound..
"Le Moana presents 1918..
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WHITE NIGHT
Napier
20/10/2018 - 20/10/2018
"Feels very European in a Kiwi kind of way..
PANGO/BLACK
Napier, Wellington, Gisborne
10/12/2016 - 24/10/2018
"Striking a primal chord..
"A courageous conversation..
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Manawa Whenua A SPRING OF FRAGRANT WATER
Havelock North
20/10/2018 - 20/10/2018
"Naive and vulnerable, emotional and unkempt, bold and political..
SCENA
Havelock North
16/10/2018 - 17/10/2018
"A shining performance..
DANCING WITH MOZART
Palmerston North, Dunedin, Wellington, Auckland, Napier, Christchurch
31/05/2018 - 08/07/2018
"Fine fettle to the fore..
"Mid-winter Mozart treat..
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SEARCH ENGINE
Hamilton, Gisborne, Dunedin, Auckland, Invercargill, Hawkes Bay, Palmerston North
12/05/2018 - 31/05/2018
"All too brief... beautiful contemporary dance..
"A quest for connectedness..
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THE PIANO The Ballet
Dunedin, Auckland, Napier, Christchurch, Palmerston North, Wellington
23/02/2018 - 28/03/2018
"Divine duets and perfect partnering..
"Ballet unfolds with almost cinematic fluidity..
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CONTRAST
Greytown, Tauranga, Auckland, Dunedin, Wellington, Christchurch, Havelock North
22/10/2017 - 11/11/2017
"Spellbinding the audience..
"Energy, conviction and intriguing contrasts..
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Sunny Ray and the Magnificent Moon
Havelock North, Tauranga, Nelson, Wairarapa
04/10/2017 - 28/10/2017
"Playful performers invite audience to shine too..
"Impressive..
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THE LISTIES Make you LOL!
Havelock North
01/10/2017 - 02/10/2017
"Raucous physicality for the 5-12s..
MIXTAPE DANCE SHOW
Auckland, Havelock North
21/04/2017 - 01/10/2017
"Grace and prowess stand out..
"A stake in the ground..