Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
THE BOOK OF EVERYTHING
New Plymouth, Hamilton, Auckland
14/03/2015 - 20/03/2016
"Theatre magic..
"Charming, engaging access to broader, deeper issues..
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Spiegelworld EMPIRE
Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch
21/10/2014 - 15/02/2015
"Much to like..
"Spiegeltent home to slick, professional pick‘n’mix..
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HOKI MAI TAMA MĀ
Auckland, Whangarei, Palmerston North
03/07/2014 - 18/10/2014
"Warmly recommended..
"Much to admire, more work to be done..
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LA TRAVIATA
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
19/06/2014 - 23/07/2016
"Brava diva!..
"Sumptuous and emotionally-charged..
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DAFFODILS [inspired by true events]
Auckland, Hamilton, Wanaka, Kerikeri, Christchurch, Nelson, Tauranga, Edinburgh, Scotland
14/03/2014 - 28/08/2016
"Slick, honest and truly beautiful..
"A profound change-inviting play and musical masterpiece..
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SEA
Auckland
06/03/2014 - 10/03/2014
"Blue Leap..
"Audience submerged in wonderful world of aquatic creatures..
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FESTIVAL SUBTLEMOBS
Wellington
21/02/2014 - 06/03/2014
"Festival town: at the NZ International Arts Festival opening weekend..
KISS THE FISH
Nelson, Napier, Auckland, Gisborne, Christchurch, Whangarei, Wellington, New Plymouth, Tauranga, Hamilton, Kerikeri, Dunedin
10/08/2013 - 26/07/2015
"Resounding applause..
"The joke of human progress revealed..
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ABIGAIL’S PARTY
Auckland
10/09/2013 - 21/09/2013
"Majestically awful and very funny..
"Underlying tensions and shifting alliances..
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AFTER MISS JULIE
Auckland
27/08/2013 - 07/09/2013
"Class warfare – in the kitchen..
"Up close and extremely personal..
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TU
Wellington, Auckland
01/03/2012 - 27/07/2013
"A profound theatrical experience..
"Tū latest to show war's impact on Maori life..
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MADAME BUTTERFLY
Wellington, Auckland
18/04/2013 - 18/05/2013
"Internally passionate yet externally restrained..
"Sellout production ticks all the boxes..
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BABEL (Words) by Eastman VZW
Auckland
21/03/2013 - 23/03/2013
"Exhilarating..
"A paean to diversity..
HUI
Auckland
16/03/2013 - 23/03/2013
"A deluge of contemptuous and often fierce melees..
"Hui another breakthrough for our times..
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ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
Global, Auckland
14/03/2013 - 09/04/2020
"Cleverly written, impeccably paced and performed, seamlessly captured on camera..
"Centrepiece mixes wit with superb comic acting..
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THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART
Auckland
13/03/2013 - 23/03/2013
"A room, a great story and imagination..
"So much fun..
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THE FACTORY – A Pacific Musical
Edinburgh, Scotland, Auckland
13/08/2011 - 25/08/2014
"Pacific voices asserted..
"A sweet and rhythmic ride with pure Samoan soul..
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