Review Archive
Sue Wards is a Wanaka-based writer with a particular interest in the arts.
Sue has written for a range of audiences, most recently in community news, where she has experience as a reporter and editor over the past eight years. She currently writes for the Wanaka App (the first community news and information app in New Zealand) and reviews for Theatreview.
Sue has a Master’s degree in social science and a love of rock climbing as well as the arts. She lives near Wanaka with her partner and their two children.
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
REMOTE THOUGHTS – Musings from the Bush
Hawea
27/03/2023 - 28/03/2023
"Strong performance reflects the zeitgeist of an intense and beautiful world..
Brendan Dooley MAYHEM! and CHEEKY, QUIRKY AND CLASSY
Wanaka
05/03/2020 - 05/03/2020
"‘Impossible’ magic and a bit dodgy..
SNO WHYTE AND THE SEVEN
Wanaka
04/12/2019 - 06/12/2019
"Plenty of local and contemporary laughs..
JAC (who is resilient) AND THE BEANSPROUTS
Wanaka
19/12/2018 - 22/12/2018
"Hits the mark..
SEVEN DEADLY STUNTS
Dunedin, Wellington, Invercargill, Wanaka
17/04/2018 - 10/11/2018
"Great stuff for a small community..
"Funny, scary, silly, saucy fun..
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THE MESSY MAGIC ADVENTURE
Wellington, Invercargill, Nelson, Wanaka
18/04/2017 - 20/07/2024
"A Rollicking a celebration of clowning, slapstick and magic..
"Subversive thrill in magical messiness..
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CINDY AND THE VILLANELLES
Wanaka
21/12/2017 - 23/12/2017
"Ticks all the panto boxes..
NO SCIENCE TO GOODBYE
Wanaka, Global,
07/04/2017 - 31/05/2020
"A beauty in the loneliness of disconnected characters..
"Beautiful and evocative script needs more work in production..
LOSING FAITH
Wanaka
27/09/2016 - 01/10/2016
"Post-natal truths..
SONS OF A BITCH & Mel Parsons
Wanaka
07/04/2016 - 08/04/2016
"Hysterically funny and feel-good..
"World-class, quintessentially Kiwi, full of heart and humour..
IT’S YOUR SH*T
Hawea
30/04/2014 - 03/05/2014
"Funny, cheeky and just a bit philosophical..
TOO FAR FROM HEAVEN
Invercargill, Queenstown, Cromwell, Nelson
04/03/2014 - 05/04/2014
"Seamless meshing of two stories..
"Vivid recreation close to home..
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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TRACING HAMLET
Wanaka
16/04/2013 - 21/04/2013
"Stimulating theatre in a labyrinthine setting..
IVY – SAVIOUR OF THE DINOSAUR!
Wellington, Christchurch, Wanaka
30/06/2012 - 06/09/2013
"Accessible and imaginative..
"Cleaning lady polishes off disaster..
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