Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Royal New Zealand Ballet
Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Palmerston North, Auckland
12/10/2024 - 12/11/2024
"Curiosity piqued, this perfect Christmas confection presents our zesty national ballet company...
"The perfect storm of enchantment..
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WOMAN LIFE FREEDOM
Wellington
22/03/2024 - 24/03/2024
"Measured yet impassioned meditation..
"Raise their voices in unity..
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IYKYK
Wellington, Kerikeri, Palmerston North, Hamilton, Auckland, Christchurch
20/07/2023 - 27/03/2024
"Fostering and promoting contemporary dance in Aotearoa..
"Human stories glimpsed in fleeting detail..
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The Most Haunted Comedian in New Zealand
Palmerston North
02/02/2024 - 02/02/2024
"Many stories, and weird and wonderful associations of things, people and places ..
MannBannd
Palmerston North
18/11/2023 - 16/12/2023
"Cleverly written, tightly directed, stellar acting, well produced and designed..
Two Guitars
Palmerston North, Wellington
30/09/2023 - 13/04/2024
"Comedic yet moving, timeless yet topical, challenging yet lyrical..
"Transcendent harmonies, complex characterisations, moving and theatrically fulfilling..
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(m)Orpheus
Auckland, Wellington
06/09/2023 - 23/09/2023
"An extraordinary fusion of opera, dance and music..
"Five-point star—visionary and innovative ..
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Frangipani Perfume
Palmerston North
24/06/2023 - 13/07/2023
"A cleverly crafted, multi-layered play with breathtaking and exhilarating performances..
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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Tutus on Tour 2022
Dunedin, Christchurch, Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, Palmerston North, Wellington
07/10/2022 - 09/11/2022
"An Eclectic Programme With Flare and Versatility..
"Tutus a mixed bill..
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MISERY
Palmerston North
28/05/2022 - 02/06/2022
"Gripping, tense, stellar and amusing..
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 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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Giselle
Wellington, Auckland, Palmerston North, Christchurch, Napier, Dunedin
12/05/2021 - 09/06/2021
"It would have been a mistake, however, to have left at the interval..
"“Ballets are the dreams of poets taken seriously”..
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Transfigured Night
Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Palmerston North
13/03/2021 - 22/03/2021
"This, one hopes, is just the beginning...
"Unique piece of theatre and a privilege to see...
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ITHACA
Palmerston North, Auckland
26/11/2015 - 05/12/2020
"Jaw-dropping, spellbinding stadium spectacular..
"Fantasy and escapism..
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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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UNDERCURRENT
Raumati, Tauranga, Auckland, New Plymouth, Christchurch, Wellington
24/10/2020 - 12/11/2020
"Blistering new dance works..
"Wariness, disconnection, and partying with careless abandon..
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CRINGE WORTHY!
Wellington, Palmerston North
10/08/2019 - 26/09/2020
"Fast-paced, hilarious, harmonious nostalgia..
"High energy entertainment delightful and dazzling..
A MUSEUM BEYOND BOUNDARIES
Palmerston North
24/06/2020 - 27/06/2020
"Good use of suspense, surprise and humour..
HANSEL AND GRETEL (RNZB)
Wellington, Palmerston North, Napier, Christchurch, Auckland, Dunedin
06/11/2019 - 29/10/2023
"Serious themes at the heart...
"Vale Jon T. Thank you...
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MAMIL: Middle Aged Man In Lycra
Auckland, Napier, Dunedin, Havelock North, Wellington, Christchurch, Palmerston North
25/07/2014 - 14/12/2019
"A very funny play about change..
"Holds up a mirror to honest self-appraisal..
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THE CLEARING
Nelson, Wellington, Palmerston North, Auckland, New Plymouth, Christchurch
31/07/2019 - 02/11/2019
"A perplexing shadow world..
"Perplexing, intriguing, ambiguous, unknowable..
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