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Le comte Ory (The Count Ory)

Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch

30/05/2024 - 29/06/2024

"A production of fizzing vitality and imaginative presentation...

"A comedy of disguises..

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Bluebeard's Castle

Wellington, Christchurch

10/08/2023 - 12/08/2023

"Exceptional production of a dark love story..

"Magnificent performances of a multi-layered masterpiece...

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Appropriate

Christchurch

06/05/2023 - 03/06/2023

"A provocative dark comedy about the meaning of inheritance..

"Consistent excellence of the acting ensures it never outstays its welcome or overreaches its thought-provoking content..

RENT

Christchurch

19/11/2022 - 21/01/2023

"Vital, muscular musical theatre..

"Hard to imagine this production and cast being bettered..

A BARBER & BERNSTEIN DOUBLE BILL: A Hand of Bridge & Trouble in Tahiti

Christchurch

19/08/2022 - 21/08/2022

"Innovative, imaginative and adventurous..

THE STRANGEST OF ANGELS

Christchurch, Dunedin

27/05/2022 - 13/10/2022

"Bold and successful production..

"A splendid opening to Arts Festival..

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FRANKENSTEIN

Christchurch

07/08/2021 - 04/09/2021

"Detailed, well-paced, consistently engaging..

"Leaves you questioning just what is it that makes a man or a monster..

LADIES NIGHT

Christchurch

01/05/2021 - 05/06/2021

"From low key to high temperature..

JARRED FELL – AGAIN

Christchurch

15/01/2021 - 17/01/2021

"A truly masterful entertainer..

THE LOOK OF LOVE

Nelson, Wellington, Christchurch

14/03/2020 - 20/02/2021

"A vocal and dramatic masterclass of effortlessness..

"Genuine charm and vocal prowess..

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JERSEY BOYS

Christchurch

21/11/2020 - 30/01/2021

"A wonderfully life-enhancing production..

THE SHOWS MUST GO ON The Best of Broadway

Gisborne, Christchurch

24/09/2020 - 25/10/2020

"The top end of musical theatre..

"THE SHOWS MUST GO ON..

ARJ BARKER – We Need to Talk

Christchurch

09/02/2020 - 12/02/2020

"Hilariously scary / scarily hilarious..

THE BIG FESTIVAL GALA 2020 Second Half

Christchurch

09/02/2020 - 09/02/2020

"Leaves a very favourable impression..

THE LORD OF THE BUBBLES

Christchurch

09/02/2020 - 16/02/2020

"Colourful, shimmering enchantment..

Pax Assadi RAISED BY REFUGEES

Christchurch

01/02/2020 - 06/02/2020

"Genuine comic talent..

GAMARJOBAT

Christchurch

02/02/2020 - 08/02/2020

"Sheer inventiveness..

MAVERICKS Miss Behave and Daredevil Chicken

Christchurch

24/01/2020 - 09/02/2020

"A surprising close to a varied show..

THE BIG FESTIVAL GALA 2020 First Half

Christchurch

25/01/2020 - 25/01/2020

"A mixed bag in terms of consistent quality and entertainment value..

FLO & JOAN

Christchurch

24/01/2020 - 26/01/2020

"Comic masterpieces with musical variety..

BLANC DE BLANC

Christchurch

23/01/2020 - 15/02/2020

"Follow-up to Limbo show at Bread & Circus Buskers Festival lowers the bar..

"Extraordinary, dazzling and sometimes rather wearing..

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS

Christchurch

23/11/2019 - 18/01/2020

"Forest-dwelling Fantasia..

"A storybook brought vividly to life..

ARS ACUSTICA

Christchurch

30/01/2019 - 02/02/2019

"A theatrical adventure in the woods..

"A clear artistic victory that might be too much of a good thing..

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