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HARLEQUEEN

Christchurch, Wellington, Dunedin

01/03/2019 - 07/11/2020

"Celebrates transgressive female fools – and shocks us..

"Howells of laughter..

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WASTE NOT WANT NOT Bethany's Guide to the Thrift Life

Nelson, Wellington, Dunedin

04/03/2019 - 08/10/2020

"Reuser, raconteur, reformer and singer..

"A transformative journey..

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STILL LIFE WITH CHICKENS

Dunedin, Wellington, Palmerston North, Auckland, Napier

07/04/2018 - 13/09/2020

"A simple slice-of-life story told well..

"A charming story not afraid to confront difficult themes..

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(I)SLAND T(RAP) The Epic Remixology of the Odyssey

Dunedin, Wellington

14/03/2019 - 14/03/2020

"Exotic, witty and memorable characters..

"To the edge of discomfort without tipping over..

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OFF BOOK The Musical

Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington

03/11/2018 - 12/10/2019

"Trusting, adapting, creating, captivating..

"Provokes peals of giggles and chokes of sympathetic or appreciative laughter..

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I’LL TELL YOU THIS FOR NOTHING My mother the war hero

Edinburgh, Scotland, Whanganui, Dunedin, Wellington

18/09/2018 - 25/08/2019

"Kate JasonSmith's show pays tribute to her mother..

"A lesson for us all for today..

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MEAT

Dunedin, Auckland, Wellington

14/08/2018 - 13/04/2019

"Conversation-stoking commitment..

"Shattering!..

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OH SUBSTANCE

Dunedin

28/03/2019 - 30/03/2019

"Clever entwining of separate narratives..

KŌTUKU AND THE MOON CHILD

Wellington, Nelson, Dunedin

15/09/2018 - 31/03/2019

"Empathy and compassion..

"Two puppeteer performers create an entrancing experience..

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ONCE MORE WITH FEELING

Dunedin

29/03/2019 - 30/03/2019

"Entangled. Unhindered. Fringed..

TRICKSTER GAME 001

Dunedin

23/03/2019 - 31/03/2019

"Could do it all again tomorrow..

TOY FACTORY FIRE

Dunedin

30/03/2019 - 31/03/2019

"Crucial messages brought home in strangely hypnotic hallucination-cum-documentary..

ORPHEUS

Dunedin

28/03/2019 - 30/03/2019

"Powerful emotional journey, truly magical theatre..

JACKS THE RIPPER

Dunedin

29/03/2019 - 30/03/2019

"Compassion offsets appalling details..

TROUBLE-D

Dunedin

28/03/2019 - 28/03/2019

"Breaks down the boundaries..

THE UNFOLDING OF BENJAMIN’S MISERY

Dunedin

27/03/2019 - 30/03/2019

"Breaking chains with confidence..

FISSION

Dunedin

26/03/2019 - 30/03/2019

"Light and sound and matter made accessible..

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