Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
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..