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Fun Home

Christchurch

10/08/2024 - 14/09/2024

"An unmissable emotional ride..

SOMETHING ROTTEN!

Christchurch

25/11/2023 - 20/07/2024

"Even better the second time around..

"So good and such fun that you will be laughing from start to finish..

Mr & Mrs Macbeth of Heathcote Valley Road

Christchurch

18/05/2024 - 22/06/2024

"Smart, funny and delivered by consummate professionals...

Every Brilliant Thing

Christchurch

06/04/2024 - 04/05/2024

"A sparkling exercise in positivity...

Tea with The Topp Twins

Christchurch

23/03/2024 - 23/03/2024

"Like coming home, for the best kind of homecoming..

Adam Rennie - One (Queer) Night Only!

Christchurch

24/03/2024 - 24/03/2024

"Intimate, personal and impressive performance deserves its standing ovation..

Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express

Christchurch

02/03/2024 - 06/04/2024

"Dream cast and first-class surprises make Express an absolute triumph..

THE HAKA PARTY INCIDENT

Auckland, Wellington, Rotorua, Christchurch

30/03/2021 - 11/11/2023

"The Haka Party Incident – bold, ferocious, essential viewing..

"Me hoki whakamuri kia anga whakamua: Look to the past to move boldly to the future...

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Dance Nation

Christchurch

23/09/2023 - 21/10/2023

"Stellar ensemble cast pour their heart and soles into triumphant Dance Nation...

The Appleton Ladies Potato Race

Christchurch

05/08/2023 - 09/09/2023

"Race falls short despite winning cast and premise..

Next to Normal

Christchurch

17/06/2023 - 22/07/2023

"A thoughtful yet forceful creation, artfully balanced to translate the unspeakable into theatrical triumph..

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..

Be Like Billy?

Christchurch, Rotorua, Gisborne, Auckland

25/03/2023 - 05/10/2024

"Cheeky, cheerful, charming, amusing, musical – and moving..

Rēwena

Christchurch

25/03/2023 - 22/04/2023

"Generosity of spirit, modelled for us with irresistible good cheer..

SENSE AND SENSIBILITY

Christchurch

11/02/2023 - 11/03/2023

"A sparking romantic romp..

"Kiwi version of Sense and Sensibility more pantomime than period drama..

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RENT

Christchurch

19/11/2022 - 21/01/2023

"Vital, muscular musical theatre..

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

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..

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