Review Archive
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Tangihanga
Wellington, Rotorua
28/08/2024 - 19/09/2024
"Leaves enduring impressions of a richly variegated whānau..
The Quarter Quell
Wellington
13/08/2024 - 17/08/2024
"An enjoyable, light-hearted tribute to Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games..
Your Body is a Wasteland
Wellington
30/07/2024 - 03/08/2024
"A unique and impactful experience..
When We Were Us
Wellington
23/07/2024 - 27/07/2024
"Love, hope, pain, loss and confusion gorgeously harmonised..
Boys and Girls at the School Silent Disco
Wellington
09/07/2024 - 13/07/2024
"Astoundingly clever collective magic a real pleasure to witness..
Hector
Wellington
18/06/2024 - 22/06/2024
"An adventurous challenge mostly met..
Iphigeneia at Aulis
Wellington
28/05/2024 - 01/06/2024
"Draws audience deep into throat-clutching, trancelike territory..
Rhiannon McCall – Toxic Shock Bimbo
Wellington
14/05/2024 - 18/05/2024
"A truly unique, energised, and bold offering..
Lana Walters – Don't Lick That
Wellington
14/05/2024 - 18/05/2024
"An amusing hour..
DOOM & BLOOM: CONTROVERSY
Wellington
12/04/2024 - 12/04/2024
"They cleverly conjure a tragi-comic blend of deep humanity and topical satire..
Everyone's Got An Errol
Wellington
05/03/2024 - 06/03/2024
"Feeling their way towards what could become an excellent show..
NO NO NO
Wellington
27/02/2024 - 02/03/2024
"Deeply poetic yet gut-punchingly relatable: a tight, slick, kaleidoscope of a show..
An Almighty Yes
Wellington, Dunedin
27/02/2024 - 16/03/2024
"A Song and a (Dirty) Dance Make a New Kind of Cancer Narrative in An Almighty Yes..
"Illustrates an attitude, a lesson and a message ..
Icky
Wellington
24/01/2024 - 20/02/2024
"There’s nothing icky about Icky. Go experience...
blip
Wellington
31/01/2024 - 03/02/2024
"Engaging, well designed, skilfully presented, challenging-but-not-off-putting..
We, The Outsiders
Wellington, Dunedin, Auckland
31/01/2024 - 21/09/2024
"Contends with the Responsibility of Staging Real Stories..
"Some stories are happy, some are sad, all are important..
More reviews
ON GOD
Wellington
24/01/2024 - 27/01/2024
"Cultural clash of deities makes you laugh, cry, think, and makes you so proud to be from the Pacific Islands..
THE LOBSTER
Wellington
17/01/2024 - 20/01/2024
"Energetic and engaged cast commit to the bleakness..
A Very PopRox Christmas
Wellington
12/12/2023 - 16/12/2023
"Nativity improv rollicking good laugh..
"A smart and witty production that interweaves biblical belief and fun fiction..
What would the gods
Wellington
14/10/2023 - 14/10/2023
"A delightful exploration of the whims of the gods and how they play so callously with the lives of mortals..
Can I Get an Underground Location and a Mythical Creature?
Wellington
14/10/2023 - 14/10/2023
"Entertaining for avid players and those who know nothing about Dungeons and Dragons..