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WOMAN LIFE FREEDOM

Wellington

22/03/2024 - 24/03/2024

"Measured yet impassioned meditation..

"Raise their voices in unity..

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Whore's Eye View

Wellington

20/02/2024 - 24/02/2024

"Salted with humour and expressive pauses..

"Historical, comedic, personal, engaging and informative..

Two Guitars

Palmerston North, Wellington

30/09/2023 - 13/04/2024

"Comedic yet moving, timeless yet topical, challenging yet lyrical..

"Transcendent harmonies, complex characterisations, moving and theatrically fulfilling..

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It Came From Beyond the Script

Wellington

13/10/2023 - 23/03/2024

"A great exercise in technical improv..

"Tropes of the genre traversed to satisfying effect..

O Le Pepelo, Le Gaoi Ma Le Pala'ai | The Liar, the Thief and the Coward

Wellington, Auckland

14/06/2023 - 23/03/2024

"Complex, rich, funny, and (at times) disturbing, 'O Le Pepelo, Le Gaoi, Ma Le Pala’ai ~ The Liar, The Thief,…..

"A rollercoaster from being shocked, to hysterically laughing to fighting back tears..

LOST LEAR

Wellington

14/03/2024 - 17/03/2024

"A brilliant premise is found wanting..

"Astonishingly insightful, moving and surprising..

BELLE - a performance of air.

Wellington

21/02/2022 - 17/03/2024

"Stunning lighting design offers many a trompe l’oeil ..

"Must see performance!..

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IYKYK

Wellington, Kerikeri, Palmerston North, Hamilton, Auckland, Christchurch

20/07/2023 - 27/03/2024

"Fostering and promoting contemporary dance in Aotearoa..

"Human stories glimpsed in fleeting detail..

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Hatupatu | Kurungaituku: A Forbidden Love

Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Rotorua

20/02/2024 - 17/03/2024

"Ngā Pūrākau (myths) are driving forces..

"A Te Ao Māori lens..

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We, The Outsiders

Wellington, Dunedin, Auckland, Whangarei

31/01/2024 - 29/09/2024

"A Gathering of Migrant Stories..

"Intensely personal stories performed with commitment and energy..

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Leave To Enter

Wellington, Dunedin

07/03/2024 - 16/03/2024

"A masterclass in storytelling..

"Knows when to let the story flow between jokes..

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 ..

WHENUA

Wellington, Auckland

08/03/2024 - 12/04/2024

"The dislocations of contemporary life..

"Questions identity and ties to land...

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Ciggie Butts in the Sand

Wellington, Auckland

14/07/2021 - 06/03/2024

"Gentle nurturing within a grieving process...

"Planting seeds for impetus? Perhaps...

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Poets Before Me

Wellington

09/03/2024 - 09/03/2024

"Emotional, funny, moving, hypnotic, lyrical and profound ..

The Way We Wilt

Wellington

05/03/2024 - 09/03/2024

"The temporary nature of all things..

"An exploration bravely taken and staged..

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