Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
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..
Dance Danced Dancing 2021
Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington, Hastings
29/07/2021 - 17/08/2021
"It is a suspensive sculptural experience...
"Stripping back of the so-called real and metaphoric smoke and mirrors...
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The Firebird
Dunedin, Wellington, Christchurch, Palmerston North, Auckland
29/07/2021 - 02/09/2021
"The triumph of renewal and creativity over devastation...
"Brave, innovative and welcome..
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OneOne - Matariki 2021
Christchurch
09/07/2021 - 09/07/2021
"An alchemy of science and ancient knowledge...
"Complex and mysterious..
TE WHEKE
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Whangarei, Hastings, Palmerston North, Dunedin
11/06/2021 - 19/10/2022
"A Graceful Whakapapa..
"Te Wheke Has Many Tendrils..
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Giselle
Wellington, Auckland, Palmerston North, Christchurch, Napier, Dunedin
12/05/2021 - 09/06/2021
"It would have been a mistake, however, to have left at the interval..
"“Ballets are the dreams of poets taken seriously”..
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PARADISE or The Impermanence of Ice Cream
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
23/10/2020 - 28/09/2024
"Secrets, science and vultures come home to roost..
"Enjoy a Scoop of Life..
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AUSTEN FOUND The Undiscovered Musicals of Jane Austen
Dunedin, Christchurch, New Zealand wide, Wellington
26/10/2018 - 14/10/2023
"Rises to the challenge with supreme confidence and skill..
"Whirlwind pace and bawdy comedy to delight Janeites and novices alike..
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THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE
Wellington, Christchurch
20/03/2021 - 29/05/2021
"A sort of elegiac tragedy without villains or fatal flaws..
"Cast outstanding in powerful family drama..
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THE ADDAMS
Christchurch
11/05/2021 - 15/05/2021
"A playful film about the spooky, ooky creative process..
TOAST
Christchurch
21/03/2021 - 05/06/2021
"A laugh-out-loud, heart-warming, shame-stopping show..