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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
NO HOLDS BARD
Wellington, Auckland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Dunedin, Waiheke Island, Havelock North, Hamilton, Tauranga
16/05/2013 - 11/08/2018
"Cleverly written and performed with consummate skill..
"Excites and delights..
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BARNIE DUNCAN in CALYPSO NIGHTS
Nelson, Wellington, Hamilton, Edinburgh, Scotland, Auckland, Dunedin
01/05/2013 - 07/10/2016
"From bewilderment to dancing via calypso..
"Sexy, mysterious and political..
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JAMES NOKISE in SO–SO GANGSTA
Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin North, Christchurch, NYC, USA, Edinburgh, Scotland
27/04/2013 - 28/08/2016
"Unexpected profundity arises from the laughter..
"Profoundly satirises fear-based power..
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On The Upside-Down of the World
Auckland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Hamilton, Tauranga, NYC, USA, Nelson, Wanaka, Christchurch, Wellington
01/07/2011 - 25/08/2014
"Interrogating multiple selves..
"Sweet, heartfelt and tenderly funny star performance..
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SQUIDBOY
Nelson, Auckland, Wellington, Edinburgh, Scotland, Tauranga
06/03/2013 - 27/10/2013
"Crafty construction and a rare charisma..
"Squidboy has heart, it's fine-tuned art..
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DUCK, DEATH AND THE TULIP
Wellington, Nelson, Tauranga, Edinburgh, Scotland, Christchurch, Auckland, Invercargill, Napier
18/03/2013 - 27/10/2018
"A theatrical gem for all ages..
"Delightful performance built on a serious fact of life..
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THE FACTORY – A Pacific Musical
Edinburgh, Scotland, Auckland
13/08/2011 - 25/08/2014
"Pacific voices asserted..
"A sweet and rhythmic ride with pure Samoan soul..
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PUPPET FICTION
Edinburgh, Scotland, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin
22/02/2012 - 28/08/2016
"An inventive, kitsch and heart-felt honouring..
"A knock-out..
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PROMISE AND PROMISCUITY: A New Musical by Jane Austen & Penny Ashton
Whangarei, Dunedin, Auckland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Christchurch, Nelson, Wellington, Greytown, Hamilton
27/02/2013 - 29/11/2020
"Multi-talented performer has audience laughing in minutes..
"Winning formula leaves audiences smiling..
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ECHOLALIA
Edinburgh, Scotland, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
25/02/2012 - 22/08/2014
"Strong contribution to contemporary clowning and the conversation about autism..
"Fresh and Funny Surprise Package..
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THE BITCHES’ BOX
Auckland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Taranaki, Hamilton, Invercargill
21/02/2013 - 02/05/2014
"A Festival highlight..
"Adorably accurate sensational show..
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BLACK FAGGOT
Wellington, Nelson, Edinburgh, Scotland, Melbourne, Australia, Palmerston North, Christchurch, Auckland, New Plymouth
16/02/2013 - 02/09/2015
"Powerful humanising of initially stock characters..
"Honest, raw, energetic, thoroughly entertaining and thought-provoking..
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In Flagrante
Wellington, Auckland, New Plymouth, Edinburgh, Scotland, Hamilton
13/09/2011 - 27/02/2014
"A sense of occasion.. and a hint of critique..
"Discomforting, not challenging; offensive, not provocative..
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