Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
PŌHUTU
Wellington, Auckland, Rotorua
06/06/2019 - 15/09/2023
"We are transported to life at Whakarewarewa. Puarenga stream, bubbles and water...
"Tangible and intangible landscapes reimagined..
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MAKE NO MISTAKE
Auckland
11/10/2019 - 11/10/2019
"Solidarity in score mode..
KARANGA
Auckland
08/10/2019 - 11/10/2019
"Calling home..
"A call to return home..
PEOPLE LIKE YOU
Wellington
11/10/2019 - 11/10/2019
"Beautifully implemented..
HENARE
Gisborne
09/10/2019 - 09/10/2019
"Deeply appreciated and loved..
ALL-IN ALL-OUT IMPROV BOUT
Wellington
11/10/2019 - 18/10/2019
"Be surprised. Be amazed. Be delighted...
COCK
Wellington
12/10/2019 - 09/11/2019
"No Exit..
"Witty and intense: powerful theatre..
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THE KEYS ARE IN THE MARGARINE a verbatim play about dementia
Arrowtown, Wellington, Dunedin, Waiheke Island, Whangarei
02/10/2019 - 11/09/2022
"Deeply confronting and moving..
"A gentle, well-crafted handling of a scary, sad, interesting and heartbreaking topic..
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MEREMERE
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Gisborne
14/10/2016 - 13/10/2019
"Weaves text, movement, light and sound in startling and compelling ways..
"Life-enhancing encounters..
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THE KIT KAT PROV
Wellington
12/10/2019 - 12/10/2019
"A different kind of experience..
MAHUA IMPROV
Wellington
10/10/2019 - 12/10/2019
"A unique experience..
WILD DOGS UNDER MY SKIRT
Auckland, Wellington, Wanaka, Kerikeri, Nelson, Christchurch, Gisborne, NYC, USA, Hamilton
26/09/2016 - 23/02/2020
"A glorious and passionate production..
"Invigorating ensemble work..
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OFF BOOK The Musical
Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington
03/11/2018 - 12/10/2019
"Trusting, adapting, creating, captivating..
"Provokes peals of giggles and chokes of sympathetic or appreciative laughter..
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THE BOOKBINDER
Wellington, Dunedin, Nelson, Hamilton, Wanaka, Tauranga, Wairarapa, Christchurch, Invercargill, Edinburgh, Scotland, Gisborne
19/02/2014 - 10/10/2019
"Intrinsic magic mesmerises..
"Makes you see the world with fresh eyes..
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TOMO
Auckland
09/10/2019 - 10/10/2019
"Navigation of the physical and spiritual realms..
HERE’S A THING!
Wellington
09/10/2019 - 09/10/2019
"Funny, quirky and entertaining..
INFINITE JEFF
Christchurch
08/10/2019 - 09/10/2019
"Clever and good-natured..
PRINCESSES and Other Girls Who Rule the World
Wellington
09/10/2019 - 11/10/2019
"The audience knows best..
THE NEW TALES OF QUINN
Wellington
09/10/2019 - 11/10/2019
"Delightfully madcap, well worded and delivered with alacrity..
THE TURN OF THE SCREW
Wellington, Auckland
03/10/2019 - 23/10/2019
"A ghost story riddled with ambiguity..
"An onstage dramatic tragedy of the top rank..
THE GL0AMING
Auckland
04/10/2019 - 04/10/2019
"Unhuman terrortories, dark possibilities..
"Grotesquely chic with dark intent..