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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..

COCK

Wellington

12/10/2019 - 09/11/2019

"No Exit..

"Witty and intense: powerful theatre..

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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..

The Pform.nz season of Secondary Colours (2019)

Auckland

06/10/2019 - 06/10/2019

"Intelligence, nurturance and confidence in embodied storytelling..

WITI’S WĀHINE

Gisborne, Wellington

05/10/2019 - 13/06/2021

"Illuminating the grace, strength, elegance and eloquence of Mana Wāhine..

"A truly special night..

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THEANDRICAN

Hamilton

05/10/2019 - 12/10/2019

"Something for everyone..

Scenes from MACBETH, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM and HENRY V

Wellington

06/10/2019 - 06/10/2019

"More than just a performing team..

"More than just a performing team..

UTOPIA #9

Auckland, Wellington

04/10/2019 - 14/03/2020

"Isolation, detachment and dehumanisation..

"Dystopic or utopic? dancing ourselves into the future..

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