Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
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..
OWLS DO CRY
Oamaru, Auckland
05/10/2019 - 02/11/2019
"Dancing to the Frame of the beat..
"Singing from the Dead Room..
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MĀUI PŪTAHI
Gisborne
04/10/2019 - 04/10/2019
"Life as art and art as life with its darkness and light..
NOT ODD HUMAN
Auckland
05/10/2019 - 06/10/2019
"Oddly human..
NZ Music Double Bill: Dances with Aldous
Auckland
04/10/2019 - 05/10/2019
"Wishing for live music..
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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BLOOM
Auckland
03/10/2019 - 04/10/2019
"Energy, ferocity and Emergence..
ABOUT OTHERS
Auckland
02/10/2019 - 03/10/2019
"Immersive, unique dance experience..
ESCAPE FROM HAUNTED HOUSE
Christchurch
02/10/2019 - 12/10/2019
"A cheerful balance between scary and silly..
HARLEQUEEN
Christchurch, Wellington, Dunedin
01/03/2019 - 07/11/2020
"Celebrates transgressive female fools – and shocks us..
"Howells of laughter..
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