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THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (and the Robber!)

Christchurch

10/07/2019 - 20/07/2019

"Enthusiastic choruses of participation..

INHERITANCE HAKARERETANGA

Auckland

09/07/2019 - 13/07/2019

"A stick in a shell-suit..

MANIAC ON THE DANCE FLOOR

Wellington

09/07/2019 - 13/07/2019

"Lay will crack you up about her mental crack up..

BATHTIME BUBBLES A Messy Magic Adventure

Wellington

09/07/2019 - 20/07/2019

"Ingeniously crafted antics and fun..

Black Swan, White Swan

Christchurch, Auckland, Palmerston North, Wellington, Dunedin, Tauranga

31/05/2019 - 06/07/2019

"Glorious flair..

"Dancers shine with stripped back staging..

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HANSEL AND GRETEL

Wellington

06/07/2019 - 19/07/2019

"Enjoyable, affordable fun for kids of all ages..

HAMLET

New Plymouth, Nelson, Napier, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, Dunedin

25/06/2019 - 08/09/2019

"Slick production plays at a cracking pace..

"Triumphant revelling in challenges..

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THE FLICK

Dunedin

04/07/2019 - 20/07/2019

"Significant issues smuggled in under the seemingly innocuous dialogue..

THE ALIENS

Wellington

04/07/2019 - 13/07/2019

"Taut and powerful production..

"Brilliant writing, directing and acting..

MEASURE FOR MEASURE

Dunedin, Wellington, Napier, Nelson, Hamilton, Christchurch, New Plymouth

25/06/2019 - 07/09/2019

"Beautifully balances the comic and bawdy with the serious and heartfelt..

"An absolute masterclass in comedic Shakespearian performance..

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CELLFISH

Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Palmerston North, Gisborne

08/03/2017 - 15/10/2019

"A standout in a shimmering sea of wonderful presentations and productions..

"A superbly performed prison pas de deu..

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SHAKTI THE UNIVERSAL ENERGY

Lower Hutt

28/06/2019 - 30/06/2019

"The Art of the Dancer..

LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES

Christchurch

22/06/2019 - 20/07/2019

"Best Served Cold..

"Darkly compelling..

IDEATION

Wellington

26/06/2019 - 06/07/2019

"It’s a wake-up call..

BOUDICA

Christchurch

25/06/2019 - 29/06/2019

"Stylish, emotionally affecting, muscular, agile, ripples with energy..

ORACLES AND MIRACLES

Los Angeles, USA

06/06/2019 - 30/06/2019

"A paean to brave women who forge tangible lives from arduous beginnings..

"Touching, heart-breaking and funny..

THEREAFTER

Wellington

17/06/2019 - 22/06/2019

"Beauty even in extremity..

"Formidable challenge commendably met..

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