Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Black Grace presents Xmas Verses (2014)
Auckland, Hamilton
29/10/2014 - 09/11/2014
"Dancers the sparkling stars of Xmas verses..
"Dance that sparkles with freshness, exuberance and wit..
VANILLA MIRAKA
Wellington, Auckland, Global
04/11/2014 - 31/05/2020
"Delightful, funny and poignant..
"A sincere quest or an ‘othering’ piss-take?..
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JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Auckland
01/11/2014 - 30/11/2014
"Jesus and co cover visual cracks with voices from heaven..
"Jesus Lives!..
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MOTHER COURAGE and her Children
Auckland
31/10/2014 - 08/11/2014
"‘Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose’..
A HALLOWEEN DOUBLE-BILL
Auckland
31/10/2014 - 06/11/2014
"Justice not done..
CONARTISTS Oliver Twisted
Auckland, Wellington
29/04/2014 - 30/10/2014
"Authentically grounded and monumentally silly..
"Finely crafted silliness creates contagious good humour..
The Paper Cinema’s ODYSSEY
Nelson, Dunedin, Auckland
16/10/2014 - 01/11/2014
"Sophisticated theatrical magic..
"Dionysus would approve..
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THE TOPP TWINS GRAND OLE TOPPREY TOUR
Wellington, Whanganui, New Plymouth, Auckland, Palmerston North
24/10/2014 - 02/11/2014
"A Variety Show with real class..
LAST CHANCE CAFÉ
Auckland
29/10/2014 - 01/11/2014
"A great sense of fun, openness and play..
"Give them another..
THE FEAST 2014
Auckland
28/10/2014 - 01/11/2014
"Unique explorations of craft, imagination, style and taste..
"Soup for the Imagination..
IMPRINT
Auckland
24/10/2014 - 25/10/2014
"Confident young dancers in mix of short works..
Tim Finn: WHITE CLOUD
Dunedin, Nelson, Kerikeri, Auckland, Christchurch
17/10/2014 - 06/09/2015
"A fascinating expression of layered artistry..
"Shared journeys..
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THE STATUS OF BEING
Auckland, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Wellington
16/10/2014 - 25/10/2014
"provocation, polemicism, playfulness, physicality..
"Striking, confronting, profound and delightful..
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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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OUT OF THE BOX HIP HOP SHOWCASE (2014)
Auckland
17/10/2014 - 19/10/2014
"Way beyond the norm for hip hop..
Spiegelworld EMPIRE
Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch
21/10/2014 - 15/02/2015
"Much to like..
"Spiegeltent home to slick, professional pick‘n’mix..
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THE ROAD THAT WASN'T THERE
Wellington, Auckland, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Nelson, Wairarapa, Tauranga, Hawea, Invercargill
12/02/2013 - 01/08/2020
"Magical storytelling with one problematic element..
"Combines all the very best parts of theatre and storytelling..
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