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TRICKSTER GAME 001

Dunedin

23/03/2019 - 31/03/2019

"Could do it all again tomorrow..

THE CHILDREN

Wellington

30/03/2019 - 27/04/2019

"Plenty to ponder concerning personal, collective and global responsibility – and power..

TOY FACTORY FIRE

Dunedin

30/03/2019 - 31/03/2019

"Crucial messages brought home in strangely hypnotic hallucination-cum-documentary..

DOOM AND BLOOM

Wellington

29/03/2019 - 03/04/2019

"Mostly they get away with it..

ORPHEUS

Dunedin

28/03/2019 - 30/03/2019

"Powerful emotional journey, truly magical theatre..

JACKS THE RIPPER

Dunedin

29/03/2019 - 30/03/2019

"Compassion offsets appalling details..

I’LL TELL YOU THIS FOR NOTHING My mother the war hero

Edinburgh, Scotland, Whanganui, Dunedin, Wellington

18/09/2018 - 25/08/2019

"Kate JasonSmith's show pays tribute to her mother..

"A lesson for us all for today..

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TROUBLE-D

Dunedin

28/03/2019 - 28/03/2019

"Breaks down the boundaries..

L'HOMME DE BOUE

Greymouth

28/03/2019 - 28/03/2019

"A nerve has been touched..

THE TWO NOBLE KINSWOMEN

Hamilton

27/03/2019 - 30/03/2019

"At its heart a celebration of talent..

"Care and craftsmanship appreciated..

WASTE NOT WANT NOT Bethany's Guide to the Thrift Life

Nelson, Wellington, Dunedin

04/03/2019 - 08/10/2020

"Reuser, raconteur, reformer and singer..

"A transformative journey..

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THE UNFOLDING OF BENJAMIN’S MISERY

Dunedin

27/03/2019 - 30/03/2019

"Breaking chains with confidence..

FISSION

Dunedin

26/03/2019 - 30/03/2019

"Light and sound and matter made accessible..

A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS

Dunedin

25/03/2019 - 26/03/2019

"Admirable dedication to exploring important issues..

THE GOBLIN MARKET

Tauranga, Auckland, Wellington, Nelson

22/10/2016 - 18/04/2019

"'Can I Touch You?'..

"Entertaining and sublimely moving..

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STRORK/DANZ

Dunedin

24/03/2019 - 24/03/2019

"An agreeable Sunday afternoon..

MEAT

Dunedin, Auckland, Wellington

14/08/2018 - 13/04/2019

"Conversation-stoking commitment..

"Shattering!..

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SOLILOQUY

Dunedin, Wellington

21/02/2019 - 23/03/2019

"Tangible interactions..

"Shifting vignettes of identity..

STILL LIFE WITH CHICKENS

Dunedin, Wellington, Palmerston North, Auckland, Napier

07/04/2018 - 13/09/2020

"A simple slice-of-life story told well..

"A charming story not afraid to confront difficult themes..

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WIND

Wellington

24/03/2019 - 24/03/2019

"Seeds have been blown and sown..

Discharge is ROTTEN TO THE CORE

Dunedin, Wellington

15/03/2018 - 27/03/2019

"Juicier than ever..

"From unease to jubilation..

LIGHT TO LIGHT

Dunedin

24/03/2019 - 25/03/2019

"A nostalgia-riddled evening..

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