Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
RNZB NEW CHOREOGRAPHIC SERIES
Wellington, Christchurch
01/03/2019 - 09/03/2019
"Four new and contrasting works..
"Let the movement speak..
THURSDAY
Wellington
28/02/2019 - 21/02/2021
"They swing and soar with ever increasing complexity and energy..
"The loveliest thing..
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SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM
Wellington
23/02/2019 - 22/03/2019
"Fun and joyful and the audience loved it..
"Sophisticated craft shines through..
THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY
Nelson, Wellington
05/03/2019 - 20/03/2019
"An inspired rebuttal of anarchism that also satirises law an order..
"Concentration pays off..
AY CARMELA
Wellington
05/03/2019 - 07/03/2019
"An aesthetically stimuling exploration of the rare, contradictory and paradoxical nature of the human condition..
TELL ME WHAT YOUR NAME IS
Wellington
05/03/2019 - 08/03/2019
"Good concept could be developed more..
I NEVER THOUGHT I'D HAVE TO EXPLAIN IT ALL
Wellington
05/03/2019 - 09/03/2019
"Succeeds as a showcase..
HARDCORE TRUTH
Wellington
05/03/2019 - 09/03/2019
"Bound to go from strength to strength..
SOFT TISSUE
Wellington, Auckland
26/09/2017 - 06/03/2019
"How society pressures women to perform: a powerful critique..
"Commanding, committed, entertaining..
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HEMISPHERES
Auckland, Palmerston North, Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington
15/02/2019 - 03/03/2019
"Footnote Dance's collaboration with Chinese company transcends boundaries..
"Connectivity and positive insight..
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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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IT'S MACKENZIE COUNTRY... Obviously!
Wellington
04/03/2019 - 06/03/2019
"Unashamedly MeMeMe..
CONVERSATIONS WITH DEAD RELATIVES
Nelson, Hamilton, Wellington
13/10/2018 - 11/05/2019
"An interesting journey through the past..
"A stimulating weave of familial threads..
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BLONDE MOUNTAIN WOLF MAN
Wellington, Palmerston North
06/10/2018 - 05/03/2019
"A fascinating historical plot dug over with ingenuity..
"Funny and engaging..
Kokako's Song
Havelock North, Invercargill, Nelson, Dunedin, Hamilton
18/03/2017 - 03/03/2019
"A charming introduction to birds of the bush..
"Amusing but a missed opportunity..
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THE CREAMERY
Hamilton, Nelson, Havelock North, Wellington, Tauranga
05/07/2017 - 03/03/2019
"A Romeo and Juliet of Cheesemakers..
"Rich with conflict and all things messy..
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Back of the Bus
Christchurch, Nelson, Wellington, Edinburgh, Scotland, Dunedin, Hamilton
23/09/2008 - 28/02/2021
"Riding the bus will never be the same again..
"Fantastic!..
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Saudade
Wellington, Dunedin
16/03/2018 - 03/03/2019
"The challenge of sharing..
"stream of consciousness expressed through movement...
A NEW MAN
Wellington
01/03/2019 - 03/03/2019
"A long way short of meeting its objective..
ONCE THERE WAS A WOMAN
Auckland, Wellington
28/02/2017 - 02/03/2019
"Celebrating our shared humanity..
"Recalled with levity, warmth, dismay, resignation, fear, disorientation c..
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Dunedin
28/02/2019 - 09/03/2019
"A timely revival..