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Wellington

26/02/2019 - 02/03/2019

"Daughter/ mother relationship navigated with creative ingenuity..

YES YES YES

Wellington, Hamilton

27/02/2019 - 27/03/2021

"Theatre that truly makes a positive difference..

"Honesty, humour and balance sensitively shared..

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PITCHING A TENT

Hamilton

01/11/2018 - 01/03/2019

"Loud arguments leave plenty to reflect on..

UNDER

Wellington, New Plymouth

02/11/2017 - 22/02/2019

"Beautifully crafted..

"Sensitive, nuanced, delicate, poetic..

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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SOLILOQUY

Dunedin, Wellington

21/02/2019 - 23/03/2019

"Tangible interactions..

"Shifting vignettes of identity..

THE CASE OF KATHERINE MANSFIELD

Hamilton

23/02/2019 - 24/02/2019

"Fine acting in a matchless setting celebrates a writer whose light still burns..

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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ELLING

Christchurch

23/02/2019 - 16/03/2019

"Excruciatingly funny and engaging..

K-POP PARTY

Auckland

23/02/2019 - 23/02/2019

"Pumping out the moves..

AKAKITE MAI ITAAU TUA Tell Me A Story

Hamilton

23/02/2019 - 23/02/2019

"As tender as it is strong, as powerful as it is moving..

SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM

Wellington

23/02/2019 - 22/03/2019

"Fun and joyful and the audience loved it..

"Sophisticated craft shines through..

PUSSY RIOT: RIOT DAYS

Auckland

22/02/2019 - 22/02/2019

"Anyone can be Pussy Riot.....

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE (Abridged)

Hamilton

20/02/2019 - 22/02/2019

"Plenty in the show to please..

OLIVE COPPERBOTTOM

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

18/04/2017 - 16/12/2023

"Versatile virtuoso Ashton..

"Caters to a range of tastes with energy and joy..

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MOVEMENT OF THE HUMAN

Auckland

21/02/2019 - 24/02/2019

"No space unexplored in immersive engagement..

PERICLES Prince of Tyre

Hamilton

20/02/2019 - 24/02/2019

"Another triumph..

SASQUATCH

Hamilton

21/02/2019 - 23/02/2019

"Anticipation, tension, trepidation – then disappointment..

HOOD STREET The Musical

Hamilton

20/02/2019 - 22/02/2019

"Sensitive, silly and so damned funny – this show will travel well..

DELUXE DELUXE

Hamilton

20/02/2019 - 24/02/2019

"Simply (not so) pure entertainment..

Juxtapositions: a mixed bill

Auckland

09/02/2019 - 09/02/2019

"Part 2: Proto-colonial exchange - from hilarity to silence..

"Part 1: Shadow of Ease..

JOAN

Wellington, Auckland

20/01/2018 - 24/02/2019

"In the Light of Day..

"Leaves you entertained and moved and perhaps thankful..

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