Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
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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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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LEGENDARY DIVAS
Christchurch, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Invercargill, Wellington, Wanaka, Nelson
01/03/2015 - 16/02/2019
"Fills our heads and hearts with music..
"For old school song lovers everywhere..
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HAMLET
Wellington
15/02/2019 - 02/03/2019
"Verbally and physically crisp, clear and dynamically-paced..
KOOZA
Auckland
15/02/2019 - 17/03/2019
"Pretty spectacular..
ORDER UP
Wellington
12/02/2019 - 16/02/2019
"More than an amuse-bouche: a hearty buffet..
CAPTAIN COOK THINKS AGAIN
Wellington
13/02/2019 - 24/02/2019
"Gets all of us looking at things anew..
TWELFTH NIGHT
Wellington
12/02/2019 - 16/02/2019
"An exuberant efflorescence of dramatic zest..
THINKING DOLPHINS
Wellington
12/02/2019 - 16/02/2019
"One man’s life-changing encounter delightfully dramatised..
Michele and Jeremy ON THE ROAD
Hamilton, Akaroa, Queenstown
01/02/2019 - 27/02/2019
"National comedy treasures..
"They make us think as well as laugh..
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Embodied Contemplation: a mixed billl
Auckland
08/02/2019 - 08/02/2019
"and I’m looking back at you: a review/response to Josie, Cat and Josh..
MADIBA the musical
Wellington, Christchurch
07/02/2019 - 17/02/2019
"Madiba has moments of greatness..
"Rippling with vigour, vitality and energy to burn..
Women Voicing : a mixed bill
Auckland
07/02/2019 - 07/02/2019
"Internal ghosts. Horizontal voice. Ode to the body...