Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
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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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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FULL SCALE
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..
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..