Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
UNITEC DANCE SHOWCASE 2018
Auckland
15/11/2018 - 18/11/2018
"Satisfying diverse and in fine mettle..
ABYSS BETWEEN COUNTS
Auckland
13/11/2018 - 17/11/2018
"...this piece is really something..
PULSE
Wellington
13/11/2018 - 17/11/2018
"A polished marvel with humour and unexpectedness..
SEVEN DEADLY STUNTS
Dunedin, Wellington, Invercargill, Wanaka
17/04/2018 - 10/11/2018
"Great stuff for a small community..
"Funny, scary, silly, saucy fun..
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THE MESSY MAGIC ADVENTURE
Wellington, Invercargill, Nelson, Wanaka
18/04/2017 - 20/07/2024
"A Rollicking a celebration of clowning, slapstick and magic..
"Subversive thrill in magical messiness..
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PETER PARTRIDGE WORLD TOUR only in Christchurch
Christchurch
10/11/2018 - 11/11/2018
"Terrific audaciousness and obnoxious absurdities could go further..
PLAY PLAY
Christchurch
10/11/2018 - 15/11/2018
"Charms, engages, delights..
FRIDAY’S FLOCK
Wellington
07/11/2018 - 17/11/2018
"Touching, skilfully-drawn story told with outstanding craft..
MIND UNRAVELLED
Motueka
01/11/2018 - 03/11/2018
"Captivating, sometimes hilarious, often moving..
COMMITTED
Wellington
06/11/2018 - 10/11/2018
"A gentle journey through peaks and troughs..
THE LIFESTYLE
Christchurch
04/11/2018 - 08/11/2018
"An often genuinely funny romp..
REAL[ISE]
Wellington
03/11/2018 - 04/11/2018
"Naïve, charming, jaw-dropping, snazzy..
OFF BOOK The Musical
Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington
03/11/2018 - 12/10/2019
"Trusting, adapting, creating, captivating..
"Provokes peals of giggles and chokes of sympathetic or appreciative laughter..
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THE QUIZZICAL MR JEFF
Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin
12/10/2018 - 03/11/2018
"Take your kids, this is a lot of fun!..
"Amuses, delights, mystifies, moves and always entertains..
Griff Rhys Jones WHERE WAS I?
New Plymouth
02/11/2018 - 02/11/2018
"A bouncy romp through self-deprecation, genuine terror and quirky characters..
WATCHING PAINT DRY
Hamilton, Dunedin, Wellington
26/10/2017 - 27/09/2108
"Physically interesting, metaphysically flightless..
"Proverbial pastime by no means boring..
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The Nutcracker (2018)
Dunedin, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch, Napier, Auckland
31/10/2018 - 09/12/2018
"Conscious magic..
"A coming of age story..
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AUSTEN FOUND The Undiscovered Musicals of Jane Austen
Dunedin, Christchurch, New Zealand wide, Wellington
26/10/2018 - 14/10/2023
"Rises to the challenge with supreme confidence and skill..
"Whirlwind pace and bawdy comedy to delight Janeites and novices alike..
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SLIDING DOORS
Wellington
27/10/2018 - 27/10/2018
"Classic Dramatic Storytelling..
PAT GOLDSACK'S SWINGERS CLUB AND BROTHEL
Wellington, Palmerston North
09/10/2018 - 03/11/2018
"A few gentle pokes at our attitudes to sex..
"Naughty, Loveable and Hilarious..