Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Songs in the Key of Love
Wellington
28/02/2024 - 02/03/2024
"Vulnerability, trust, joy, passion, love, hope and sadness = masculinity at its very best..
Manage Your Expectations
Wellington, Whangarei
27/02/2024 - 05/10/2024
"Life (and this show) will happen, regardless of what you expect from it. ..
"Very very good indeed..
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The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave
Auckland, Wellington
20/02/2024 - 09/03/2024
"Marvellous simulation of a vigorous, volatile transcendent rave..
"Entirely cohesive, outstanding work..
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An Almighty Yes
Wellington, Dunedin
27/02/2024 - 16/03/2024
"A Song and a (Dirty) Dance Make a New Kind of Cancer Narrative in An Almighty Yes..
"Illustrates an attitude, a lesson and a message ..
PURE GRIME
Wellington
26/02/2024 - 28/02/2024
"Captivating clowning joyously captures what’s grotesque and gross in humans..
Cringeworthy - Swinging in the 60s!
Wellington, Palmerston North
01/04/2023 - 17/03/2024
"Bingo for boomers: A sashay through the 60s at a thousand miles an hour..
"Smooth, confident, quality pop – enthralling and memorable..
Some Regrets
Wellington
25/02/2024 - 26/02/2024
"Infectious personality, genuinely and naturally very funny, lights up the room..
Abby Howells – La Soupco
Wellington, Hamilton
09/03/2023 - 25/02/2024
"Full of originality, disarming honesty and fanciful narrative..
"A lively and insightful ride, bouncing between two states of being..
IYKYK
Wellington, Kerikeri, Palmerston North, Hamilton, Auckland, Christchurch
20/07/2023 - 27/03/2024
"Fostering and promoting contemporary dance in Aotearoa..
"Human stories glimpsed in fleeting detail..
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Jungle Book re-imagined
Wellington
23/02/2024 - 25/02/2024
"How prescient was Kipling..
"Glorious dance artists..
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MEOW MEOW’S PANDEMONIUM
Wellington
24/02/2024 - 24/02/2024
"Relentlessly funny, a dish of rare delight..
Lick Off My Tears, Death is Also Dying
Wellington
21/02/2024 - 24/02/2024
"It’s a beautiful madness..
"Expresses the issues of our time..
PasodobleCircus "La Primera Tourné"
Wellington, Nelson
24/02/2024 - 17/03/2024
"Charmed and thoroughly entertained..
Hāpaitia
Wellington
21/02/2024 - 24/02/2024
"Two tragedies challenged and questioned with panache and love..
The Man from Gonville and other adventures in Tinderland
Wellington
22/02/2024 - 25/02/2024
"Refreshing, relatable and engaging..
Our Own Little Mess
Wellington, Auckland
22/02/2024 - 03/08/2024
"Beautiful work, the performances exquisite, balanced and nuanced..
"Sets a very high bar for NZ Festival shows worth going to; deserves a long life and to travel far…..
Delightfool
Wellington, Auckland
22/02/2024 - 07/09/2024
"Recommended - Booth the Clown is an Aotearoan star on the rise...
"A ribald hour of wit, sparkle and innuendo with a touch of vulnerability..
Hatupatu | Kurungaituku: A Forbidden Love
Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Rotorua
20/02/2024 - 17/03/2024
"Ngā Pūrākau (myths) are driving forces..
"A Te Ao Māori lens..
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A HOT GIRL AND HER SUZUKI SWIFT
Wellington
22/02/2024 - 25/02/2024
"Genuine delight in the glow of human connection..
Sexy Gold Boy
Wellington
21/02/2024 - 23/02/2024
"A memorably unique and entertaining performance..