Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
FAREWELL MONA LISA!
Palmerston North
13/10/2018 - 13/10/2018
"A happy event..
BILL MASSEY’S TOURISTS
Wellington, Dunedin, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Gisborne, Christchurch, Palmerston North
24/07/2014 - 12/10/2018
"Powerful and deeply moving..
"Presented with sincerity, integrity and polish..
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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..
Once Upon A Dance
Palmerston North, Dunedin, Paekākāriki, Wellington
04/03/2018 - 11/10/2018
"A strong, joyous, survivor message..
"Dancing lives brought together..
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THE DUNSTAN CREEK HAUNTING
Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Auckland, Nelson, Wellington
16/04/2016 - 20/07/2019
"Kiwi ghost story with an eerie twist gets audience jumping..
"Entertainingly chill..
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PERIOD.
Wellington, Palmerston North
11/10/2018 - 23/03/2019
"Everyone deserves to see this – period...
"Hysterically funny in places; beautiful in others..
ADAPTATION
Auckland
10/10/2018 - 11/10/2018
"Incidence and cohesion..
Between Two
Auckland
05/10/2018 - 13/10/2018
"The queues should be round the block..
"Between Two – an intimate glimpse into thresholds of being and not being..
Alexander Sparrow in BECOMING TRUMP
Wellington, Palmerston North
10/10/2018 - 15/11/2018
"Undoubted skills could better serve a bigger purpose..
"Impressive energy, humour, invention, vocal and body-language versatility..
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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UNEASY DREAMS and Other Things
Wellington
10/10/2018 - 27/10/2018
"A generous and varied dramatic feast..
KONO Song cycle of a new town
Palmerston North
10/10/2018 - 13/10/2018
"Beautiful, gentle, artistic and clever..
BLACK NOVEMBER 1918
Wellington
09/10/2018 - 17/10/2018
"Confused dramaturgy and problematic dramatic structure..
G+FORCE
Wellington, Palmerston North
28/06/2018 - 09/10/2018
"Sheer chutzpah – brave and enjoyable..
"Seems to have found the sweet spot..
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE
Hamilton, Wellington
25/10/2017 - 13/10/2018
"Intelligently observed, generously played..
"Brilliantly delivered subject matter challenges you to think..
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SEARCHING FOR HAPPINESS
Palmerston North
08/10/2018 - 09/10/2018
"Raises awareness with well-pitched comedy..
Alexander Sparrow is FRED FROM FEATHERSTON
Palmerston North, Wellington
26/01/2018 - 08/10/2018
"Talent aplenty..
"Off-the-wall characters..
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..
LA BOHÈME
Auckland, Wellington
13/09/2018 - 13/10/2018
"Superb cast, classy conductor make box-office opera La Boheme a must-see..
"Chorus snappy, principals energised, orchestra superb..
Born out of Curiosity
Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington
23/11/2017 - 06/10/2018
"Cohesive and committed..
"Beautiful work, engaging performance..
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Alexander Sparrow is DE SADE
Wellington, Auckland, Palmerston North
19/02/2014 - 07/10/2018
"Hilarious and delightful debauchery..
"Very inventive..
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THE MAGICIAN’S NEPHEW
Hamilton
05/10/2018 - 13/10/2018
"Enthralling step out of our time..