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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..

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