Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
HANSEL AND GRETEL (RNZB)
Wellington, Palmerston North, Napier, Christchurch, Auckland, Dunedin
06/11/2019 - 29/10/2023
"Serious themes at the heart...
"Vale Jon T. Thank you...
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LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS
Dunedin
16/11/2019 - 23/11/2019
"Performance skills raise the somewhat questionable script..
"Edgy play provides food for thought..
LARNACH
Dunedin
14/11/2019 - 23/11/2019
"Wide appeal from the odd story of the Larnach family..
"A clever, nuanced commentary on life in the late 1800s..
Party with the Aunties
Dunedin, Nelson, , Feilding, Wellington, New Plymouth, Paekākāriki, Christchurch
09/04/2011 - 14/11/2019
"The classic Kiwi shindig, theatricalised..
"A fabulous night that leaves you feeling joyful..
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MAMIL: Middle Aged Man In Lycra
Auckland, Napier, Dunedin, Havelock North, Wellington, Christchurch, Palmerston North
25/07/2014 - 14/12/2019
"A very funny play about change..
"Holds up a mirror to honest self-appraisal..
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MR RED LIGHT
Wellington, Blenheim, Dunedin, Nelson
15/10/2019 - 08/03/2020
"Bursting with magical, theatrical moments..
"Absurdist drama peppered with laughs, gasps and ‘wtf?/omg!’ moments..
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THE KEYS ARE IN THE MARGARINE a verbatim play about dementia
Arrowtown, Wellington, Dunedin, Waiheke Island, Whangarei
02/10/2019 - 11/09/2022
"Deeply confronting and moving..
"A gentle, well-crafted handling of a scary, sad, interesting and heartbreaking topic..
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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 BOOKBINDER
Wellington, Dunedin, Nelson, Hamilton, Wanaka, Tauranga, Wairarapa, Christchurch, Invercargill, Edinburgh, Scotland, Gisborne
19/02/2014 - 10/10/2019
"Intrinsic magic mesmerises..
"Makes you see the world with fresh eyes..
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HARLEQUEEN
Christchurch, Wellington, Dunedin
01/03/2019 - 07/11/2020
"Celebrates transgressive female fools – and shocks us..
"Howells of laughter..
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Katie Boyle in THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
Nelson, Dunedin, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Wellington
04/04/2019 - 21/09/2019
"Played with engaging charm and extraordinary equanimity..
"A mammoth effort and a resounding success..
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OPHELIA THINKS HARDER
Dunedin
12/09/2019 - 21/09/2019
"Subversion of Hamlet an amusing ride..
"A witty, daring mistresspiece..