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The Messy Magic Adventure: KITCHEN CHAOS!

Wellington, New Plymouth

17/04/2018 - 07/07/2020

"Gleefully played physical slapstick..

"Riveting, delightful, exciting and highly amusing..

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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ODD ONE OUT

Wellington

16/04/2018 - 27/04/2018

"Discovering the fun of including others..

A PAINTBOX OF CLOWNS

Christchurch

16/04/2018 - 28/04/2018

"A suitably celebratory feeling..

BADJELLY THE WITCH (2018)

Wellington

14/04/2018 - 27/04/2018

"Mightily impressive..

TRÖLL

Christchurch, Wellington, Dunedin

03/04/2018 - 15/04/2018

"Both funny and scary..

"A fantasy that stirs something deep..

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SHIT FINDS LOVE

Christchurch

14/04/2018 - 14/04/2018

"A messy, silly spectacle made with energy, creativity and wit..

SPRING AWAKENING

Wellington

11/04/2018 - 21/04/2018

"A musical that bursts into life in the second-half..

"A risque, raw reminder..

AN ILIAD

Hamilton, Dunedin

07/04/2018 - 19/02/2020

"Searingly, unforgettably relevant..

"Anti-war play memorable..

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THE LIE

Wellington

07/04/2018 - 05/05/2018

"A fascinating and intriguing play..

"Commendably crisp, a stunning finish..

MOVERS

Wellington, Hamilton

05/04/2018 - 29/11/2018

"Funny, compassionate and thought-provoking..

"Rolls along effortlessly like a well-tuned van..

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STILL LIFE WITH CHICKENS

Dunedin, Wellington, Palmerston North, Auckland, Napier

07/04/2018 - 13/09/2020

"A simple slice-of-life story told well..

"A charming story not afraid to confront difficult themes..

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WICKED

Christchurch

07/04/2018 - 04/05/2018

"High octane spectacle and sound..

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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SEMINAR

Wellington

03/04/2018 - 07/04/2018

"Passes from comedy to tragedy without much comedy..

THE PIANO The Ballet

Dunedin, Auckland, Napier, Christchurch, Palmerston North, Wellington

23/02/2018 - 28/03/2018

"Divine duets and perfect partnering..

"Ballet unfolds with almost cinematic fluidity..

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THE WOMAN IN BLACK

Christchurch

29/03/2018 - 01/04/2018

"A brilliantly enacted dynamic..

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