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Die Hard Rock Cafe Müller

Wellington

22/02/2018 - 03/03/2018

"Weirdly delightful mash-up..

"‘Now I have an artwork. Ho. Ho. Ho.’..

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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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Akram Khan's Giselle

Auckland

01/03/2018 - 04/03/2018

"A Masterpiece..

"Superb dancing..

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MY BEST DEAD FRIEND

Auckland, Wellington, Wanaka, Kerikeri, Invercargill, Dunedin, Nelson

12/07/2017 - 02/05/2019

"Simply lovely to watch..

"Chalk one up to talk and a wake..

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BAREFACED STORIES

Wellington

03/03/2018 - 03/03/2018

"Told to a packed crowd at New Zealand Festival Club..

"Some rise above the ramble..

BETROFFENHEIT

Wellington

03/03/2018 - 04/03/2018

"Brings audience face to face with shock, trauma and grief..

"A world of existential anguish and hallucinogenic physicality..

THE DON

Wellington

04/03/2018 - 07/07/2018

"A wicked story told well..

"Ingeniously staged blend of broad parody and love of opera..

A GUY, A GIRL AND A LAWNMOWER

Wellington, Palmerston North

03/03/2018 - 07/10/2018

"Needs more work..

"Quality aerial work; other elements could go higher..

KA TITO AU Kupe’s Heroic Journey

Wellington

24/02/2018 - 04/03/2018

"May it have the long life it deserves..

Zoë Coombs Marr: TRIGGER WARNING

Wellington

02/03/2018 - 03/03/2018

"Incredible stand-up comedy born of existential crisis and metatheatrical madness..

Jon Bennett HOW I LEARNED TO HUG

Wellington

02/03/2018 - 05/03/2018

"Endearing, shocking and heart-warming..

BEEREY

Wellington

02/03/2018 - 05/03/2018

"A creative call for justice..

THE BORDER

Wellington

02/03/2018 - 05/03/2018

"Confusion achieved..

PARDON ME ALAN TURING

Auckland, Wellington

21/02/2017 - 04/03/2018

"Offers an absorbing perspective on a shameful past and perplexing present..

"Reflecting the space that remains between intention and resolution..

THE WELLINGTON PUN BATTLE

Wellington

01/03/2018 - 03/03/2018

"The good, the bad and the uproarious..

SALONICA

Wellington, Hamilton

15/02/2018 - 02/03/2018

"Rich and striking..

"Generates a language of warmth and empathy..

BLESS THE CHILD

Wellington

28/02/2018 - 04/03/2018

"A potent and insightful korero..

FOLD

Dunedin

28/02/2018 - 03/03/2018

"Awfulness brought to life with zest and confidence..

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