Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
VALERIE
Nelson, Auckland, Wellington, Havelock North
27/09/2016 - 18/10/2018
"Theatre for the wild, bleeding soul..
"Admirable intelligence, craft and inventiveness..
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HOME
Wellington
07/03/2018 - 11/03/2018
"An extraordinary all-encompassing visual essay..
DEAD DADS CLUB
Palmerston North, Wellington, Dunedin
06/04/2017 - 13/03/2018
"Dances between objective honesty and pure love for her father’s conflicting sides..
"About as life affirming as you could imagine..
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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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WHO’S RUNNING THE SHOW ANYWAY?
Wellington
06/03/2018 - 10/03/2018
"Exemplary improv..
FA’AAFA
Wellington
06/03/2018 - 09/03/2018
"Seductive, contemporary and beautiful..
HEADLINERS vs The HEADLINES
Wellington
20/02/2018 - 06/03/2018
"More concept development required..
CAMEMBERT
Wellington
06/03/2018 - 08/03/2018
"A gentle commentary on love in our times..
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..