Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
AFTER MISS JULIE
Auckland
27/08/2013 - 07/09/2013
"Class warfare – in the kitchen..
"Up close and extremely personal..
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BREL: THE WORDS AND MUSIC OF JACQUES BREL
Auckland, Nelson, Tauranga, New Plymouth, Wellington
02/11/2012 - 02/03/2014
"Finishes strongly..
"All singers portray standout moments..
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THE YETI TRILOGY
Auckland, Wellington
27/08/2013 - 07/09/2013
"The Light Yeti Rises..
"Truly hilarious, anarchic, dizzying fun..
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TE TIRA PUHA
Auckland, Hastings, Hamilton, Dunedin, Invercargill
27/07/2013 - 07/09/2013
"Journey of discovery..
"He manawa reka; he tino whakangahau..
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Footnote Dance Made in New Zealand 2013
Wellington, Hamilton, Auckland, New Plymouth
09/08/2013 - 15/10/2013
"Beautiful, unsettling and poignant..
"Colt, Carnival Hound and Fatu Na Toto at Tempo..
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NICK: AN ACCIDENTAL HERO
Nelson, Dunedin, Edinburgh, Scotland, Wellington, Auckland
25/06/2013 - 18/10/2014
"Deeply affecting and inspiring..
"An infinitely-relatable human interest story..
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CANTINA
Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch
02/03/2012 - 31/08/2013
"Provocative and enormously thrilling..
"Dark and Steamy..
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TE AWARUA
Auckland
22/08/2013 - 24/08/2013
"A triumphant trifecta..
"Warm-hearted romantic conviction within tragic setting..
NO HOLDS BARD
Wellington, Auckland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Dunedin, Waiheke Island, Havelock North, Hamilton, Tauranga
16/05/2013 - 11/08/2018
"Cleverly written and performed with consummate skill..
"Excites and delights..
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VANCE FONTAINE in COMMAND PERFORMANCE
Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth
08/04/2012 - 23/08/2013
"Amazing talents..
"A commanding performance..
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GRIMM
Auckland
22/08/2013 - 24/08/2013
"Dark fairy burlesque certainly entertains..
RESIDENT ALIEN
Auckland
20/08/2013 - 01/04/2017
"Charming, funny and melancholy..
"One-queen show brings wonderfully quotable Crisp to life..
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Swan Lake - The Royal NZ Ballet
Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch, Auckland
18/07/2013 - 05/05/2024
"Freshness and immediacy of a newly minted work..
"Sumptuous production..
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DON GIOVANNI
Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland
22/08/2013 - 18/10/2014
"The Don still retains charms in modern twist..
"A triumph..
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THE BRAVE
New Plymouth, Wellington, Auckland, Tauranga
17/04/2012 - 28/02/2015
"Extravaganza of heighted reality profoundly grounded in truth..
"A show for everyone..
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SPEAKING IN TONGUES
Auckland
16/08/2013 - 14/09/2013
"Actors portray strong emotional ties to multiplicity of characters..
"Lucid, defined and clear..
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In Flagrante
Wellington, Auckland, New Plymouth, Edinburgh, Scotland, Hamilton
13/09/2011 - 27/02/2014
"A sense of occasion.. and a hint of critique..
"Discomforting, not challenging; offensive, not provocative..
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