Review Archive
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Hamilton
14/02/2018 - 18/02/2018
"Smooth interweaving of Pacifica elements..
blackOut: Part 2 of a choreographic trilogy on darkness
Auckland
15/02/2018 - 16/02/2018
"Memories of a blackout (a dance from the inside)..
"Illuminating the limits..
THE LOVE LIST
Palmerston North
17/02/2018 - 25/03/2018
"Very funny and thought provoking in its light way..
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
Wellington
16/02/2018 - 03/03/2018
"Genuinely enjoyable..
TITUS ANDRONICUS
Christchurch
17/02/2018 - 03/03/2018
"Richly barbarous tale sometimes too close to melodrama..
FLOWING WATER
Hamilton
16/02/2018 - 17/02/2018
"An historic achievement for opera, theatre and kapa haka performance..
100% PURE TOUR
Wellington
17/02/2018 - 17/02/2018
"Very funny and often alarming..
SHIRLEY VALENTINE
Hamilton
14/02/2018 - 17/02/2018
"Themes and nuances beautifully developed beyond comedy..
SALONICA
Wellington, Hamilton
15/02/2018 - 02/03/2018
"Rich and striking..
"Generates a language of warmth and empathy..
TRUE VALUE
Hamilton
10/02/2018 - 10/02/2018
"Beautifully and creatively situated..
Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense
Dunedin
10/02/2018 - 03/03/2018
"A felicitous serving of the lightest, most delectable soufflé imaginable..
LOLA’S GRAVE MISTAKE
Palmerston North, Wellington
15/09/2016 - 10/02/2018
"Delights and provokes..
"Sympathy, magic and laughs..
O VERTIGO
Wellington
07/02/2018 - 10/02/2018
"Prosaic normality and clever freestyle dance..
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
Tauranga
31/01/2018 - 11/02/2018
"Luscious venue and moments of brilliance..
MEMENTO
Wellington
31/01/2018 - 03/02/2018
"Actorly skill, smooth teamwork and confidence delivers..
CONFESSIONS OF A SECRET HOARDER
Wellington
30/01/2018 - 01/02/2018
"From mess to enlightenment..
NUNSENSE
Wellington
30/01/2018 - 10/02/2018
"Truth in relationships and feeling of care and community within the hilarity and pastiche..
HOW TO WRITE AN ALBUM IN 12 HOURS
Wellington
27/01/2018 - 27/01/2018
"Two down, ten to go..
Larry Dean FANDAN
Christchurch
26/01/2018 - 26/01/2018
"Holds multiple threads together brilliantly..
Alexander Sparrow is FRED FROM FEATHERSTON
Palmerston North, Wellington
26/01/2018 - 08/10/2018
"Talent aplenty..
"Off-the-wall characters..
WIRED
Auckland
24/01/2018 - 27/01/2018
"Kinesthetic empathy..
NOTHING BUT STAND UP DIVAS
Christchurch
18/01/2018 - 27/01/2018
"Thoroughly enjoyable and very funny..
Stuart Goldsmith LIKE I MEAN IT
Christchurch
24/01/2018 - 24/01/2018
"Creative, original and very funny..