Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Hine Downtown
Auckland
03/09/2022 - 11/09/2022
"Hine Downtown – an embodiment of the urban sylph..
Black Grace Life O Le Olaga
Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington
04/09/2022 - 10/09/2022
"Life – O Le Olaga - reflective and deeply personal..
"Black Grace - Richness, depth and elegance of O le Olaga..
TE WHEKE
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Whangarei, Hastings, Palmerston North, Dunedin
11/06/2021 - 19/10/2022
"A Graceful Whakapapa..
"Te Wheke Has Many Tendrils..
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HELLO DARKNESS
Auckland
23/08/2022 - 28/08/2022
"Three men at the top of their game..
CINDERELLA
Wellington, Auckland, Napier, Christchurch
03/08/2022 - 28/08/2022
"Cinderella - what ‘happily ever after’ means in the twenty-first century..
"Cinderella - stylish and glamorous, with the feeling of 60’s retro Chanel and Dior..
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MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS
Wellington, Auckland
23/08/2022 - 31/08/2024
"Original, entertaining, funny, moving, inspiring..
PACIFICA THE MUSICAL
Auckland
19/08/2022 - 28/08/2022
"Has the potential to be even better..
DAWN RAIDS
Auckland, Wellington
18/08/2022 - 24/10/2024
"Insightful visual and aural feast laid out by brave, vulnerable, bold, empowered young actors..
SCATTERGUN: After the Death of Rūaumoko
Auckland, Nelson
28/07/2022 - 04/05/2024
"The audience shout accolades, rising and roaring “Bravo, bravo”...
"A Shakespeare for all New Zealand..
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LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
Auckland
07/07/2022 - 30/07/2022
"Simple yet effective and impeccably acted to have you hooked..
"Compels our recognition, judgement, understanding and empathy..
KAHA – Triple Boost
Auckland
07/07/2022 - 09/07/2022
"He tangata, he tangata, he tangata – a testament to the kaupapa of Atamira Dance Company..
Krishnan’s Dairy
Auckland, Wellington, Raumati
26/08/2009 - 21/09/2022
"As fresh, remarkable and astonishing as ever..
"An enduring, honest and mesmerising milestone in New Zealand theatre..
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WAITING
Wellington, Auckland
28/06/2022 - 30/09/2023
"The perfect marriage of script, actor, and production. Physical theatre at its best...
"A spellbinding hour of poetic, physical, metaphysical, existential and practical performative excellence..
Night Light
Auckland, Global, Rotorua, Hamilton
03/06/2022 - 17/08/2023
"Presented to a full house in Hamilton..
"Joy of watching the contrasting sequences, and the range of connecting movements..
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Dry Spell
Auckland, Hamilton, Hastings, Wellington, Whanganui
30/04/2022 - 18/05/2022
"The ego excesses of a Freddy Mercury..
"Playground for the audience...
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Munster
Auckland
18/05/2022 - 20/05/2022
"Moments of authentically portrayed emotion...