Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
SNOWC*CK
Nelson
22/03/2024 - 23/03/2024
"Charismatic, articulate and passionate about joy in silly things..
Leaning In
Nelson
22/03/2024 - 22/03/2024
"Highlights the strengths and hilarity of female performers..
A Man Walks Into A Bar
Dunedin
21/03/2024 - 24/03/2024
"A curiously meta experience ... a fantastical web of music hall gags..
Yellow Hut
Dunedin
19/03/2024 - 23/03/2024
"Yellow Hut great start to the Globe’s year..
"This show is a slow burn..
The Science of Getting 2 High
Dunedin
21/03/2024 - 23/03/2024
"A Double Dose of Dopamine..
The Sun and The Wind
Tauranga, Auckland
28/07/2023 - 24/03/2024
"Perfect performances enable audiences to consider the effects of intergenerational trauma..
"Inspired writing, great performances, and totally committed storytelling..
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THERAPY
Dunedin
21/03/2024 - 23/03/2024
"Celebrating the messiness of personhood with compassion and care..
A Night To Remember
Global
14/03/2024 - 24/03/2024
"Large cast enthusiastically shares the story of Christmas..
The Unluckiest Magician
Dunedin
19/03/2024 - 21/03/2024
"50 rewarding and occasionally hilarious minutes..
Baroness
Dunedin, Christchurch
20/03/2024 - 23/11/2024
"Hilarious Journey from the 1800s to Today..
It Came From Beyond the Script
Wellington
13/10/2023 - 23/03/2024
"A great exercise in technical improv..
"Tropes of the genre traversed to satisfying effect..
Displaced
Global
14/03/2024 - 24/03/2024
"Choreographing Radical Joy in the Face of Generational Trauma..
Butterfly Flutters / January Burns
Dunedin
19/03/2024 - 21/03/2024
"Some effective design elements..
Space Invaders
Dunedin
19/03/2024 - 20/03/2024
"Making hysterectomies hysterical..
White Men
Dunedin
19/03/2024 - 21/03/2024
"A well-crafted satirical punch at the patriarchy..
O Le Pepelo, Le Gaoi Ma Le Pala'ai | The Liar, the Thief and the Coward
Wellington, Auckland
14/06/2023 - 23/03/2024
"Complex, rich, funny, and (at times) disturbing, 'O Le Pepelo, Le Gaoi, Ma Le Pala’ai ~ The Liar, The Thief,…..
"A rollercoaster from being shocked, to hysterically laughing to fighting back tears..
Mr Moon
Global
14/03/2024 - 24/03/2024
"A wonderful avant-garde hour with this found family..
WASH AWAY THE STAINS
Nelson
17/03/2024 - 17/03/2024
"Complementary performers each bring something different and vital to the stage..
Forget me not
Nelson
17/03/2024 - 18/03/2024
"Has the potential to be a lovely, empathetic reflection..
LOST LEAR
Wellington
14/03/2024 - 17/03/2024
"A brilliant premise is found wanting..
"Astonishingly insightful, moving and surprising..
LOVE AT TIMES
Nelson
16/03/2024 - 23/03/2024
"To work for peace, is to uproot war from ourselves..
"The war grinds on but the dramatic voices will not be stilled..