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The Nominal Space

Wellington

14/02/2008 - 17/02/2008

"Stays in your mind..

"It’s up to us to believe..

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Dostoevsky Trip

Wellington

13/02/2008 - 17/02/2008

"Lit trips into idiocy..

"Variation lacking..

The Beckoning of Hope

Wellington

12/02/2008 - 16/02/2008

"Committed performance cannot make flawed play gel..

"A beautiful testament..

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Ground

Wellington

25/01/2008 - 02/02/2008

"Objective awareness fails to engage..

"Entertaining yet unsatisfying..

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PAUA

Wellington

19/01/2008 - 16/02/2008

"The price of paua..

"Action, intrigue, overt physicality with political/ecological message makes for a must-see winner..

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Armslength

Wellington

18/01/2008 - 17/02/2008

"Balancing acts..

"Cracking good dialogue and actions could have been left to speak for themselves..

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On The Conditions and Possibilities of Helen Clark taking me as her Young Lover

Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin

15/01/2008 - 27/09/2008

"Meros for office!..

"Perfect timing..

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A Renaissance Man

Wellington

10/01/2007 - 19/01/2007

"Mining the depths of despair, hilarity and bawdiness..

"The funny side of John Donne..

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Dickens' Women

Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington

28/11/2007 - 09/12/2007

"Sublime character acting and acerbic commentary..

"An indefatigable treasure of the stage..

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Godzone

Wellington

04/12/2007 - 15/12/2007

"Giggles and warm fuzzies..

"Gentle spoof on Kiwi men..

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Revenge of the Amazons

Wellington

30/11/2007 - 15/12/2007

"An absolute gas of an evening..

"They all rock..

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A Streetcar Named Desire

Wellington

24/11/2007 - 22/12/2007

"Visceral, imaginative and highly entertaining..

"Exciting work..

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Roger Hall’s JACK and the BEANSTALK: The Pantomime

Wellington

17/11/2007 - 23/12/2007

"Entertaining, engaging performances..

"A convert to panto..

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Urinetown: The Musical

Wellington

17/11/2007 - 22/12/2007

"Funny send-up and gutsy performances..

"Energetic direction and performances..

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The Kreutzer

Christchurch, Auckland, Wellington

14/11/2007 - 09/08/2009

"Inspirational for music enthusiasts and theatre-goers alike..

"Identity, mistakes and jolts of discomfort..

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Settling

Wellington

23/10/2007 - 03/11/2007

"Culling needed..

"Damn good theatre..

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Arcadia

Wellington

19/10/2007 - 27/10/2007

"A rich theatrical dish..

"Relentless – if beautiful – discussion of ideas..

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I’m Not Rappaport

Wellington

13/10/2007 - 10/11/2007

"An oldie but a goodie..

"Comic flair lights up stage..

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Home Land

Wellington

13/10/2007 - 10/11/2007

"“The best play I have ever seen”..

"Genuinely moving..

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Angels in America Part I: Millennium Approaches

Wellington

29/09/2007 - 06/10/2007

"Moving theatre beautifully realised with grace and style..

"Modern masterpiece played with panache..

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The Hollow Men

Palmerston North, Wellington

26/09/2007 - 27/10/2007

"Brash at Play not Brash by the Book..

"The presentation of image..

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The Sleeping Beauty

Wellington

22/09/2007 - 06/10/2007

"Wacky holiday show for kids a beauty..

"Readily accessible retelling of tale..

Shining City

Wellington

08/09/2007 - 13/10/2007

"The ghosts of guilt and shame: truly eerie and compelling..

"Engaging, emotive and inspiring..

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