Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
WHENUA
Wellington, Auckland
08/03/2024 - 12/04/2024
"The dislocations of contemporary life..
"Questions identity and ties to land...
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The Best Man Show
Wellington
07/03/2024 - 09/03/2024
"Offers slick, safe, fun, bonkers interactive joy..
"A powerful and welcome antidote to the nauseating “Love you bro” beer commercial..
Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express
Christchurch
02/03/2024 - 06/04/2024
"Dream cast and first-class surprises make Express an absolute triumph..
GRAVITY & GRACE
Wellington
07/03/2024 - 10/03/2024
"A triumphant portrayal of failure..
"Refreshing and reassuring insights into fallible humanity superbly presented..
The Best of Wet Soup
Wellington
07/03/2024 - 08/03/2024
"Chaotic fun to cleanse the pallet and keep you laughing..
The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave
Auckland, Wellington
20/02/2024 - 09/03/2024
"Marvellous simulation of a vigorous, volatile transcendent rave..
"Entirely cohesive, outstanding work..
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Te Tangi a te Tūī
Auckland
01/03/2024 - 10/03/2024
"We want more decolonial theatre..
"Te Tangi a te Tūī transcends language and leaves us in a state of blissful awe...
Leave To Enter
Wellington, Dunedin
07/03/2024 - 16/03/2024
"A masterclass in storytelling..
"Knows when to let the story flow between jokes..
LEFT UNSAID
Wellington
07/03/2024 - 09/03/2024
"Serious, fraught, silly, sexy, bizarre, quirky, frantic spontaneity..
Sandwich Artist
Wellington
06/03/2024 - 09/03/2024
"Feel the heartbreak, soul searching and unmistakeable hunger …..
Pane Provocations
Wellington
06/03/2024 - 09/03/2024
"Beautiful, relatable and emotional – generating a necessary conversation..
blackpill
Wellington
05/03/2024 - 09/03/2024
"May be hard to swallow but raises our consciousness of an insidious condition that needs to be addressed..
The Way We Wilt
Wellington
05/03/2024 - 09/03/2024
"The temporary nature of all things..
"An exploration bravely taken and staged..
Ominous
Wellington
06/03/2024 - 09/03/2024
"Dramatic, punchy and powerful dancing...
The Renegade Cabaret
Wellington, Dunedin
06/03/2024 - 08/03/2024
"Radical celebration..
Only the Stars Know Where I've Been
Auckland, Wellington, Hastings
05/03/2024 - 13/10/2024
"Deeper workings of the soul. ..
"Ethereal billowing of unity..
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False Idol
Wellington
06/03/2024 - 09/03/2024
"A fabulous, heart-warming ode to shameless self-love and acceptance..
Hatupatu | Kurungaituku: A Forbidden Love
Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Rotorua
20/02/2024 - 17/03/2024
"Ngā Pūrākau (myths) are driving forces..
"A Te Ao Māori lens..
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Tonight on the Outer Rim with Yozveza
Wellington
05/03/2024 - 06/03/2024
"Often delirious, very frenetic, sometimes indulgent, fabulous fun..