Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
AXIS - anatomy of space
Auckland, Dunedin
22/03/2017 - 22/06/2017
"All-encompassing engagement..
"Celestial inspiration..
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UN ROI ARTHUR
Wellington
22/03/2017 - 22/03/2017
"A heroic quest full of traditional silliness, saxophones and singers..
HOW TO KEEP AN ALIEN
Wanaka, Auckland, Kerikeri
22/03/2017 - 09/04/2017
"Overcoming obstacles in the quest for true love..
"Touching tale of determined love..
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LA SOIREE
Auckland
08/03/2017 - 24/03/2017
"Join the party..
"La Soiree acts have to be seen to be believed..
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LA VIE DANS UNE MARIONETTE
Auckland, Havelock North, Wellington
28/02/2013 - 25/03/2017
"Impeccable timing, grace and skill..
"Exhilaratingly funny, sad and heart-warming..
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EVERY BRILLIANT THING
Auckland, Wanaka, Kerikeri, Bay of Islands
21/03/2017 - 09/04/2017
"Uplifting, charming, inspiring..
"Brilliant indeed, on many levels..
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ANZAC EVE
Wellington, Hamilton, Auckland, Bay of Islands, Tauranga, Invercargill, New Plymouth
21/03/2017 - 24/08/2017
"Neither laughed nor cried..
"Funny, serious, informative, warming..
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RESIDENT ALIEN
Auckland
20/08/2013 - 01/04/2017
"Charming, funny and melancholy..
"One-queen show brings wonderfully quotable Crisp to life..
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A FIGURE EXHALES
Auckland
21/03/2017 - 25/03/2017
"Meditative and stylised with considerable visual impact..
HORROR
Auckland
21/03/2017 - 26/03/2017
"Stage frights a little too stock horror..
"Here’s Johnny (and other references)..
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Gasp!ing
Dunedin
09/03/2017 - 19/03/2017
"A thread of binding and mimicry..
Rang - Colours
Dunedin
18/03/2017 - 19/03/2017
"So many colours..
SCHOOL DANCE
Palmerston North
18/03/2017 - 29/04/2017
"Much ado about not all that much?..
"Laugh-out-loud funny..
Kokako's Song
Havelock North, Invercargill, Nelson, Dunedin, Hamilton
18/03/2017 - 03/03/2019
"A charming introduction to birds of the bush..
"Amusing but a missed opportunity..
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THE WHALE RIDER
Auckland, Wellington
05/07/2014 - 18/03/2017
"Poignant, thought provoking and important..
"Gently told modern classic..
This is Steve
Dunedin
15/03/2017 - 18/03/2017
"Unlike anything you have experienced before..
SHU'S SONG
Paraparaumu, Wellington
16/04/2016 - 18/03/2017
"Entertaining exploration..
"A clever, poignant theatre experience for any developing imagination..
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THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
Christchurch
18/03/2017 - 22/04/2017
"Thoroughly believable parallel realities..
CHOP CHOP HIYAAA!
Wellington
18/03/2017 - 18/03/2017
"Fizzing with skill, energy and wit..
International Sex Icon
Dunedin
15/03/2017 - 18/03/2017
"Lacks momentum; could be better..
CARMEN with L'ARLESIENNE
Christchurch, Dunedin, Palmerston North, Wellington, Auckland
16/02/2017 - 22/03/2017
"Carmen and L'Arlésienne shouldn't be missed..
"Power of Petit..
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STICKS STONES BROKEN BONES
Wellington
18/03/2017 - 25/03/2017
"Astonishing..
CORIANDER
Wellington, Dunedin
24/08/2016 - 18/03/2017
"Quirky, original, good clean fun..
"Coriander strikes a yoga pose and wins the Bats audience..
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