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TWO GIRLS ONE SHOP

Wellington, Dunedin

23/02/2017 - 15/03/2017

"High energy rendering of a toxic female friendship..

"Good enough to go to the next level..

OTHELLO (Pop-Up Globe 2017)

Auckland

27/02/2017 - 13/05/2017

"A remarkable feast for the senses..

"No holding back in tale of pure evil..

RICE

Auckland

10/03/2017 - 12/03/2017

"Mixed Grains..

"Sit back and absorb highly polished RICE..

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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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FABRICATE (2017)

Wellington, Dunedin

02/03/2017 - 13/03/2017

"A tight and entangling work..

"Testing grounds..

ESCAPED ALONE

Wellington

11/03/2017 - 08/04/2017

"Subtly wrought richness..

Life Stories: A Work Showing

Dunedin

10/03/2017 - 11/03/2017

"Skilful, generous, courageous, imaginative, memorable..

SYNTHESIS

Auckland

28/02/2017 - 01/03/2017

"Dance fusion with personal appeal..

"Synthesis: They don’t come for the ladies..

Born in the US, eh?

Dunedin

09/03/2017 - 12/03/2017

"Personal charm and smart writing..

SUMMER POPS with the MODERN MĀORI QUARTET

Wellington

10/03/2017 - 10/03/2017

"A great party to be at..

Elephants / Welfare / Duty – The Musical

Auckland

08/03/2017 - 11/03/2017

"Poor staging dilutes the messages..

21 MOVEMENTS

Auckland

09/03/2017 - 11/03/2017

"21 Movements reflects on torrid 21st century..

iD - CIRQUE ÉLOIZE (CANADA)

Auckland

08/03/2017 - 12/03/2017

"Circus arts light up concrete jungle..

"A playful, surprising, exciting spectacle..

CELLFISH

Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Palmerston North, Gisborne

08/03/2017 - 15/10/2019

"A standout in a shimmering sea of wonderful presentations and productions..

"A superbly performed prison pas de deu..

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Peer Gynt [recycled]

Auckland

09/03/2017 - 18/03/2017

"Postmodern Stress Disorder..

"Fun, absurd, smart and wildly self-indulgent..

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YELLOW FACE

Wellington

09/03/2017 - 18/03/2017

"Funny, engaging, welcoming, intelligent and relevant..

Existential Gentrification of Tarun Mohanbai

Dunedin

09/03/2017 - 12/03/2017

"Underprepared..

POWER PLANT

Auckland

08/03/2017 - 19/03/2017

"Mystical nocturnal immersion..

Charmian Hughes SOIXANTE MIRTH

Wellington, Dunedin

12/02/2017 - 09/03/2017

"Insecurities tackled in a vortex of nostalgia..

"Playful, poignant, painful, sweet, achingly familiar..

THE BIGGEST

Auckland

09/03/2017 - 19/03/2017

"Touching Masculinity..

"Solid script and performances make feel-good play zing..

JOSIE'S SOLO

Auckland

09/03/2017 - 11/03/2017

"This thoughtful dance defies saying..

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