Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
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..
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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iD - CIRQUE ÉLOIZE (CANADA)
Auckland
08/03/2017 - 12/03/2017
"Circus arts light up concrete jungle..
"A playful, surprising, exciting spectacle..
NAN AND TUNA
Wellington, Lower Hutt
11/02/2017 - 04/03/2017
"Simple, charming, creatively stimulating..
MISS JEAN BATTEN
Nelson, Auckland, Wellington, Invercargill, New Plymouth, Dunedin
29/03/2016 - 24/09/2018
"Soaringly majestic flight through a storm of memories and emotion..
"Many clever moments..
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Basement Theatre Fringe Salon #3
Auckland
07/03/2017 - 11/03/2017
"Developmental array..
SAY SOMETHING NICE
Auckland, Wellington
07/03/2017 - 16/03/2019
"Gets nicer by the minute..
"Unpretentiousness, enriching, nice..
CASTLES
Wellington, Auckland
12/02/2016 - 03/03/2017
"Defying normal choreographic logic..
"Schizophrenic, enigmatic and perplexing yet rivetting..
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TEETH TALK
Auckland
07/03/2017 - 08/03/2017
"Commendable ‘dentucation’ quest..
HENRY V (Pop-Up Globe 2017)
Auckland
28/02/2017 - 07/05/2017
"The fullest theatre experience of a lifetime..
"Janitor opens door to high drama Henry..
THE WINTER’S TALE
Palmerston North
02/03/2017 - 11/03/2017
"A strong team..
"Summer Shakespeare scores with an adventurous outdoor performance..
WE MAY HAVE TO CHOOSE
Auckland, Wellington
21/02/2017 - 11/03/2017
"Choose to Listen..
"Beautifully poetic posing of the proposition: we are what we think..
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FABRICATE (2017)
Wellington, Dunedin
02/03/2017 - 13/03/2017
"A tight and entangling work..
"Testing grounds..
PEDAL.PEDDLE
Wellington, Auckland
13/03/2015 - 04/03/2017
"Patchwork narcissi..
"A solo to remember..
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SYNTHESIS
Auckland
28/02/2017 - 01/03/2017
"Dance fusion with personal appeal..
"Synthesis: They don’t come for the ladies..
ARTIMUS
Auckland
10/05/2016 - 04/03/2017
"Artistic liberties taken with mythic tale..
"Debut project ends on a high note..
48 Points Around the Shoulder (in Shorts)
Auckland
03/03/2017 - 04/03/2017
"An execution of simplicity..