Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
OUT OF DARKNESS
Wellington
10/02/2017 - 13/02/2017
"Tapping into your social conscience..
FERRIS WHEEL
Wellington
10/02/2017 - 23/03/2019
"Feels like a quite promising rehearsal..
"Essentially delightful energy, alertness, and vulnerability..
CAMPING
Auckland
23/04/2016 - 07/12/2024
"Firing on all cylinders, hilarious, joyful, a perfect tonic – go see it!..
"A highly effective antidote..
deVine
Whangarei, Auckland, Kerikeri
07/02/2017 - 18/02/2017
"Twisted Sisters..
"Characters scarily accurate and human..
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SHOT BRO – Confessions of a Depressed Bullet
Auckland, Wellington, Tauranga, Kaikohe, Wairarapa, Dunedin, Invercargill
09/06/2016 - 09/05/2019
"Confronting and hard but also a safe space in which to explore the ugly realities of mental health..
"Funny, powerful, demanding..
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THE QUEEN OF TARTS
Wellington
01/02/2017 - 05/02/2017
"Big bold start for Bacchus..
"An imaginative journey for all ages..
RAGGEDY-ANNE AND MR PITHS
Wellington
01/02/2017 - 04/02/2017
"An absorbing and intriguing show..
"Much to appreciate and more could be explored..
ROBIN HOOD
Christchurch
01/02/2017 - 19/02/2017
"Freewheeling, slightly chaotic and packed with pop-culture references..
"Polished dexterity and timing supports genial, colourful nonsense..
PUBLIC WORKS and THE LANDEATERS
Wellington
18/01/2017 - 29/01/2017
"The epitome of performance art..
"Inspired works tug at our collective conscience..
JEKYLL & HYDE
Wellington, Invercargill, Auckland, Dunedin
19/03/2016 - 11/07/2018
"Fun and pacy with underlying threads of political and social issue commentary..
"A slick, steely production moving mercilessly under the guise of madcap antics..
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JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Christchurch
18/01/2017 - 28/01/2017
"A lot done with a little..
THE RAGGED and DOG & BONE
Wellington
17/01/2017 - 29/01/2017
"An astonishing theatrical marathon..
Christmas at Te Parenga from THE END OF THE GOLDEN WEATHER
Auckland
25/12/2016 - 25/12/2017
"Bountiful with impeccable eloquence..
"Performed and received with joy..
OLIVER TWIST
Lyttelton
13/12/2016 - 30/12/2016
"Breathing new life into a classic tale..
THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE SINGS
Wellington
14/12/2016 - 17/12/2016
"Unpretentious charm and high quality..
SMELLS LIKE XMAS
Wellington
13/12/2016 - 17/12/2016
"Offers whiffs of Christmas’s various, sometimes nefarious, aromas..
THE BETTER BEST POSSIBLE ALBUM PARTY THAT ANYBODY HAS EVER BEEN TWO
Auckland, Wellington
13/09/2016 - 17/12/2016
"Frivolous content grounded in truth makes sophisticated, engaging, beautiful satire..