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 Kimberley Buchan is an avid theatre goer from Dunedin. She has taught Drama for the last eleven years in a few secondary schools around the Otago region. This takes up her daylight hours.

Her evenings are taken up with performing, usually on the stage, occasionally on screen. She is a regular performer appearing on the Globe, Playhouse, Athenaeum and Mayfair theatre stages.

Recent performances include The Importance of Being Earnest, Look Back in Anger and Verdict. In her spare time she reviews the exciting theatre scene in Dunedin and is one of the judges for the Dunedin Theatre Awards.

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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.

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A SANCTIMONIOUS CELEBRATION OF DRAG AND S&M

Dunedin

11/03/2016 - 12/03/2016

"Each performer has moments of brilliance..

The Glitta Supernova Experience: Lets get METAphysical

Wellington, Dunedin, Auckland

26/02/2016 - 26/03/2016

"All that Glittas is definitely not Gold..

"Glitta Supernova will take your sense of propriety and flash her vulva at it..

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CHILDREN & OTHER MISTAKES

Palmerston North, Dunedin

09/03/2016 - 23/04/2016

"If all potential parents thought it through as much the world would be a better place..

A TENSION TO DETAIL

Wellington, Dunedin

19/02/2016 - 06/03/2016

"Leaves you with much more than the story..

"Thoroughly sensitive, carefully crafted and performed..

Be | Longing: a verbatim play

Global, Auckland, Dunedin, Wellington

22/02/2012 - 31/05/2020

"Fascinating and poignant stories..

"Universality in every detail..

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A BOY WONDER

Auckland, Dunedin

18/03/2014 - 30/05/2015

"Loyalty, betrayal, hilarity..

"Frenetic action fun..

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TAKING OFF

Dunedin

14/05/2015 - 23/05/2015

"Humorous escape for those who cannot..

BEARDS! BEARDS! BEARDS!

Wellington, Dunedin, Nelson, Havelock North, Auckland, Edinburgh, Scotland

12/03/2015 - 28/08/2016

"Colourful characters, catchy songs, plenty of energy, great fun!..

"Full and delicious with a heart and a message..

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PUPIL ZERO

Dunedin, Wellington

05/03/2015 - 14/03/2015

"Memorable comedic mayhem..

"Comedy of grotesquerie..

NO HOLDS BARD

Wellington, Auckland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Dunedin, Waiheke Island, Havelock North, Hamilton, Tauranga

16/05/2013 - 11/08/2018

"Cleverly written and performed with consummate skill..

"Excites and delights..

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MOON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GARDEN

Dunedin

10/10/2014 - 19/10/2014

"Intriguing play with an incredibly strong cast..

STAND UP LOVE

Dunedin

24/06/2014 - 28/06/2014

"Curiously intimate perspective on despair..

MELODY MOORE

Dunedin

19/03/2014 - 22/03/2014

"Flawless transitions at top speed..

ELEPHANTS IN THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE

Dunedin

15/03/2014 - 16/03/2014

"The healing power of the arts and education..

MilkMilkLemonade

Dunedin

14/03/2014 - 23/03/2014

"Bizarrely original, darkly edged comedy..

THE EIGHT: REINDEER MONOLOGUES

Dunedin

05/12/2013 - 07/12/2013

"Theatre that will shock and should be seen..

WHY ARE MY PARENTS SO BORING?

Christchurch, Dunedin

04/07/2012 - 27/07/2013

"Delight, horror and empathy..

"Highly recommended original story with depth and heart..

Attempts on Her Life (Seventeen Scenarios for the Theatre)

Dunedin

16/05/2013 - 24/05/2013

"Multiple interpretations of a life..

The Last Taniwha

Auckland, Dunedin

23/06/2011 - 15/03/2013

"Potential yet to be realised..

"Strong text and performers undermined by directorial inconsistencies..

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FOR YOUR FUTURE GUIDANCE

NYC, USA, Wellington, Hamilton, Auckland, Dunedin

20/02/2013 - 22/03/2015

"Remarkably refreshing..

"Deadpan humour and understated irony..

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Faulty Towers The Dining Experience

Dunedin

20/03/2013 - 24/03/2013

"Uproarious..

GOBSMACKED: SHOWBIZ AND DATING

Dunedin, Auckland, Wellington

08/02/2013 - 10/03/2013

"Polished and utterly hilarious..

"Talent in spades; could use a director..

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THE ROAD THAT WASN'T THERE

Wellington, Auckland, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Nelson, Wairarapa, Tauranga, Hawea, Invercargill

12/02/2013 - 01/08/2020

"Magical storytelling with one problematic element..

"Combines all the very best parts of theatre and storytelling..

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