Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
KAI SMYTHE & 7 PIECE SOUL BAND in HAIRY SOUL MAN
Wellington, Auckland
08/05/2014 - 17/05/2014
"A wholly worthwhile international class act..
"A frenetic yet well-crafted and solid-as soul explosion of comedic entertainment..
ALEX WILLIAMSON in Dumb Things I’ve Done
Auckland, Wellington
14/05/2014 - 17/05/2014
"Seriously funny and unnecessarily off-colour..
COMEDY ALLSTARS AT THE BMC #2
Auckland
15/05/2014 - 17/05/2014
"New and established talents..
HAMISH PARKINSON: Party Party Party. Fun Fun Fun.
Wellington, Auckland
09/05/2014 - 17/05/2014
"Creative comedy outside the box..
JON BENNETT Fire in the Meth Lab
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
06/05/2014 - 27/01/2018
"Bloody funny with uncommon compassion and empathy..
"Grows with its maker from crudely juvenile to insightful and even profound..
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TWO AND A HALF ASIAN MEN
Auckland
14/05/2014 - 17/05/2014
"Two and a half quite good performers..
JAMES ROQUE in Roque to Self
Auckland
14/05/2014 - 17/05/2014
"Self-deprecating humour with pop-culture pay-off..
A SHOW ABOUT SUPERHEROES
Wellington
13/05/2014 - 17/05/2014
"Exhausting the superheroes theme..
"A splendid display of play..
JARROD BAKER We Are All Doomed
Wellington
13/05/2014 - 17/05/2014
"Nerdy comedy, loopy music..
MICHAEL LEGGE Late & Live at the Classic
Auckland
14/05/2014 - 17/05/2014
"High volume venom yet pretty casual..
TIGHTY WHITEYS
Auckland, Wellington
06/05/2014 - 17/05/2014
"Grab your BFF..
"Supportively insane enabling of possible genius..
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FERRIS WHEEL
Auckland
14/05/2014 - 17/05/2014
"Varying degrees of satisfaction..
MARCEL LUCONT – Is
Auckland, Wellington
29/04/2014 - 17/05/2014
"Muses, insults, smoulders, ad-libs, poems, sings …..
"Quiet, arrogant, devastatingly FRENCH..
SAM SMITH and ROBBIE ELLIS in AUGMENTED FOURTH
Wellington, Auckland
06/05/2014 - 17/05/2014
"Totally worth it for the music alone..
"Versatile talents need an outside eye to modulate the relentless pace..
JAMES ACASTER and STUART GOLDSMITH Two Heads Are Better Than One!
Wellington
13/05/2014 - 17/05/2014
"Personal Festival highlight..
HEART GOES BOOM/HEAD GOES BANG
Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Wanaka
06/05/2014 - 08/04/2017
"Questioning of the universe through grief-tinted glasses..
"Startling intensity..
TIM BATT Saves Planet Earth
Auckland, Wellington
29/04/2014 - 17/05/2014
"A professional display of a non-professional Kiwi archetype..
DAN NIGHTINGALE is Trying His Best Not To Be a Dick
Wellington, Auckland
06/05/2014 - 17/05/2014
"Charming affability..
KADE NIGHTINGALE & JEREMY ROLSTON DON'T PANIC!
Auckland, Wellington
07/05/2014 - 17/05/2014
"Lacking in judgement..
"Infectious glee..
DAN SHENTON and JAMES JOBE In Stereo
Wellington
13/05/2014 - 17/05/2014
"Less mono more stereo?..
IAN D MONTFORT: UNBELIEVABLE
Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington
06/05/2014 - 24/01/2015
"Provokes fits of astounded laughter..
"A terrifically hilarious and polished hour..
JEREMY ELWOOD LIVE ‘CAUSE IF IT’S NOT LIVE, IT’S DEAD
Auckland, Wellington
25/04/2014 - 17/05/2014
"A good, raucous laugh..
"Delightfully insightful and full of wit..