Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Pūmanawa
Auckland
21/03/2021 - 21/03/2021
"Projection of a life-view..
Hurihuri
Hamilton
24/02/2021 - 26/02/2021
"Skill, energy, strength and bravery..
WILLIE'S WĀNANGA ON WHEELS – The Full Haerenga
Global
19/09/2020 - 04/10/2020
"Needs its tyre pressures checked..
A LITTLE BROWN LIE
Global
17/09/2020 - 27/09/2020
"Pitch perfect interplay of comedy and drama, te reo and English..
THE SWING
Wellington
07/02/2020 - 18/11/2023
"Made with a heart-melting level of care..
"A carefully considered and expertly crafted experience that has real potential to be an instigator of change..
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HENARE
Gisborne
09/10/2019 - 09/10/2019
"Deeply appreciated and loved..
MĀUI PŪTAHI
Gisborne
04/10/2019 - 04/10/2019
"Life as art and art as life with its darkness and light..
HE KURA KŌRERO The Gift of Speech
Wellington
01/10/2019 - 12/10/2019
"Interesting, funny and positive..
"Flair, fun and focus..
TE KUIA ME TE PŪNGĀWEREWERE
Wellington
09/03/2019 - 09/03/2019
"An immersive, fun, open-handed challenge to engage..
He Piko He Taniwha
Hamilton
26/02/2019 - 27/02/2019
"Well satisfied..
HE KURA E HUNA ANA
Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington
30/03/2017 - 16/06/2018
"A classic Māori love story filled with waiata, wit and challenge..
"Hei taonga tuku ki te ao / A gift to be shared..
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Mo and Jess Kill Susie - E Kore A Muri E Hokia
Kaitaia, Whangarei, Auckland
26/04/2017 - 01/07/2017
"Frighteningly real..
"Challenging, gripping, spine-chilling..
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SOLOTHELLO
Hamilton, Palmerston North, Tauranga, Auckland, Wellington, Napier, Nelson, Bay of Islands
14/02/2015 - 05/04/2017
"Transfixing magic at Waitangi..
"Original, captivating and charming..
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EAST MEETS WEST (2017)
Wellington
11/02/2017 - 12/02/2017
"Empowering displays of culture and collaboration..
THE JOURNEY OF HŌIHO / TE HAERENGA O HŌIHO
Palmerston North
13/07/2016 - 16/07/2016
"A thoroughly entertaining journey..
PURAPURAWHETŪ
Auckland
06/07/2016 - 16/07/2016
"It is the Mana that shines through..
"One of New Zealand’s most absorbing plays..
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