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Raru e Maruakaītā

Auckland

01/11/2024 - 02/11/2024

"Powerful imagery and great performances in this traditional Kūki Airani fable...

A Midsummer Night's Dream - Royal New Zealand Ballet

Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Palmerston North, Auckland

12/10/2024 - 12/11/2024

"The perfect storm of enchantment..

"Taonga of the Royal NZ Ballet’s repertoire..

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Moon

Tauranga, Nelson

28/10/2023 - 03/11/2024

"Unworldly, involving, humorous, engrossing, joyful..

"Two dads creating a show that their kids and their kids pals might like..

Prima Facie - Dunedin

Dunedin

31/10/2024 - 17/11/2024

"A brave, mighty achievement..

Hardly Workin'!

Wellington

31/10/2024 - 02/11/2024

"Child-like absurdity with a twinkly eye of menace..

The Kingdom of Bling

Auckland, Wellington

22/10/2024 - 22/10/2024

"A salutary and timely folk tale plus random fandom..

"A truly original experience hosted by a great entertainer..

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PRIMA FACIE

Wellington, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Nelson

24/06/2023 - 01/11/2024

"The judicial system masterfully examined and embodied..

"Cracking courtroom tour-de-force mentally and emotionally spellbinding..

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Suitcase Show

Wellington, Nelson

29/02/2024 - 30/10/2024

"Enchanting, magical stories of love, climate change, obsession and death..

"Satisfaction in having our senses well tricked and inventively strummed..

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AIGA

Auckland, Nelson

20/03/2024 - 29/10/2024

"Well-deserved standing ovation for thought provoking, masterful and moving show..

"Superpower - held in utopic limbo space..

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Rare Public Appearance of Miss Georgette Heyer

Dunedin

12/10/2024 - 12/10/2024

"Humorous celebration of Regency romance ‘queen’..

"Impeccably researched and devised, entertains and enchants with literary and comic supremacy..

DAWN RAIDS

Auckland, Wellington

18/08/2022 - 24/10/2024

"The impact of the Dawn Raids, laid bare through lives of one Pasifika family..

"A classic that needs to be seen by every generation of New Zealanders..

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Pop-up Globe

Auckland, Wellington

22/10/2024 - 16/11/2024

"‘Boisterous enthusiasm’: Pop-up Globe’s crowd-pleasing A Midsummer Night's Dream..

"Gives our attentiveness, empathy and imaginations free rein..

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Tangihanga

Wellington, Rotorua, Whangarei, Auckland, Hastings

28/08/2024 - 25/10/2024

"With thirty plus characters, Neho’s transitions are seamless making this a must-see performance. ..

"Caricatures germinated from kernels of truth that shine from within..

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SLIP - Rebecca Jensen

Auckland

19/10/2024 - 20/10/2024

"Jensen is outstanding, her performance magical and her choreography rich and subtly nuanced..

THE IDENTITY PROJEKT

Auckland

19/10/2024 - 20/10/2024

"Audience on their feet for the whole 60-minute show – it was actually 90 but no-one was counting...

Only the Stars Know Where I've Been

Auckland, Wellington, Hastings

05/03/2024 - 13/10/2024

"Deeper workings of the soul. ..

"Ethereal billowing of unity..

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For My Family and Yours

Hastings

12/10/2024 - 12/10/2024

"A purity and magic that’s soothing, melodious and honest..

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