Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Giselle
Wellington, Auckland, Palmerston North, Christchurch, Napier, Dunedin
12/05/2021 - 09/06/2021
"It would have been a mistake, however, to have left at the interval..
"“Ballets are the dreams of poets taken seriously”..
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The Royal Family NZ Tour 2021
Wellington
29/04/2021 - 29/04/2021
"Strut, limbs flurry and snap, torsos undulate..
DON GIOVANNI
Wellington
17/04/2021 - 24/04/2021
"A wonderfully enjoyable and provoking night out..
"A personal opinion from Stephen Gibbs..
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INNER WILDS
Wellington
19/02/2021 - 28/02/2021
"A wild time on Manners..
UNDERCURRENT
Raumati, Tauranga, Auckland, New Plymouth, Christchurch, Wellington
24/10/2020 - 12/11/2020
"Blistering new dance works..
"Wariness, disconnection, and partying with careless abandon..
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The Ryman Healthcare season of The Sleeping Beauty
Palmerston North, Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch, Auckland, Invercargill, Napier
29/10/2020 - 06/12/2020
"An evening at the ballet..
"A ballet with lockdown at its centre..
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DR. SEUSS' THE CAT IN THE HAT
Wellington
06/07/2020 - 06/07/2020
"All good well-paced, rhythmical fun..
TROIS GRANDES FUGUES
Wellington
11/03/2020 - 12/03/2020
"Captivating and refreshing..
"Precision and clarity, patterns and pathways..
SLÄPSTICK
Wellington
13/03/2020 - 15/03/2020
"Charming, uproarious and skilful..
"Pure escapism in a time of uncertainty..
KOPERNIKUS – Opéra – rituel de mort
Wellington
01/03/2020 - 02/03/2020
"A 'rambling dissertation on life and death'..
"Impressive musicianship and intriguingly full of unanswered questions..
القدس JERUSALEM
Wellington
22/02/2020 - 23/02/2020
"Disparate elements come together in a plea for peace..
"Many elements linger..
HANSEL AND GRETEL (RNZB)
Wellington, Palmerston North, Napier, Christchurch, Auckland, Dunedin
06/11/2019 - 29/10/2023
"Serious themes at the heart...
"Vale Jon T. Thank you...
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THE CLEARING
Nelson, Wellington, Palmerston North, Auckland, New Plymouth, Christchurch
31/07/2019 - 02/11/2019
"A perplexing shadow world..
"Perplexing, intriguing, ambiguous, unknowable..
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