Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Icky
Wellington
24/01/2024 - 20/02/2024
"There’s nothing icky about Icky. Go experience...
blip
Wellington
31/01/2024 - 04/10/2024
"Pure honesty, total freedom: immersive joyous theatre..
"Engaging, well designed, skilfully presented, challenging-but-not-off-putting..
We, The Outsiders
Wellington, Dunedin, Auckland, Whangarei
31/01/2024 - 29/09/2024
"A Gathering of Migrant Stories..
"Intensely personal stories performed with commitment and energy..
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ON GOD
Wellington
24/01/2024 - 27/01/2024
"Cultural clash of deities makes you laugh, cry, think, and makes you so proud to be from the Pacific Islands..
THE LOBSTER
Wellington
17/01/2024 - 20/01/2024
"Energetic and engaged cast commit to the bleakness..
A Very PopRox Christmas
Wellington
12/12/2023 - 16/12/2023
"Nativity improv rollicking good laugh..
"A smart and witty production that interweaves biblical belief and fun fiction..
What would the gods
Wellington
14/10/2023 - 14/10/2023
"A delightful exploration of the whims of the gods and how they play so callously with the lives of mortals..
Can I Get an Underground Location and a Mythical Creature?
Wellington
14/10/2023 - 14/10/2023
"Entertaining for avid players and those who know nothing about Dungeons and Dragons..
It Came From Beyond the Script
Wellington
13/10/2023 - 23/03/2024
"A great exercise in technical improv..
"Tropes of the genre traversed to satisfying effect..
Mo & Ralph: Chaos Theory
Wellington
10/10/2023 - 10/10/2023
"Fast, frantic and unhinged..
Double Dipping: Queen and Friend / The Mechanical
Wellington
11/10/2023 - 11/10/2023
"Together they create one hysterically high spirited experience..
Late Night Knife Fight #52 - Asockalypse Now
Wellington
07/10/2023 - 07/10/2023
"An excited audience thrilled and delighted..
Tiny Dog
Wellington
07/10/2023 - 07/10/2023
"A superb way to nurture cooperative storytelling and idea expansion..
Dr Drama Makes a Musical
Wellington, Auckland
19/09/2023 - 04/11/2023
"An innovative show crammed with many thought-provoking ideas..
We've Got So Much To Talk About
Wellington, Lyttelton, Auckland
13/09/2023 - 10/12/2023
"Stockwell Outstanding in 'We've Got So Much to Talk About'...
"A unifying exploration of the sensation and circumstance to do with being a mother...
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THE WORLD'S FIRST LOVERS
Dunedin, Wellington
07/12/2022 - 17/06/2023
"An otherworldly experience: my body gets it, my brain does not..
"Multi-layered and generous storytelling..
Slowing The Sun
Wellington
14/06/2023 - 17/06/2023
"Demonstrates two perspectives of the concept of kotahitanga and how this momo mātāpono is perceived and practiced..
CONCERNING THE UFO SIGHTING OUTSIDE MT ROSKILL, AUCKLAND
Wellington, Auckland
07/06/2023 - 11/11/2023
"Thank you, Captain Dana Hayward, may you and your creator live long and prosper..
"A beautiful, delicate, raunchy way of raising questions about how we relate to each other..
Jim Stanton – Bangwagon
Wellington
23/05/2023 - 27/05/2023
"Like a glittering explosion from a kaleidoscope with cracked and distorting mirrors..
Deacon the Vampire Live! – One Hundred And Ninety Years Of Bullshit
Wellington
23/05/2023 - 27/05/2023
"Fangs for the memories: a deeply funny, horny, murdery, bloody good time..
Maria Williams – ADHD... The Musical?!
Wellington
16/05/2023 - 20/05/2023
"Grounded in a fervid, colourful and cartoonish vibe strongly reminiscent of after school TV and a vertiginous and cringey nostalgia..