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LIVE LIVE CINEMA: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Auckland, New Plymouth, Christchurch, Tauranga, Dunedin, Havelock North, Nelson, Global

14/05/2015 - 27/03/2022

"Wholeheartedly worth watching..

"Most of all it is really, really clever..

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UNDER MILK WOOD

Dunedin, Nelson, Auckland

08/10/2016 - 22/10/2016

"Celebrating timeless brilliance..

"Effortless, agile, polished and fresh..

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GRAB BAG

Wellington

06/10/2016 - 06/10/2016

"Calm and entertaining riffing..

THE EMPEROR’S NIGHTINGALE

Paraparaumu

07/10/2016 - 08/10/2016

"Energetic, enthusiastic, atmospheric fun..

KIDDIE TIME!

Wellington

07/10/2016 - 07/10/2016

"A fun and loose late-night trip..

DEATH COMES TO US ALL

Wellington

07/10/2016 - 07/10/2016

"An ingenious premise skilfully developed..

SONGS FOR THE FALLEN

Auckland, Nelson, Havelock North, Dunedin

28/09/2016 - 13/10/2016

"Formidable team keeps up incredible pace..

"Helter-skelter spiral from abandonment..

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BARNIE DUNCAN in CALYPSO NIGHTS

Nelson, Wellington, Hamilton, Edinburgh, Scotland, Auckland, Dunedin

01/05/2013 - 07/10/2016

"From bewilderment to dancing via calypso..

"Sexy, mysterious and political..

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DIDO AND AENEAS

Havelock North

06/10/2016 - 07/10/2016

"Extraordinary..

THE WINE PROJECT (2017)

Nelson, Tauranga, Wellington, Hamilton, Edinburgh, Scotland, Dunedin, Auckland, Havelock North, Wairarapa

18/10/2015 - 21/10/2017

"Bouquet charms, teases, taunts and celebrates..

"Expanding our minds and pleasure receptors..

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SRINGARAM

Christchurch, Wellington, Dunedin, Auckland

10/10/2015 - 08/10/2016

"An exquisite performance full of surprises..

"Emotive, animated, visceral, alluring - extraordinary..

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THE GRUFFALO

Auckland, Wellington, Palmerston North, New Plymouth

30/09/2016 - 30/10/2016

"Inventively told with delight, energy and skill..

"Excellent fun with a valuable message..

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FRESH 2016

Auckland

05/10/2016 - 07/10/2016

"Creative thinking and a strong narrative evident in all five pieces..

"Emerging works in a diversity of genres..

THE MUSEUM OF BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS

Wellington

06/10/2016 - 06/10/2016

"Hilarious, honest and beautifully crafted..

DOUBLE DERELICTS

Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Havelock North, Palmerston North

13/12/2013 - 08/10/2016

"Splendid value..

"No fourth wall in this show..

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...IN BED

Wellington

05/10/2016 - 05/10/2016

"Fun, ridiculous and an experimental success..

THE TROJAN WOMEN

Wellington

05/10/2016 - 09/10/2016

"Compellingly immediate..

INSOLENT RIVER: A TANGO

Auckland

04/10/2016 - 06/10/2016

"Abstract and metaphysical, and mundane..

"Alternate casting offers subtle interpretive differences..

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ON THE CONDITIONS AND POSSIBILITIES OF HILLARY CLINTON TAKING ME AS HER YOUNG LOVER

Hamilton, Auckland, NYC, USA, Takaka, Nelson, Havelock North, Wellington, Edinburgh, Scotland, Dunedin

16/02/2015 - 08/10/2016

"The real presidential debate..

"Top-notch satire ★★★★★..

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MICHELE A’COURT in STUFF I FORGOT TO TELL MY DAUGHTER

Invercargill, Havelock North, Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Bay of Islands, Nelson

27/04/2013 - 06/04/2017

"Self-deprecating, honest, forth-right, confident, grounded and bloody funny..

"Everyone leaves the theatre with a smile..

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BEYOND THE BRIGHT BLACK EDGE OF NOWHERE

Dunedin

04/10/2016 - 07/10/2016

"Suspenseful and creepy, but do we really care?..

"Perfect for conspiracy theorists, and lovers of mystery and urban legends..

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