Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES
Wellington
24/09/2016 - 08/10/2016
"A trend you can buy into..
A LION IN THE MEADOW and Other Stories
Auckland, Hamilton
24/09/2016 - 29/10/2016
"A quality theatrical experience..
"Childhood: a time when anything’s possible..
Strange and Wonderful Programme A
Auckland
22/09/2016 - 25/09/2016
"Considerable scope and potential..
BANGING CYMBAL CLANGING GONG
Wellington, Auckland, Havelock North
26/08/2014 - 24/09/2016
"Off Beat..
"Touches the bleeding Barbarian heart..
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VANILLA MIRAKA
Wellington, Auckland, Global
04/11/2014 - 31/05/2020
"Delightful, funny and poignant..
"A sincere quest or an ‘othering’ piss-take?..
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SWEENEY TODD The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
17/09/2016 - 15/10/2016
"Can’t be recommended highly enough..
"Fleet Street Clean Sweep..
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HOOK-UP BOYS
Auckland
20/09/2016 - 24/09/2016
"A Satyrical Satire..
"Fabulous, fragile, raw, vulnerable, unique …..
NOT IN OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
Wellington, Auckland, Invercargill, Dunedin, Christchurch, Palmerston North
01/03/2014 - 24/06/2017
"Devastating yet wanted more..
"The importance of this work cannot be overstated..
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Short+Sweet Theatre 2016 – Gala Final
Auckland
18/09/2016 - 18/09/2016
"Some seriously inventive stuff..
YAATHRA - THE JOURNEY
Dunedin
18/09/2016 - 18/09/2016
"Students share their journeys and growth through intricate dancing..
Short+Sweet Theatre 2016 – Season 2
Auckland
13/09/2016 - 17/09/2016
"Mostly sophisticated and well-crafted with often quite exceptional performances..
THE FENCE
Wellington
15/09/2016 - 24/09/2016
"Undoubted expertise under-challenged..
THE STREAKER
Christchurch
17/09/2016 - 22/10/2016
"Dilemma-driven comedy..
Short+Sweet Theatre 2016 – Wildcard 2
Auckland
17/09/2016 - 17/09/2016
"Important development opportunity..
UNDER THE SAME MOON
Wellington, Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton, New Plymouth
10/02/2015 - 15/09/2016
"Falls short of its promise..
"A keen observation of human nature and family..
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NO HOLDS BARD
Wellington, Auckland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Dunedin, Waiheke Island, Havelock North, Hamilton, Tauranga
16/05/2013 - 11/08/2018
"Cleverly written and performed with consummate skill..
"Excites and delights..
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SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ
Wellington
15/09/2016 - 24/09/2016
"Tight ensemble singing and several standout performances..
SHOT BRO – Confessions of a Depressed Bullet
Auckland, Wellington, Tauranga, Kaikohe, Wairarapa, Dunedin, Invercargill
09/06/2016 - 09/05/2019
"Confronting and hard but also a safe space in which to explore the ugly realities of mental health..
"Funny, powerful, demanding..
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