Review Archive
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
A Tart on Tour
Auckland, Wellington
14/02/2023 - 16/09/2023
"Recommended to anyone who has ever dealt with rejection and kept going..
"A testament to her skills, resilience and capacity to survive where others have not..
More reviews
Cocked & Reloaded
Wellington
18/04/2023 - 22/04/2023
"Good comic timing and team-work generate 80 minutes of well-wrought fun..
COLOUR ME CECILY
Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch
24/04/2018 - 21/04/2023
"A charming, light-hearted play..
"Unashamedly a throwback – a committed gem..
More reviews
One Night Band
Wellington
15/04/2023 - 15/04/2023
"Feels more like a Happening, or a night at someone's house party, than a concert in the traditional sense..
Jessica Bo Peep
Wellington
08/04/2023 - 15/04/2023
"Filled with fun songs, fantastic messages and great audience connection..
Land of the Long Long Drive
Wellington
08/04/2023 - 22/04/2023
"Crystal clear why it took out Playmarket’s Plays for the Young competition in 2022: consistently fantastic..
Cringeworthy - Swinging in the 60s!
Wellington, Palmerston North
01/04/2023 - 17/03/2024
"Bingo for boomers: A sashay through the 60s at a thousand miles an hour..
"Smooth, confident, quality pop – enthralling and memorable..
The Impossible Has Already Happened
Wairarapa, Wellington, Taupo, Auckland, Nelson
18/03/2023 - 05/04/2023
"Each dancer has a solo which is revelatory in defining their various identities. As an ensemble the company merged effortlessly…..
"It’s wonderful to note the liaisons between countries, makers, creators and performers coming together to collaborate. ..
WAITING FOR WAITING FOR GODOT
Auckland, Gisborne, Palmerston North, Wellington
30/03/2023 - 02/12/2023
"The art of Waiting for Godot..
"Profoundly entertaining. Don’t wait, book now...
More reviews
CORE
Wellington
30/03/2023 - 01/04/2023
"An intimate, thoughtful and sensory story of love, life and all the silly nonsense in between..
THE SAVAGE COLONISER SHOW
Auckland, Wanaka, Nelson, Wellington, Christchurch, Gisborne
09/03/2023 - 10/10/2024
"Reveals the worst parts of the human condition, honestly, truthfully..
"Outstanding stage spectacle stimulates thought and debate about how we look at the past to define our future..
More reviews
THE BOOK ADDICT
Wellington, Palmerston North, Nelson
30/08/2022 - 28/03/2023
"It may not be stranger than fiction, but it’s certainly better!..
"Genuine, intimate and honest with many real, raw moments..
More reviews
SILENT SPRING REVISITED: Rachel Carson’s Fight for Nature
Wellington, Nelson
13/08/2021 - 28/03/2023
"Entertains, educates and shakes us out of our complacency..
"An unthreatening wake-up call..
Tōrua
Wellington, Nelson
26/03/2023 - 28/10/2023
"Each has a solo, virtuosic, dynamic, detailed, delicate, surprising...
"The work feels instinctual, spiritual, a poignant moment in a backdrop of urban business and carnival atmosphere...
ACCESS
Wellington, Dunedin
22/02/2023 - 25/03/2023
"A work with enormous potential, but …..
"Provokes bubbles of genuine laughter or small in-breaths of empathy..
A Fat Girl's Cry
Wellington
22/03/2023 - 25/03/2023
"A powerful, impassioned, mood-changing triumph..
THE SENSEMAKER
Wellington, Dunedin
28/02/2023 - 25/03/2023
"Unique, complex, enigmatic - don't miss it..
"Fascinatingly unpredictable - a one in a thousand performance..
TITLE AND DEED
Wellington, Dunedin
14/09/2022 - 24/03/2023
"Exquisitely crafted fragments..
"Steven Ray captivating in TAHI Festival play..
More reviews
THE BEST IS YET TO COME – A Queer Magic Show
Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington
08/02/2023 - 25/03/2023
"Delightful, inspiring and powerful proof we all deserve magic in our lives..
"A thoroughly enjoyable evening performed by a talented and capable artist..
THE KING OF TAKING
Dunedin, Nelson, Wellington
14/10/2022 - 25/03/2023
"Entertaining excellence that pricks the pretensions of those in power..
"Masterful miming and a theatre full of laughter..
More reviews
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
Wellington
18/03/2023 - 25/03/2023
"The music and performances are so strong they outweigh the strange design choices..
"Stellar performances in tale of star-crossed lovers..