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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..

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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..

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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...

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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..

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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..

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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..

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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..

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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..

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