Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Assassins
Auckland
24/07/2010 - 14/08/2010
"Drop dead and pretty bloody gorgeous..
"Integrity in sensational staging..
Talk
Auckland
22/07/2010 - 25/07/2010
"Wincingly funny portrayal of blatant self-interest and petty-mindedness..
Te Kaupoi
Wellington, Auckland
10/06/2010 - 23/07/2010
"Power reduced by unrevealed motivations..
"Cheeky humour escapes from repressive and brutal nz police state..
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Swan Lake On Ice
Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland
30/06/2010 - 25/07/2010
"Russian classic gorgeous served on ice with twist..
"Spectacle serves the story..
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Idiots
Auckland
20/07/2010 - 22/07/2010
"It would be idiotic to miss it..
Rangi and Mau’s Amazing Race
Auckland
17/07/2010 - 17/07/2010
"Meeting the Matariki challenge with tongue in cheek hyperbole..
Heat
Hamilton, Auckland, Dunedin, Nelson, Wellington
01/07/2010 - 19/02/2011
"Emotions run hot as relations turn frigid..
"Dramatic, comic, confrontational, visceral, moving..
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Young & Hungry Festival of New Theatre 2010, Auckland
Auckland
09/07/2010 - 24/07/2010
"Explosion of youthful energy bound to entertain..
"Check out one or three before the season ends..
Carmen
Christchurch, Invercargill, Wellington, Auckland, Palmerston North, Napier
05/06/2010 - 10/07/2010
"Barefoot in Rio with absolutely no bull..
"Feral grace amid dated choreography..
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The Intricate Art of Actually Caring
Dunedin, Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, New Plymouth, Hastings, Hamilton, Wanaka
10/02/2009 - 28/06/2012
"On the road again..
"Deliciously laconic, funny and captivating..
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Treasure Island
Auckland
08/07/2009 - 18/07/2010
"Leeringly funny..
"An authentic swashbuckling adventure..
Snake and Lizard
Auckland
26/09/2009 - 14/07/2010
"Mostly entertaining and thought-provoking..
"Quirky reptilian odd-couple amuse with irony and puppets..
Aunty McDuff’s Magical Trunk
Auckland
06/07/2010 - 10/07/2010
"Much mirth in versatile diversion..
"Children caught up in magical hi-jinks..
Boxes
Wellington, Auckland
03/07/2010 - 30/07/2011
"The eternal domestic struggle..
"Charming ingenuity..
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Te Radar’s Eating the Dog
Dunedin, Wellington, Auckland, Integrity in sensational staging
12/05/2009 - 01/10/2011
"A trip off history’s beaten old track..
"Entertaining and accessible portrait of New Zealand culture..
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The Lonesome Buckwhips: Buckapapa
Auckland, Wellington
04/02/2010 - 04/07/2010
"Someone organise a petition!..
"BUCKEN AY..