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TAR BABY

Auckland

03/03/2016 - 06/03/2016

"Compelling way to bring racism to the fore..

"Invisible Woman..

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SOLO COMMUNITY

Dunedin

05/02/2016 - 06/02/2016

"Five short life stories..

MACBETH

Christchurch

05/03/2016 - 26/03/2016

"Grimly satisfying..

DUCK, DEATH AND THE TULIP

Wellington, Nelson, Tauranga, Edinburgh, Scotland, Christchurch, Auckland, Invercargill, Napier

18/03/2013 - 27/10/2018

"A theatrical gem for all ages..

"Delightful performance built on a serious fact of life..

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TALES OF THE TABLETOP

Dunedin

03/03/2016 - 06/03/2016

"Fun and quirky..

WAVES

Wellington, Auckland

05/03/2016 - 13/03/2016

"Playfully blurs margins between fact and fiction..

"Lady in the Water..

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Louise Beuvink: QUARTER-LIFE CRISIS

Dunedin

03/03/2016 - 05/03/2016

"Charismatic, self-aware style with pin-point timing..

MAN PARTS – Dannevirke's greatest female tenor

Wellington, Global

04/03/2016 - 31/05/2020

"Impressive showcase of ‘fledgling’ talent..

"Brilliantly funny..

RUMPELSTILTSKIN

Hamilton

05/03/2016 - 05/03/2016

"A great show from an outstanding performer..

THOM PAIN: BASED ON NOTHING

Dunedin

03/03/2016 - 05/03/2016

"A little too clever for its own good?..

DARK MATTER

Dunedin, Wellington

03/03/2016 - 27/09/2018

"Beautiful, menacing, extraordinary, unique..

"Sculpts darkness as if it were a thing of immense solidity and form..

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SLUTTY LADIES GARDEN PARTY

Dunedin

03/03/2016 - 13/03/2016

"Visual, comedic, musical, horticultural, hospitable..

THE BOOK OF EVERYTHING

New Plymouth, Hamilton, Auckland

14/03/2015 - 20/03/2016

"Theatre magic..

"Charming, engaging access to broader, deeper issues..

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FUTURE SPLENDID

Wellington

02/03/2016 - 05/03/2016

"Apparently flippant with subtle undercurrents..

YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO NORMAL - A TALE OF TWO ENABLERS

Wellington

03/03/2016 - 05/03/2016

"Hyperactive, slightly deviant, fun..

Carabosse – Fire Garden

Auckland

04/03/2016 - 06/03/2016

"Mysterious, entrancing and a sizzling, crackling, feast..

BOLLARDS: The Comedy of Hyper-Industrialisation

Dunedin

03/03/2016 - 03/03/2016

"Offbeat comedy engages audience fully..

THE KISS INSIDE

Auckland, Wanaka, Dunedin, Nelson, Wellington

16/04/2015 - 05/03/2016

"Transcendant, meditative..

"Simmering vignettes of the search for ecstasy..

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THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

Palmerston North

03/03/2016 - 12/03/2016

"Works well enough, in its fashion..

Our Catharsis

Wellington, Christchurch

09/10/2013 - 04/03/2016

"Small, personal, wry and cleverly engaging..

"Unique, intelligent, thought-provoking work..

THERE’S NOTHING ON TV

Wellington, Dunedin

24/02/2016 - 05/03/2016

"Brief spurts of quality..

"A juicy delight..

THE WOMAN WHO FORGOT

Wellington

02/03/2016 - 09/03/2016

"Gradual reveals effective but could involve us more..

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