Review Archive
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
I, WILL BROWN
Wellington
01/03/2016 - 05/03/2016
"Seams still show in classic piece of Eamonn Marra storytelling..
LA VERITA
Wellington
02/03/2016 - 07/03/2016
"Polished entertainment but not at all Dali-esque..
MARAMA
Auckland
02/03/2016 - 06/03/2016
"Call to action needs to be extended..
"In Praise of Shadows..
More reviews
MY PET, MY LOVE
Wellington
01/03/2016 - 05/03/2016
"Fears exposed..
"Fractured memories of childhood: sad, funny, hilarious, confused..
SPEED OF LIGHT
Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin
26/02/2016 - 16/03/2016
"Wow - such discipline and attention to detail..
"Delivering powerhouse performances..
More reviews
TE PŌ
Auckland, Wellington
01/03/2016 - 04/11/2017
"An eloquent, enjoyable mind bend about the imagination, art, belief, the darkness and the light..
"Being and Nothingness..
More reviews
THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT
Whangarei, Wellington
16/12/2014 - 05/02/2016
"Vivacious little triumph a joy to watch..
"Endlessly inventive, charming, full of surprises..
More reviews
THE TEMPEST
Auckland
01/03/2016 - 13/03/2016
"Solid theatrical fare punctuated with comic relief..
WHO ARE WE NOW
Wellington
26/02/2016 - 01/03/2016
"A very entertaining, high-energy show..
"A joy-producing machine..
CHALK ABOUT
Wellington
01/03/2016 - 06/03/2016
"Charming, creative – but rather self-indulgent and just a bit smug..
CITIZEN
Wellington
29/02/2016 - 04/03/2016
"Brave, complex and authentic..
BANGING CYMBAL CLANGING GONG
Wellington, Auckland, Havelock North
26/08/2014 - 24/09/2016
"Off Beat..
"Touches the bleeding Barbarian heart..
More reviews
DEATH NEVER BLINKS
Wellington
29/02/2016 - 02/03/2016
"Is staging a show in darkness a gimmick?..
DIRTSONG
Wellington
28/02/2016 - 28/02/2016
"Profoundly beautiful and something I didn’t know I needed..
THE WINE PROJECT (2017)
Nelson, Tauranga, Wellington, Hamilton, Edinburgh, Scotland, Dunedin, Auckland, Havelock North, Wairarapa
18/10/2015 - 21/10/2017
"Bouquet charms, teases, taunts and celebrates..
"Expanding our minds and pleasure receptors..
More reviews
DIRT AND OTHER DELICIOUS INGREDIENTS
Wellington, Tauranga, Havelock North, Hamilton, Dunedin, New Plymouth, Auckland
14/03/2015 - 14/10/2017
"Dynamic, fresh and totally engaging..
"A heady whirlwind of flavour and laughter..
More reviews
TOP OF THE HEAP
Hamilton
27/02/2016 - 28/02/2016
"Quirkily innovative and busily full of fun..
THE ACB WITH HONORA LEE
Wellington
27/02/2016 - 26/03/2016
"A feel-good adaption about the young and old..
"A special theatrical gift..
LYALL BAYWATCH
Wellington
27/02/2016 - 27/02/2016
"Skilful, dry and well timed..
STORM WARNING
Hamilton
27/02/2016 - 28/02/2016
"Good elements usurped by others..
VLADIMIR THE CROW WHISPERING GHOUL
Auckland, Wellington
16/02/2016 - 27/02/2016
"Open the Doors..
"Horrorlarious..
More reviews
DEAD DOG IN A SUITCASE (and other love songs) A New Beggar's Opera
Wellington
26/02/2016 - 02/03/2016
"One 'out of the box'..
"Potent Festival fare with flair..
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..
More reviews