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AT THE END OF MY HANDS

Hamilton, Wellington, Auckland

01/05/2015 - 30/01/2016

"Sharing our need for human connection, communication, each other..

"Treat yourself to insightful entertainment..

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MUCH ADOE ABOUT NOTHING

Auckland

26/01/2016 - 21/02/2016

"Admirable maturity in excellent young assemblage..

"[There’s a double meaning in that!]..

SPRING AWAKENING

Wellington

27/01/2016 - 06/02/2016

"Pared-down Awakening still has modern relevance..

"A refreshing, insightful and compelling distillation..

THE CHOICE

Rotorua

22/01/2016 - 26/01/2016

"Road-trip to Rotorua!..

"The entire show is absolutely ‘Choice’..

PUPPET FICTION

Edinburgh, Scotland, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin

22/02/2012 - 28/08/2016

"An inventive, kitsch and heart-felt honouring..

"A knock-out..

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DOG & BONE

Wellington

21/01/2016 - 31/01/2016

"Eloquent and insightful: a richly wrought weave..

"A play of grand and operatic proportions..

BADJELLY THE WITCH

Christchurch

20/01/2016 - 30/01/2016

"Great ‘brand value’ but under-resourced..

PLANET REWIND

Wellington

19/01/2016 - 23/01/2016

"A frustrating and ultimately futile exercise..

MOIRA'S WHEEL OF FORTUNE

Christchurch

14/01/2016 - 23/01/2016

"Friendly, delightful, satisfying..

JUSTINE SMITH - Abroad

Christchurch, Auckland

11/05/2015 - 23/01/2016

"Friendly, down-to-earth engagement..

"A cocktail of frank, caustic wit and quirkiness..

MISS BEHAVE’S GAMESHOW

Christchurch

14/01/2016 - 23/01/2016

"Gets usually reticent Cantabrians screaming, dancing, grinding, thrusting and borderline physically assaulting each other..

UNICORN: A Life Less Magical

Christchurch

16/10/2014 - 23/01/2016

"A droll, horrific, bizarre tale with a moral..

"Magnificent improvising and storytelling..

JARRED FELL - POSSIBLE

Auckland, Christchurch

15/05/2015 - 23/01/2016

"Equal-opportunity offender..

"One of New Zealand's best..

Buskers Burlesque: USA INVASION

Christchurch

14/01/2016 - 23/01/2016

"Simmering, sizzling, charming, awe-inducing, witty …..

YANA ALANA: BETWEEN THE CRACKS

Auckland, Christchurch

04/09/2015 - 23/01/2016

"In-your-face, over the top yet finds a way to the heart..

"Outrageous, messy and fun..

Eastend Cabaret – SEXUAL TENSION

Christchurch

14/01/2016 - 23/01/2016

"What happens in the tent stays in the tent..

THE MESSY MAGIC SHOW

Christchurch

16/01/2016 - 23/01/2016

"Refreshingly different..

URZILA CARLSON - MAN UP

Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch

05/05/2015 - 23/01/2016

"Irresistible conviction..

"Loud, proud and irresistible..

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HAMISH PARKINSON - Fly or Die

Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch

05/05/2015 - 23/01/2016

"Extraordinarily funny and absolutely original..

"Delightfully absurdist..

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