Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
THE KEYS ARE IN THE MARGARINE: a verbatim play about dementia
Dunedin, Auckland, Wellington
19/06/2014 - 14/11/2015
"Touching look at life with dementia..
"Deeply absorbing..
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (RNZB)
Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland, Napier, Global
20/08/2015 - 12/04/2020
"The course of true love never did run smooth..
"A feel-good ballet to enjoy at home..
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BAND OF MAGICIANS
Auckland, Dunedin, New Plymouth, Christchurch
20/08/2015 - 19/09/2015
"If you love magic and theatre, treat yourself..
"You got me!..
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LOVING KURT VONNEGUT
Auckland
19/08/2015 - 29/08/2015
"The Bourgeois and The Beautiful..
"Twists and turns in literary work with pathos..
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BETWEEN THE CRACKS – Yana Alana
New Plymouth
20/08/2015 - 21/08/2015
"Crude, classy, outrageous and never sleazy..
HOME / The Hilarious Comedy About How I Nearly Killed Myself / A Play About How I Nearly Died But Didn't Then Learned A Lot About Life Afterward
Dunedin, Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton, Palmerston North
20/02/2013 - 22/08/2015
"Seriously gutsy..
"Massively admirable guts and grace..
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INFINITE SPACE
Auckland
20/08/2015 - 21/08/2015
"Full of promise but falls short..
ADAM PAGE
Taranaki, New Plymouth
20/08/2015 - 22/08/2015
"Infectious passion and enthusiasm..
LUMINA
Auckland, Napier, Wellington, New Plymouth, Hamilton, Christchurch, Nelson
19/08/2015 - 23/05/2018
"Precision, passion and athleticism..
"Stunning!..
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ALONE IT STANDS
Wellington
19/08/2015 - 05/09/2015
"Committed ensemble tells a salutary tale..
LORD OF THE DANCE: DANGEROUS GAMES
Auckland, Wellington
18/08/2015 - 30/08/2015
"Production elements dazzle..
"Yet another incarnation of grand scale Irish dance..
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SWEET PHOEBE
Auckland
18/08/2015 - 22/08/2015
"Sour Aftertaste..
"Lacking in wit, charm and humour..
A STAGE OF ONE’S OWN
Wellington
18/08/2015 - 22/08/2015
"Great contribution to ongoing conversation, experimentation, discovery, change..
BLACK FAGGOT
Wellington, Nelson, Edinburgh, Scotland, Melbourne, Australia, Palmerston North, Christchurch, Auckland, New Plymouth
16/02/2013 - 02/09/2015
"Powerful humanising of initially stock characters..
"Honest, raw, energetic, thoroughly entertaining and thought-provoking..
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1918
Wellington, Auckland, Havelock North
28/05/2015 - 24/10/2018
"Poignant and profound..
"Le Moana presents 1918..
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SAMARPANA - An offering through dance
Wellington
31/07/2015 - 02/08/2015
"Vivek Kinra & Mudra Dance Company in Samarpana..
"Superb artistry and precision of Bharata-Natyam..
SWAN LAKE - Russian National Ballet Theatre
Wellington, Dunedin, Auckland, Napier
10/08/2015 - 29/08/2015
"A Russian thing?..
"Being Russian - Swan Lake..
THE DEMOLITION OF THE CENTURY
Kerikeri, , Wellington, New Plymouth
31/01/2015 - 16/08/2015
"Flamboyant, laconic, witty, wry, dark, bleak, rich..
"Cabaret-style enhances the reading..
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