Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
THE GOOD NEWS
Wellington, Palmerston North
24/03/2015 - 04/07/2015
"Chaotic and coherent..
"Seamless ensemble ring bells..
Sleep/Wake
NYC, USA, Wellington, Auckland
29/01/2008 - 22/03/2015
"Poetic, skillful and compelling..
"Journey into dream universe fuses science with myths..
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BETWEEN THE LINES (2015)
Wellington
03/02/2015 - 14/02/2015
"Surprisingly full in every way..
ROTUNDA 2015 Australasian Tour
Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin
19/03/2015 - 25/04/2015
"Striking elements..
"Very touching..
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[presence]
Hamilton
21/03/2015 - 22/03/2015
"Calming, thought-provoking, enigmatic, beautiful..
The Royal NZ Ballet presents DON QUIXOTE
Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland, Dunedin
04/03/2015 - 29/03/2015
"Lucid and charming re-telling..
"Spanish escapism and fabulous dancing..
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JAMES NOKISE in SO–SO GANGSTA
Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin North, Christchurch, NYC, USA, Edinburgh, Scotland
27/04/2013 - 28/08/2016
"Unexpected profundity arises from the laughter..
"Profoundly satirises fear-based power..
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SIX BAD ARTHOUSE PLAYS
Wellington, Hamilton
04/10/2012 - 14/03/2015
"Brilliant with something for everyone..
"Subversive in more ways than one..
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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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The Movie Star
Christchurch, Dunedin
30/09/2014 - 21/03/2015
"Display of skills needs narrative spine..
"Bumbler seeks cinematic mojo..
iTMOi (in the mind of Igor)
Auckland
19/03/2015 - 21/03/2015
"Auckland Arts Festival: iTMOi..
"Dark and dynamic with periods of ritual madness..
BBEALS
Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin
13/03/2015 - 28/03/2015
"A MYSTIQUE OF MAYHEM, WITH HUMOUR..
"All hail Jenny: Bbeals at the Maidment..
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I AM
Edinburgh, Scotland, Auckland
16/08/2014 - 07/03/2015
"Cosmological figures in play..
"I AM: ASB Theatre..
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STORM WARNING
Hamilton
18/03/2015 - 19/03/2015
"From haunting and evocative to high melodrama..
SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL
Hamilton
18/03/2015 - 19/03/2015
"Uneven but diverting..
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS: PAH
Auckland
10/03/2015 - 15/03/2015
"Flickering entities..
"Mysterious vignettes..
BILL MASSEY’S TOURISTS
Wellington, Dunedin, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Gisborne, Christchurch, Palmerston North
24/07/2014 - 12/10/2018
"Powerful and deeply moving..
"Presented with sincerity, integrity and polish..
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AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE
Wellington, Auckland, New Plymouth, Christchurch, Nelson
26/07/2014 - 17/10/2017
"“What was the point?”..
"Excellent in concept and execution..
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TASSEL ME THIS
Christchurch, Auckland, Hamilton, Dunedin
27/09/2014 - 18/03/2015
"Spectassular..
"From the lowliest of materials, something rich and strange emerges..
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THE PARK BENCH
Lower Hutt
09/03/2015 - 13/03/2015
"Convoluted play no benchmark..
"Great concept needs refining..