Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
LOVE
Wellington
10/10/2023 - 10/10/2023
"A sack full of hearts duly awarded to all audience contributors..
CONTENTEDNESS/EQUILIBRIUM - A DOUBLE DANCE BILL
New Plymouth
07/10/2023 - 07/10/2023
"Young women move with precision and elegance..
UPU
Wellington, Gisborne, New Plymouth, Hastings
16/06/2021 - 28/10/2023
"A spectacular showcase for Oceanic talents, voices and perspectives..
"A powerful, emotional, humorous, joyful, beautiful and potent celebration..
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The Importance of Being Earnest
Wellington
07/10/2023 - 04/11/2023
"Classic play with a contemporary twist..
"Wilde’s deliciously eloquent text delivered with fluency in a refreshing production..
Late Night Knife Fight #52 - Asockalypse Now
Wellington
07/10/2023 - 07/10/2023
"An excited audience thrilled and delighted..
Tiny Dog
Wellington
07/10/2023 - 07/10/2023
"A superb way to nurture cooperative storytelling and idea expansion..
MOKOMOKO
Wellington, Global, New Plymouth
10/05/2022 - 07/10/2023
"Beautifully disturbing, a wero laid down, a journey of self discovery..
"Perhaps it needs a rejuggle to make sense of the struggle..
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Left Unsaid
Wellington
07/10/2023 - 07/10/2023
"Nothing short of brilliant – inventive is an understatement..
Ladies Night
Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland
26/09/2023 - 19/10/2023
"Deeply funny, fabulous choreography and music, skilled charismatic actors .....
"Multi-talented performers deliver fun, friendship, sexy vibes and good times..
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Five Hundred Shows Later
Wellington
06/10/2023 - 06/10/2023
"Every conceivable, inconceivable and improbable connotation of doorknobs entertainingly explored..
Switzerland
Auckland
19/09/2023 - 07/10/2023
"Tension heightens so we can never relax..
SGCNZ National Shakespeare Schools Production 2023
Wellington
01/10/2023 - 01/10/2023
"A passionate, committed and finally joyful outcome of an intensive creative process..
Two Guitars
Palmerston North, Wellington
30/09/2023 - 13/04/2024
"Comedic yet moving, timeless yet topical, challenging yet lyrical..
"Transcendent harmonies, complex characterisations, moving and theatrically fulfilling..
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Bunga's Paradise
Auckland
26/09/2023 - 30/09/2023
"Beautifully articulated weaving of movement, song, theatre and audience interaction..
"Centering Tongan culture and values within a well known narrative of the ‘migrant dream’ in Aotearoa ..
WAITING
Wellington, Auckland
28/06/2022 - 30/09/2023
"The perfect marriage of script, actor, and production. Physical theatre at its best...
"A spellbinding hour of poetic, physical, metaphysical, existential and practical performative excellence..
The Grumpiest Child in the World
Upper Hutt, Wellington
09/09/2023 - 28/09/2023
"She wasnt that grumpy, she was happy most of the show. ..
"A playful kitchen sink quest for uniqueness..
Ātete - To Resist
Dunedin, Wellington
15/10/2022 - 16/09/2023
"Swaroopa Unni’s bravery is inspiring..
"Beauty and Formality Belies the Challenge..
GOLDILOCKS
Wellington
23/09/2023 - 30/09/2023
"The fun cast inspires the little audience members to play along with them..
5 SLICES OF ANOTHER LIFE – Development Season
Wellington
21/09/2023 - 24/09/2023
"Forces audiences to think while laughing until they cry..
Dance Nation
Christchurch
23/09/2023 - 21/10/2023
"Stellar ensemble cast pour their heart and soles into triumphant Dance Nation...