Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
The Monster Wars
Christchurch
28/09/2014 - 28/10/2014
"An inventive family-friendly good-versus-evil story..
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 CARETAKER
Dunedin
27/09/2014 - 18/10/2014
"Interpretation of Pinter classic a triumph..
"Credible ambiguities, shifting sympathies, bound by compassion..
Q&Q with A&A
Auckland, Christchurch
26/09/2014 - 11/10/2014
"A game of three halves..
"Living Inside the Question..
THE LITTLE YELLOW DIGGER
Auckland
27/09/2014 - 11/10/2014
"Seriously impressive..
MR McGEE & THE BITING FLEA
Wellington
19/04/2014 - 11/10/2014
"First-rate, road-tested, children’s entertainment..
"Partnership draws audience into marvellous world of adventures..
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RAPUNZEL
Wellington
27/09/2014 - 11/10/2014
"Colour-by-numbers..
MOANA '14, a Pacific Dance Showcase
Auckland
25/09/2014 - 30/09/2014
"Complex ideas explored in cultural and contemporary forms..
THE ELEPHANT MAN
Cambridge, Hamilton
03/09/2014 - 28/09/2014
"Brutality and beauty revealed..
"A caring and careful production..
WHORE – Storytelling About Sex Work
Auckland, Wellington
30/05/2014 - 27/09/2014
"A strangely dislocated experience..
"Valid, engaged, under-developed..
MUSIC and ME
Auckland
24/09/2014 - 27/09/2014
"Heartfelt story undermined by direction..
DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT
Wellington
24/09/2014 - 27/09/2014
"For the most part meet the challenge well..
EVEREST UNTOLD
Auckland, Wellington
24/09/2014 - 11/06/2016
"A taste of the raw experience..
"Team Effort..
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AN UNSEASONABLE FALL OF SNOW
Wellington
23/01/2014 - 04/10/2014
"A haunting union of beautifully judged elements..
"Riveted to an electrifying game of cat and mouse..
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Forward and Beneath
Christchurch
23/09/2014 - 26/09/2014
"Uncomfortable realities bring key questions to the fore..
DON GIOVANNI
Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland
22/08/2013 - 18/10/2014
"The Don still retains charms in modern twist..
"A triumph..
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Short + Sweet Dance - Final/Gala Showcase
Auckland
21/09/2014 - 21/09/2014
"Talents acknowledged..
Short + Sweet Dance 2014 - Programme 2
Auckland
19/09/2014 - 20/09/2014
"More than one potential winner..
Domestic Goddesses
Christchurch
19/09/2014 - 21/09/2014
"Dancing for sheer enjoyment..
THE WILD HUNT
Christchurch
19/09/2014 - 23/09/2014
"A parable of adolescence..
ROYALS OF KIHIKIHI
Auckland
16/09/2014 - 27/09/2014
"A good introduction to a promising young playwright..
"Entertaining and insightful..