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THE NOSE

Wellington

12/03/2018 - 16/03/2018

"Fast and loud stampede of gags..

THE TRAVELLING SISTERS – TOUPÉ

Wellington

12/03/2018 - 16/03/2018

"Brilliant in conception and execution..

Fruitcake - Ten Commandments from the Psych Ward

Dunedin, Wellington

11/03/2018 - 24/03/2018

"Informative, absorbing, sometimes salutary..

"Funny and touching..

2AM PHONE CALL

Wellington

10/03/2018 - 13/03/2018

"Intimate exchanges..

DEAD DADS CLUB

Palmerston North, Wellington, Dunedin

06/04/2017 - 13/03/2018

"Dances between objective honesty and pure love for her father’s conflicting sides..

"About as life affirming as you could imagine..

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ALL SHAPES & SIRENS

Wellington

10/03/2018 - 13/03/2018

"Contagious energy..

PHONE WHORE

Wellington

10/03/2018 - 13/03/2018

"Lewd and lurid, not for the faint hearted..

GIRL YOU WANT

Wellington, Auckland

22/03/2016 - 11/03/2018

"Leaves us wanting..

"Open-hearted, frank, captivating and highly entertaining..

STUPID BITCH

Dunedin, Wellington

09/03/2018 - 24/03/2018

"An invitation and a provocation..

"Skilled, new and fresh..

Blood Relative

Dunedin, Wellington

08/03/2018 - 18/03/2018

"A rewarding quest for family..

"Wry, warm, wise and humorous..

WHO’S RUNNING THE SHOW ANYWAY?

Wellington

06/03/2018 - 10/03/2018

"Exemplary improv..

FA’AAFA

Wellington

06/03/2018 - 09/03/2018

"Seductive, contemporary and beautiful..

HEADLINERS vs The HEADLINES

Wellington

20/02/2018 - 06/03/2018

"More concept development required..

CAMEMBERT

Wellington

06/03/2018 - 08/03/2018

"A gentle commentary on love in our times..

Die Hard Rock Cafe Müller

Wellington

22/02/2018 - 03/03/2018

"Weirdly delightful mash-up..

"‘Now I have an artwork. Ho. Ho. Ho.’..

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MY BEST DEAD FRIEND

Auckland, Wellington, Wanaka, Kerikeri, Invercargill, Dunedin, Nelson

12/07/2017 - 02/05/2019

"Simply lovely to watch..

"Chalk one up to talk and a wake..

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THE DON

Wellington

04/03/2018 - 07/07/2018

"A wicked story told well..

"Ingeniously staged blend of broad parody and love of opera..

A GUY, A GIRL AND A LAWNMOWER

Wellington, Palmerston North

03/03/2018 - 07/10/2018

"Needs more work..

"Quality aerial work; other elements could go higher..

Jon Bennett HOW I LEARNED TO HUG

Wellington

02/03/2018 - 05/03/2018

"Endearing, shocking and heart-warming..

BEEREY

Wellington

02/03/2018 - 05/03/2018

"A creative call for justice..

THE BORDER

Wellington

02/03/2018 - 05/03/2018

"Confusion achieved..

PARDON ME ALAN TURING

Auckland, Wellington

21/02/2017 - 04/03/2018

"Offers an absorbing perspective on a shameful past and perplexing present..

"Reflecting the space that remains between intention and resolution..

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