Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
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..