Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
Dunedin
26/02/2016 - 05/03/2016
"Exquisite classic beats couch burning..
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Dunedin
24/07/2014 - 02/08/2014
"Delicious wavering between delicate illusion and rude reality..
"'Midsummer' folly antidote to winter..
THE HISTORY BOYS
Dunedin
29/05/2014 - 07/06/2014
"Exuberance, fluid movement, great timing..
"Engaging, likeable examination of complex issues..
THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES
Dunedin
10/04/2014 - 12/04/2014
"Short show about private bits popular with public..
"All very natural..
THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE
Dunedin
27/03/2014 - 05/04/2014
"More than lesbian stereotypes..
"Where is the love?..
JOURNEY’S END
Dunedin
20/02/2014 - 01/03/2014
"Fine production of important play..
"Compelling, suspense-filled, deeply moving..
THE MIDDLEMARCH SINGLES BALL II
Dunedin
05/11/2013 - 14/12/2013
"Potential buried by reported action..
MACBETH
Dunedin
17/10/2013 - 26/10/2013
"Challenge of 'Macbeth' well met..
"Innovation and exuberant gusto make for bloody good theatre..
THE UNEXPECTED MAN
Dunedin
29/08/2013 - 29/08/2013
"Observational and experiential..
BRIEF ENCOUNTER
Dunedin
18/04/2013 - 27/04/2013
"emotional understanding born of his own experience of forbidden love..
The Last Taniwha
Auckland, Dunedin
23/06/2011 - 15/03/2013
"Potential yet to be realised..
"Strong text and performers undermined by directorial inconsistencies..
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IN ABSENTIA
Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton
20/03/2013 - 26/08/2014
"Deeply affecting..
"Elegant and eloquent..
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PRIVATISING PARTS
Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin
02/10/2012 - 17/03/2013
"Unsettling, incredibly funny and intensely personal..
"Cute, witty, sarcastic, energetic and manic..
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SONGBIRD
Dunedin
06/12/2012 - 16/12/2012
"Verbal gymnastics and gentle deepening captivate..
"Simple, charming entertainment..
The Middlemarch Singles Ball
Dunedin
05/10/2012 - 13/10/2012
"Performances in review..
"Needs tighter editing and quicker pace but it made Kevin cry..
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