Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
BLONDE MOUNTAIN WOLF MAN
Wellington, Palmerston North
06/10/2018 - 05/03/2019
"A fascinating historical plot dug over with ingenuity..
"Funny and engaging..
HARLEQUEEN
Christchurch, Wellington, Dunedin
01/03/2019 - 07/11/2020
"Celebrates transgressive female fools – and shocks us..
"Howells of laughter..
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FULL SCALE
Wellington
26/02/2019 - 02/03/2019
"Daughter/ mother relationship navigated with creative ingenuity..
ORDER UP
Wellington
12/02/2019 - 16/02/2019
"More than an amuse-bouche: a hearty buffet..
THINKING DOLPHINS
Wellington
12/02/2019 - 16/02/2019
"One man’s life-changing encounter delightfully dramatised..
THE DREAM
Wellington
05/02/2019 - 09/02/2019
"A credible insight into the truths of unreality..
THE ATTITUDES – REFUSING PERFORMANCE
Wellington
29/01/2019 - 02/02/2019
"An innovatively classical way of “speaking unspeakable things” and “being the unspeakable”..
TIDE WAITS FOR NO MAN Episode Grace
Wellington
04/12/2018 - 08/12/2018
"Unpredictability keeps audience engaged and in suspense..
"Inventive use of dance, movement and puppetry..
LIFE IN THE WHALE
Wellington
11/12/2018 - 15/12/2018
"Dream (non)logic generates a reality-riddled metaphor..
THE TURKISH DOGS ARE RACIST
Wellington
20/11/2018 - 01/12/2018
"Ingeniously replicates the way such experiences resonate in our memories..
COMMITTED
Wellington
06/11/2018 - 10/11/2018
"A gentle journey through peaks and troughs..
THE MEMORY PLAYS
Wellington
30/10/2018 - 03/11/2018
"Altogether memorable..
LOVE ISTHMUS Dystopia Edition
Wellington
26/10/2018 - 26/10/2018
"The beauty of improv highlighted..
OFF THE MAP
Wellington
27/10/2018 - 27/10/2018
"Humour and pathos in Musty Sand Dunes..
SWIPE RIGHT
Wellington
25/10/2018 - 25/10/2018
"Inspiring..
TALES FROM THE TIP
Wellington
24/10/2018 - 24/10/2018
"A hypnotic performance of unconventional giggles and story..
STRANGERS
Wellington
23/10/2018 - 23/10/2018
"Intricate character arcs sculpted..
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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I’LL TELL YOU THIS FOR NOTHING My mother the war hero
Edinburgh, Scotland, Whanganui, Dunedin, Wellington
18/09/2018 - 25/08/2019
"Kate JasonSmith's show pays tribute to her mother..
"A lesson for us all for today..
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WONDERFUL
Wellington
04/09/2018 - 07/03/2020
"A gestalt of three exceptional talents..
"What’s Good Wellington? #1..
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THE LAZARUS LOTTERY
Wellington
23/08/2018 - 01/09/2018
"Existential and metaphysical quandaries explored through very human experiences..
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