Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
JEZEBEL OF JAZZ: Songs and Stories with Anita O’Day
Wellington, Nelson
22/02/2014 - 27/07/2014
"Jazz jezebel brought to life..
"Much more than our money’s worth..
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AN UNSEASONABLE FALL OF SNOW
Auckland
29/07/2014 - 09/08/2014
"Ice-cool puzzler with a twist..
"Simplicity belies complexity and vice versa..
ALBERT BLACK Jukebox Killer
Auckland
29/07/2014 - 02/08/2014
"Infectious commitment and energy..
NO MAN'S LAND
Auckland
29/07/2014 - 02/08/2014
"Deepening storylines in polished production..
CONSTELLATIONS
Wellington
26/07/2014 - 23/08/2014
"Glimpses of other universes..
"Variations on a relationship..
BILL MASSEY’S TOURISTS
Wellington, Dunedin, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Gisborne, Christchurch, Palmerston North
24/07/2014 - 12/10/2018
"Powerful and deeply moving..
"Presented with sincerity, integrity and polish..
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THE GOOD SOUL OF SZECHUAN
Auckland
26/07/2014 - 17/08/2014
"Brecht-Through Experience..
"Funny, outrageous, unpleasant at times yet very moving..
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Fall and Recovery
Christchurch
28/07/2012 - 29/07/2012
"Sheryl Robinson's legacy celebrated in style..
"Sheryl Robinson's legacy thoroughly celebrated..
ACHE
Christchurch
19/07/2014 - 09/08/2014
"Comedy made unique by honesty..
"Style and a dash of vinegar to relish..
AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE
Wellington, Auckland, New Plymouth, Christchurch, Nelson
26/07/2014 - 17/10/2017
"“What was the point?”..
"Excellent in concept and execution..
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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..
KISS THE FISH
Nelson, Napier, Auckland, Gisborne, Christchurch, Whangarei, Wellington, New Plymouth, Tauranga, Hamilton, Kerikeri, Dunedin
10/08/2013 - 26/07/2015
"Resounding applause..
"The joke of human progress revealed..
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MAMIL: Middle Aged Man In Lycra
Auckland, Napier, Dunedin, Havelock North, Wellington, Christchurch, Palmerston North
25/07/2014 - 14/12/2019
"A very funny play about change..
"Holds up a mirror to honest self-appraisal..
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LET’S GO DUTCH
Wellington
23/07/2014 - 23/07/2014
"Playful showmanship..
SISTER ANZAC
Auckland, Hamilton
23/07/2014 - 28/08/2016
"Silence a testament to the power of the play..
"Unmistakeable commitment..
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DUST PALACE: With a Stranger
Auckland, Oamaru, Nelson
07/05/2013 - 23/07/2014
"Amazing – but why keep so much secret?..
"An Aerial Extravaganza..
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
Wellington
19/07/2014 - 23/08/2014
"Sterling acting in opera-like drama..
"The corrosive effects of passions denied..