Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
KIWI HEROES: Live!
Auckland
26/04/2014 - 17/05/2014
"Quick wits and solid comedy skills..
THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES
Auckland
28/04/2014 - 03/05/2014
"Excellent audience engagement..
SAM SIMMONS PROBLEMS
Auckland
26/04/2014 - 30/04/2014
"Brash, cartoonish, insane..
JEREMY ELWOOD LIVE ‘CAUSE IF IT’S NOT LIVE, IT’S DEAD
Auckland, Wellington
25/04/2014 - 17/05/2014
"A good, raucous laugh..
"Delightfully insightful and full of wit..
ROSE MATAFEO Pizza Party
Auckland
26/04/2014 - 03/05/2014
"Like a close friend sharing her experiences..
Polly Hood in Mumuland
Auckland
15/04/2011 - 03/05/2014
"A triumph – and only on for a week..
"Students put da hood onto Red Riding Hood..
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TOM FURNISS: Worstest Hits
Auckland
26/04/2014 - 03/05/2014
"Drunkards a help or hindrance?..
RHYS MATHEWSON Hombre Lobo
Auckland
26/04/2014 - 03/05/2014
"A true wordsmith..
THE CLASSIC LATE and LIVE 2014: An All-Star Comedy Selection omedy Selection
Auckland
25/04/2014 - 17/05/2014
"Challenging the gaspers..
LOST CAUSE Everything Must Belong Somewhere
Wellington
25/04/2014 - 03/05/2014
"Musical elements more successful..
BENJAMIN CRELLIN
Auckland, Wellington
25/04/2014 - 17/05/2014
"Blunt force comedy with relatable truisms..
JAYRAN MANSOURI'S KITCHEN OF CURIOSITIES
Auckland
25/04/2014 - 26/04/2014
"Brave first attempt needs lots more polish and control..
STEPHEN K AMOS: What Does The K Stand For?
Auckland, Wellington
25/04/2014 - 04/05/2014
"He’ll be back..
"Crafted, polished, interactive and funny..
THE BIG SHOW 2014: an International Comedy Showcase
Auckland, Wellington
25/04/2014 - 17/05/2014
"Alternative UK comics meet mainstream audience..
"Five talented Brits..
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JAMES ACASTER Recognise!
Auckland, Wellington
25/04/2014 - 17/05/2014
"Provokes laughter when least expected..
MARKUS BIRDMAN in Happily Ever After
Auckland, Wellington
25/04/2014 - 10/05/2014
"Chatty yet scatty conversational wit peppered with pathos..
JACKIE VAN BEEK AND JONNY BRUGH in FLASHDUNCE
Auckland
26/04/2014 - 03/05/2014
"Sketch comedy concocted from concept, character and comedic interplay..
JASON BYRNE YOU NAME THE SHOW!
Auckland
25/04/2014 - 27/04/2014
"Laugh out loud funny..
PAPER SKY: A Love Story
Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Oamaru, Invercargill
04/03/2011 - 05/05/2014
"Exquisite..
"Puppetry and illusion..
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A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant and a Prayer 2014
Wellington
24/04/2014 - 30/04/2014
"Powerful and moving in parts but could be structured better..
OLD MOUT CIDER COMEDY GALA 2014
Auckland
24/04/2014 - 24/04/2014
"Jellybeans..
THE 5 STAR COMEDY PREVIEW 2014
Auckland
24/04/2014 - 24/04/2014
"Varied, short and punchy..
ABSURDITIES
Wellington
14/02/2014 - 03/05/2014
"Fun for adolescents too..
"Napoleon’s battle at Bats a doomed exercise..