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DIE ROTEN PUNKTE: SUPERMUSICIAN

New Plymouth, Nelson

30/08/2013 - 26/10/2013

"In your face entertainment..

"Fun, flippant, mad – a crazy hysterical ride..

LEO: The Anti-Gravity Show

Wellington, Auckland, New Plymouth, Christchurch, Wairarapa, Nelson, Tauranga

13/03/2012 - 20/01/2019

"SEE IT!..

"A show of supreme intelligence..

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MASS

Wellington

29/08/2013 - 01/09/2013

"Dancers driven along by events..

LIVE AT SIX

Auckland, Nelson, Tauranga, Christchurch, Wellington, New Plymouth

15/08/2013 - 16/11/2013

"A contemporary blast of intelligent and entertaining satire..

"Not the Six O'Clock News... but close enough..

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On The Upside-Down of the World

Auckland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Hamilton, Tauranga, NYC, USA, Nelson, Wanaka, Christchurch, Wellington

01/07/2011 - 25/08/2014

"Interrogating multiple selves..

"Sweet, heartfelt and tenderly funny star performance..

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THE UNEXPECTED MAN

Dunedin

29/08/2013 - 29/08/2013

"Observational and experiential..

THE ANIMALS & CHILDREN TOOK TO THE STREETS

New Plymouth, Wellington, Christchurch

08/03/2012 - 01/09/2013

"Magical mayhem..

"Distracted by its own inter-media brilliance..

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GIFTED

Southland, Nelson, Cromwell, Queenstown, Tauranga, Dunedin, Invercargill, Wanaka, Alexandra, Oamaru, Wellington, Christchurch, New Plymouth

22/08/2013 - 31/10/2015

"Evocative gesture to literary treasures..

"A rich and resonating theatrical experience..

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CORNER DIARY

Auckland, Wellington

22/02/2013 - 31/08/2013

"Riveting, raw and somehow healing..

"Hilariously genuine..

AFTER MISS JULIE

Auckland

27/08/2013 - 07/09/2013

"Class warfare – in the kitchen..

"Up close and extremely personal..

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BREL: THE WORDS AND MUSIC OF JACQUES BREL

Auckland, Nelson, Tauranga, New Plymouth, Wellington

02/11/2012 - 02/03/2014

"Finishes strongly..

"All singers portray standout moments..

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THE YETI TRILOGY

Auckland, Wellington

27/08/2013 - 07/09/2013

"The Light Yeti Rises..

"Truly hilarious, anarchic, dizzying fun..

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THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

Dunedin, Nelson, Christchurch, Wellington

27/08/2013 - 03/09/2013

"Musically a triumph..

"Committed performances compromised by sound issues..

TE TIRA PUHA

Auckland, Hastings, Hamilton, Dunedin, Invercargill

27/07/2013 - 07/09/2013

"Journey of discovery..

"He manawa reka; he tino whakangahau..

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Footnote Dance Made in New Zealand 2013

Wellington, Hamilton, Auckland, New Plymouth

09/08/2013 - 15/10/2013

"Beautiful, unsettling and poignant..

"Colt, Carnival Hound and Fatu Na Toto at Tempo..

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EDINBURGH FRINGE WRAPS

Edinburgh, Scotland

02/08/2013 - 26/08/2013

"Wrap #3: A man, a couple, a woman …..

"Wrap #2: the quest for life and confronting death..

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THEATRESPORTS FREESTYLE 2013

Wellington

25/08/2013 - 13/10/2013

"More jeopardy please..

NICK: AN ACCIDENTAL HERO

Nelson, Dunedin, Edinburgh, Scotland, Wellington, Auckland

25/06/2013 - 18/10/2014

"Deeply affecting and inspiring..

"An infinitely-relatable human interest story..

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INTER-PLAY: Dances about Support

Dunedin

25/08/2013 - 25/08/2013

"Worth its weight in more than gold..

CANTINA

Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch

02/03/2012 - 31/08/2013

"Provocative and enormously thrilling..

"Dark and Steamy..

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