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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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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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VANCE FONTAINE in COMMAND PERFORMANCE

Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth

08/04/2012 - 23/08/2013

"Amazing talents..

"A commanding performance..

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GRIMM

Auckland

22/08/2013 - 24/08/2013

"Dark fairy burlesque certainly entertains..

TE AWARUA

Auckland

22/08/2013 - 24/08/2013

"A triumphant trifecta..

"Warm-hearted romantic conviction within tragic setting..

CHEESED OFF

Edinburgh, Scotland

19/08/2013 - 25/08/2013

"Uncertainty makes for manic energy..

RESIDENT ALIEN

Auckland

20/08/2013 - 01/04/2017

"Charming, funny and melancholy..

"One-queen show brings wonderfully quotable Crisp to life..

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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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Swan Lake - The Royal NZ Ballet

Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch, Auckland

18/07/2013 - 05/05/2024

"Freshness and immediacy of a newly minted work..

"Sumptuous production..

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DON GIOVANNI

Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland

22/08/2013 - 18/10/2014

"The Don still retains charms in modern twist..

"A triumph..

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GUNPLAY / Happiness Is A Warm Gun / The Complete History Of Firearms And High School Shootings

Wellington

20/08/2013 - 24/08/2013

"Performed with pizzazz..

"An eloquent decoding of the gun culture paradox..

WHAT GOES UP…

Wellington

20/08/2013 - 24/08/2013

"Playing with apples..

"It’s mean not to share..

THE BRAVE

New Plymouth, Wellington, Auckland, Tauranga

17/04/2012 - 28/02/2015

"Extravaganza of heighted reality profoundly grounded in truth..

"A show for everyone..

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SPEAKING IN TONGUES

Auckland

16/08/2013 - 14/09/2013

"Actors portray strong emotional ties to multiplicity of characters..

"Lucid, defined and clear..

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In Flagrante

Wellington, Auckland, New Plymouth, Edinburgh, Scotland, Hamilton

13/09/2011 - 27/02/2014

"A sense of occasion.. and a hint of critique..

"Discomforting, not challenging; offensive, not provocative..

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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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MOTEL

Auckland

13/08/2013 - 24/08/2013

"Would benefit from a snappy edit..

"Nothing cheap about motel-room script..

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THE BITCHES’ BOX

Auckland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Taranaki, Hamilton, Invercargill

21/02/2013 - 02/05/2014

"A Festival highlight..

"Adorably accurate sensational show..

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