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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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WHY ARE MY PARENTS SO BORING?

Christchurch, Dunedin

04/07/2012 - 27/07/2013

"Delight, horror and empathy..

"Highly recommended original story with depth and heart..

ONEIRONAUT: The Dream Traveller

Wellington

19/07/2013 - 31/07/2013

"A fascinating piece of theatre..

"Astonishingly beautiful..

ZOMBURLESQUE

Wellington, Dunedin

02/10/2011 - 19/07/2013

"Dark, funny, clever: both offensive and enjoyable..

"A fine show for those with a taste for it..

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HAIRY MACLARY AND FRIENDS

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

13/07/2013 - 26/08/2013

"Good old-fashioned fun..

"Happy leap from page to stage..

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HELL’S TEETH

Auckland

18/07/2013 - 27/07/2013

"More histrionic melodrama than intimate intensity..

RIGHT DISHONOURABLE

Wellington

16/07/2013 - 27/07/2013

"Much to applaud and support..

"Politicians making a song and dance..

THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF!

Wellington

16/07/2013 - 27/07/2013

"Children's show works on several levels..

"A delightful way to learn life lessons!..

MERELY TO BE NORMAL… Season One

Wellington

17/07/2013 - 20/07/2013

"A fools’ errand or a survival necessity?..

CAT VS DOG

Dunedin, Christchurch

17/07/2013 - 20/07/2014

"Marvellously inventive..

"All nimbleness and flexibility..

YES, PRIME MINISTER

Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington

02/07/2013 - 20/07/2013

"Satirising spheres of political influence..

"Adaptation’s satirical edge could be sharper..

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KIDS Comic Heroes

Wellington

15/07/2013 - 27/07/2013

"Fun with audience help..

"All good..

THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF

Wellington

13/07/2013 - 27/07/2013

"Saving the environment..

"Marvellous mix of reality, myth and satire..

RED

Wellington

13/07/2013 - 10/08/2013

"Seeing Red at its most vibrant..

"Embrace it..

KEANU REEVES SAVES THE UNIVERSE

Auckland

16/07/2013 - 20/07/2013

"Zany spoof needs toning down and tweaking up..

K'RD STRIP - a place to stand

Auckland, Dunedin, Wellington, Hamilton, Edinburgh, Scotland

11/06/2013 - 31/08/2015

"Deeply moving, challenging and entertaining..

"Sassy and stylish, a touching tribute to a kiwi icon and the people who make it what it is..

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THE WOMEN OF TROY

Dunedin

10/07/2013 - 13/07/2013

"The universal nature of such suffering evoked..

"Timeless tragedy not to be missed..

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