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BEAUTIFUL LOSERS

Auckland, Wanaka, Cromwell, Taupo, Nelson

16/05/2012 - 27/10/2013

"Biting the Apple..

"Captivated Beats..

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THE DRAGON OF AN ORDINARY FAMILY

Auckland

20/04/2013 - 04/05/2013

"Magically marvellous adaptation..

DANCING TILL WE DROP

Wellington, Palmerston North

17/04/2013 - 27/04/2013

"Substantial if ephemeral fare clearly explored and expressed..

"Absorbing, thought-provoking, often compelling, always adventurous..

BRIEF ENCOUNTER

Dunedin

18/04/2013 - 27/04/2013

"emotional understanding born of his own experience of forbidden love..

GOODBYE MY FELENI

Auckland

16/04/2013 - 25/04/2013

"Potentially groundbreaking play..

"Thought-provoking prelude to Anzac Day..

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MADAME BUTTERFLY

Wellington, Auckland

18/04/2013 - 18/05/2013

"Internally passionate yet externally restrained..

"Sellout production ticks all the boxes..

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BLACK GRACE: VAKA

Nelson, Wellington, Queenstown, New Plymouth, Wanaka, Auckland, Hamilton, Christchurch

24/07/2012 - 14/09/2013

"Pulsating and thrilling performance..

"Explosive rhythm and energy..

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MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW

Auckland

15/04/2013 - 04/05/2013

"Reds in your Head..

"Resoundingly good..

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QUEEN

Auckland

16/04/2013 - 25/04/2013

"Gay-up Storytelling..

"“I am Queen, and I am here.”..

KINGS OF THE GYM

Kerikeri, Auckland, Whangarei, Wanaka, Queenstown

08/02/2013 - 19/04/2013

"Comedy 10 – Boredom Nil; political correctness on detention..

"Shock-Jock sparring in the school gym..

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SQUIDBOY

Nelson, Auckland, Wellington, Edinburgh, Scotland, Tauranga

06/03/2013 - 27/10/2013

"Crafty construction and a rare charisma..

"Squidboy has heart, it's fine-tuned art..

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SALON

Tauranga, Christchurch, Hamilton, Wellington, Wanaka, Nelson

19/02/2010 - 27/10/2013

"Intruding on an intensely private episode..

"Nice insights and clever lines..

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TRACING HAMLET

Wanaka

16/04/2013 - 21/04/2013

"Stimulating theatre in a labyrinthine setting..

IVY – SAVIOUR OF THE DINOSAUR!

Wellington, Christchurch, Wanaka

30/06/2012 - 06/09/2013

"Accessible and imaginative..

"Cleaning lady polishes off disaster..

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BANGKOK

Wellington

16/04/2013 - 27/04/2013

"Dramatic contrivances obscure the play’s heart and soul..

Footnote Forte Series 2013 - We Have Been There

Wellington, Dunedin, Auckland, Nelson

06/03/2013 - 16/04/2013

"Review: We Have been There..

"Fresh and fascinating..

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