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AOTEAROA – Found in Translation

Auckland

19/03/2013 - 21/03/2013

"Entertaining insights into cultural adaptation inconsistently delivered..

KAPUT (AUS)

Christchurch, Wellington

18/03/2013 - 20/01/2019

"A classy piece of hullabaloo..

"Acrobatic, funny and good with his audience..

Tongan Morris Men

Auckland

06/03/2013 - 09/03/2013

"A wonderful and funny journey..

HUI

Auckland

16/03/2013 - 23/03/2013

"A deluge of contemptuous and often fierce melees..

"Hui another breakthrough for our times..

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Entomo

Dunedin

18/03/2013 - 21/03/2013

"Fantastic elements still developing..

DUCK, DEATH AND THE TULIP

Wellington, Nelson, Tauranga, Edinburgh, Scotland, Christchurch, Auckland, Invercargill, Napier

18/03/2013 - 27/10/2018

"A theatrical gem for all ages..

"Delightful performance built on a serious fact of life..

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Down Beneath Below

Wellington

11/03/2013 - 23/03/2013

"A rich and playful world..

1000 Lovers

Auckland

14/03/2013 - 16/03/2013

"Must watch carefully..

"Mythology in migration..

DOMINION ROAD STORIES

Auckland

16/03/2013 - 17/03/2013

"Hidden minnow should have been highlight..

"Loud and proud fusion of theatre and local communities..

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CRISPIN HELLION GLOVERS BIG SLIDESHOW AND FILMS

Dunedin

16/03/2013 - 17/03/2013

"Surrealist scratching..

ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS

Global, Auckland

14/03/2013 - 09/04/2020

"Cleverly written, impeccably paced and performed, seamlessly captured on camera..

"Centrepiece mixes wit with superb comic acting..

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WHAT IS THIS, WOMAN'S HOUR?

Dunedin, Wellington

14/03/2013 - 16/02/2014

"Subtleties mixed with blatancy..

"Yet more proof: you can have a fanny and still be funny..

PRIVATISING PARTS

Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin

02/10/2012 - 17/03/2013

"Unsettling, incredibly funny and intensely personal..

"Cute, witty, sarcastic, energetic and manic..

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How to Make Friends and Still Appear Normal

Dunedin, Christchurch

28/09/2012 - 16/03/2013

"A gentle but physical commentary..

"Refreshing work - worth seeing twice!..

GOBSMACKED: SHOWBIZ AND DATING

Dunedin, Auckland, Wellington

08/02/2013 - 10/03/2013

"Polished and utterly hilarious..

"Talent in spades; could use a director..

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MR FAUST & DR JABBERWOCKY: A steampunk fire-fable

Dunedin

14/03/2013 - 17/03/2013

"Fabulous imagineering..

The Last Taniwha

Auckland, Dunedin

23/06/2011 - 15/03/2013

"Potential yet to be realised..

"Strong text and performers undermined by directorial inconsistencies..

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THE WELLINGTON RAW COMEDY QUEST

Wellington

14/03/2013 - 25/04/2013

"Chicken fight Kiwi style..

Made to Move - The Royal NZ Ballet

Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin

27/02/2013 - 20/03/2013

"Three choreographies, utterly different and utterly delightful..

"Triple bill goes from delicacy to rousing polka..

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HOU 2013 - Atamira Dance Company

Auckland

08/03/2013 - 09/03/2013

"Adrenalin saturates dance mix..

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