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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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MANAWA

Auckland, Wellington, Palmerston North

15/09/2012 - 14/03/2013

"Vital, intelligent, fluent, funny, gutsy, hard-hitting and impressively realised..

"Striking contrasts..

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BROTHERS IN PALMS

Auckland

09/02/2013 - 06/03/2013

"Wonderfully self-aware..

VAMPIMPLE

Wellington

06/03/2013 - 09/03/2013

"Popping the pustules of teenage hopes, dreams, fears and vulnerabilities..

The ALMANAC experiment

Auckland, Wellington

09/02/2013 - 06/03/2013

"Delightfully clever..

"Questionable material and delivery from likeable character..

SCENES FROM A NIGHT

Auckland

06/03/2013 - 09/03/2013

"An undeniable core of truth..

THUNDERPLUMP

Wellington

06/03/2013 - 09/03/2013

"Insightful, unexpected and entertaining..

EN ROUTE

Auckland

06/03/2013 - 24/03/2013

"All the world is indeed a stage..

"Going with the flow reveals city's treats..

CANTINA

Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch

02/03/2012 - 31/08/2013

"Provocative and enormously thrilling..

"Dark and Steamy..

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TAKE BACK THE HOOD

Wellington, Palmerston North, Dunedin, Auckland

06/03/2013 - 23/02/2015

"Back to the Hood..

"Funny and brave..

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THE ROAD THAT WASN'T THERE

Wellington, Auckland, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Nelson, Wairarapa, Tauranga, Hawea, Invercargill

12/02/2013 - 01/08/2020

"Magical storytelling with one problematic element..

"Combines all the very best parts of theatre and storytelling..

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KICK ASS PLAYS – Nine | Friend of the Deceased | The Last Nickel

Auckland

05/03/2013 - 09/03/2013

"Intriguing life-affirming trilogy..

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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TICKING TIME BOMB

Auckland

18/09/2012 - 08/03/2013

"An hilarious, recognisable and truly screwed up small town..

"Impressive character-driven fable..

STAND UP FOR CHARLIE

Wellington

05/03/2013 - 09/03/2013

"Stylistic mash-up subverts potential..

OH! IS FOR OPERA

Auckland

08/02/2013 - 05/03/2013

"A naughty night at the opera..

GORGE

Auckland

05/03/2013 - 09/03/2013

"Darker themes beneath the pink..

DUSKY MAIDENS AND NOBLE SAVAGES

Wellington, Porirua

05/03/2013 - 08/03/2013

"Sharing equal space..

MOVING STATIONERY

Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland

16/02/2012 - 11/05/2013

"Awe-inspiring dancer, mime artist, contortionist, gymnast, clown and artiste..

"Makes making doing easy things look hard look easy..

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‘BEEP TEST*

Wellington

04/02/2013 - 09/03/2013

"Testing times..

THE SILLY HAT SAUSAGE SIZZLE SPECTACULAR BIRTHDAY BASH BONANZA EXTRAVAGANZA

Auckland

04/03/2013 - 06/03/2013

"Brutally good masterful cabaret noir..

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