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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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Footnote Forte Series 2012

Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland

15/08/2012 - 09/10/2012

"Two cultural traditions united in dance..

"Idiosyncratic and electric, with wide appeal..

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THE GIFT

Auckland

13/09/2012 - 06/10/2012

"Challenging, riveting play delivered with clarity, charm and class..

"Danger when odd couples connect..

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COWBOY MOUTH and LOVE IT UP

Auckland

13/09/2012 - 16/09/2012

"Food for thought in trans-dimensional rock ’n’ roll absurdism..

"A Bittersweet Mouthful..

THE SLAPDASH ASSASSIN

Christchurch

15/09/2012 - 06/10/2012

"Bitter humour..

THE CASE OF KATHERINE MANSFIELD

Sydney, Australia

07/09/2012 - 15/09/2012

"Creating Herstory..

WHITE CLOUD: Songs & Stories

Wellington

12/09/2012 - 22/09/2012

"Work in progress..

"Fascinating island full of voices..

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HYPOTHESIS ONE: A Compound Reaction from New Zealand Samoans

Auckland

11/09/2012 - 15/09/2012

"A magnificent work, unique and profound..

LEN LYE the opera

Auckland

05/09/2012 - 08/09/2012

"Len me your ears!!..

"Story, music, visuals and colour merge to inform, entertain and move..

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Tiny Spectacle / Shitty Lyricism

Wellington, Auckland

21/08/2012 - 15/09/2012

"Brazenly intellectual, expressionistic, blunt, emotionally rich and splendidly performed..

"Intelligent writing, lively performance..

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PRIVATE LIVES

Auckland

06/09/2012 - 29/09/2012

"My love-hate relationship with Silo’s Private Lives..

"Slick pastiche reboots Coward for modern audience..

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Precious Things

Auckland

09/09/2012 - 09/09/2012

"Youth dancers achieve very high standards..

WELL HUNG

Palmerston North

08/09/2012 - 13/10/2012

"Still edible if a little gamey..

"Retro cop caper a joyfully reconstructed jaunt..

FLOWERS FROM MY MOTHER’S GARDEN

Wellington

07/09/2012 - 29/09/2012

"Trip down memory lane..

"Harcourt family’s life history full of vibrancy..

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CLYBOURNE PARK

Wellington

08/09/2012 - 06/10/2012

"Exposing hypocrisy deliciously..

"True colours on show..

MICHAEL JAMES MANAIA

Wellington, Palmerston North, Auckland, Dunedin

25/02/2012 - 16/02/2013

"Play’s power unchanged..

"Takes no prisoners..

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MUSIC AND ME

Auckland, Wellington

13/02/2012 - 15/09/2012

"Where most fear to tread..

"Raw edge in tale of four underdogs..

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