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TRIAL BY JURY and THE GRAND DUKE

Dunedin

04/08/2012 - 10/08/2012

"Marathon effort the stuff of dreams, or perhaps nightmares..

WEST END GIRLS

Wellington

04/08/2012 - 01/09/2012

"Theatrical event..

"Ingeniously dramatised and staged..

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QUIVER

Wellington

31/07/2012 - 11/08/2012

"Unpleasant..

"New take on lust and obsession..

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The Tower Season of Cinderella

Global, Auckland, Napier, Dunedin, Wellington

02/08/2012 - 19/04/2020

"Onwards to the Ball..

"Cinderella – A delight for all ages..

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Someone Like You

Wellington

02/08/2012 - 11/08/2012

"Delightful honesty..

"Light touch on timely love story..

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Triple Bill Season

Auckland

28/07/2012 - 29/07/2012

"A promising debut..

HAIRSPRAY

Wellington

01/08/2012 - 11/08/2012

"Bight, bold musical well worth enjoying..

"A great toe tapping night out with heart and integrity..

RABBIT HOLE

Auckland

01/08/2012 - 04/08/2012

"Pasifika heart-beat enriches American family drama..

AT THE WAKE

Palmerston North

28/07/2012 - 25/08/2012

"A fine new play..

"Insightful, compelling and humorous piece about life, love and loss..

The Magic Chicken

Auckland, Wellington, Nelson

09/07/2012 - 16/03/2013

"Meticulously timed brilliance..

"Delicious clowning, miming and puppeteering..

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Fall and Recovery

Christchurch

28/07/2012 - 29/07/2012

"Sheryl Robinson's legacy celebrated in style..

"Sheryl Robinson's legacy thoroughly celebrated..

Men in Tutus

Nelson, Christchurch

12/07/2012 - 12/08/2012

"Charming chaps: charmless venue..

"Every trick in the book.....

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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Krishnan’s Dairy

Auckland, Wellington, Raumati

26/08/2009 - 21/09/2022

"As fresh, remarkable and astonishing as ever..

"An enduring, honest and mesmerising milestone in New Zealand theatre..

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INVITING CAROLINE

Auckland

24/07/2012 - 28/07/2012

"For anyone who has ever hosted a Party..

"Deftly written bad idea engagingly performed..

NUCLEAR FAMILY

Wellington, Auckland

24/07/2012 - 10/11/2012

"No dud..

"Characters vividly drawn and extremely enjoyable..

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MAGNOLIA STREET

Wellington

21/07/2012 - 28/07/2012

"Original, innovative, homegrown creativity..

"Warm the heart on Magnolia Street..

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Why is Everybody so Full of Technique?

Auckland

24/07/2012 - 28/07/2012

"Quaint..

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