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PUNK ROCK

Dunedin

27/06/2015 - 18/07/2015

"Topical, shocking dissection of society..

"A chance to understand them: so beautiful, so evil, so vulnerable..

THE WAR PLAY

Dunedin

28/03/2015 - 18/04/2015

"War’s dilemmas dramatised as naive beliefs challenged..

"Heart-wrenching and intensely thought provoking..

THE BOY ON THE SWING

Dunedin

05/03/2015 - 06/03/2015

"Stimulating and bizarre with a sense of enjoyment and self-reflection..

"Python and Kafka-esque play on God..

OUTSIDE MULLINGAR

Dunedin

07/02/2015 - 28/02/2015

"Good Irish neighbourly eruptions..

"Delightfully memorable characters..

LADIES NIGHT

Dunedin

15/11/2014 - 13/12/2014

"Accidental extras stay clothed..

"Audience response verges on ecstatic..

HUMAN FRUIT BOWL

Queenstown, Dunedin, Wellington, Nelson, Waikanae

07/10/2014 - 26/10/2014

"Impressed..

"Plenty to draw, muse on during stark performance..

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The Paper Cinema’s ODYSSEY

Nelson, Dunedin, Auckland

16/10/2014 - 01/11/2014

"Sophisticated theatrical magic..

"Dionysus would approve..

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NO HOLDS BARD

Wellington, Auckland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Dunedin, Waiheke Island, Havelock North, Hamilton, Tauranga

16/05/2013 - 11/08/2018

"Cleverly written and performed with consummate skill..

"Excites and delights..

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NICK: AN ACCIDENTAL HERO

Nelson, Dunedin, Edinburgh, Scotland, Wellington, Auckland

25/06/2013 - 18/10/2014

"Deeply affecting and inspiring..

"An infinitely-relatable human interest story..

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SISTERS IN ARMS

Dunedin, Nelson

10/10/2014 - 19/10/2014

"Thought-provoking explorations..

"Women's war tales told in unusual collaboration..

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THE CARETAKER

Dunedin

27/09/2014 - 18/10/2014

"Interpretation of Pinter classic a triumph..

"Credible ambiguities, shifting sympathies, bound by compassion..

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

Dunedin

24/07/2014 - 02/08/2014

"Delicious wavering between delicate illusion and rude reality..

"'Midsummer' folly antidote to winter..

JUMPY

Dunedin

05/07/2014 - 02/08/2014

"Crashingly funny and disturbing..

"Laughing hard as hard questions are asked..

THE HISTORY BOYS

Dunedin

29/05/2014 - 07/06/2014

"Exuberance, fluid movement, great timing..

"Engaging, likeable examination of complex issues..

SOUVENIR

Dunedin

17/05/2014 - 07/06/2014

"Enjoyable production..

"Living the dream..

THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES

Dunedin

10/04/2014 - 12/04/2014

"Short show about private bits popular with public..

"All very natural..

PENINSULA

Dunedin

29/03/2014 - 19/04/2014

"Admirable, entrancing..

"Oh yes, a classic..

THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE

Dunedin

27/03/2014 - 05/04/2014

"More than lesbian stereotypes..

"Where is the love?..

JOURNEY’S END

Dunedin

20/02/2014 - 01/03/2014

"Fine production of important play..

"Compelling, suspense-filled, deeply moving..

BOOK ENDS

Dunedin

08/02/2014 - 08/03/2014

"Hall play delivers literary levity..

"Erudite camaraderie often biting as well as funny..

MACBETH

Dunedin

17/10/2013 - 26/10/2013

"Challenge of 'Macbeth' well met..

"Innovation and exuberant gusto make for bloody good theatre..

GIFTED

Southland, Nelson, Cromwell, Queenstown, Tauranga, Dunedin, Invercargill, Wanaka, Alexandra, Oamaru, Wellington, Christchurch, New Plymouth

22/08/2013 - 31/10/2015

"Evocative gesture to literary treasures..

"A rich and resonating theatrical experience..

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THE WOMEN OF TROY

Dunedin

10/07/2013 - 13/07/2013

"The universal nature of such suffering evoked..

"Timeless tragedy not to be missed..

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