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Rabbit

Wellington

18/01/2008 - 16/02/2008

"Dazzling surface; fine, smart performances..

"More style than substance?..

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Armslength

Wellington

18/01/2008 - 17/02/2008

"Balancing acts..

"Cracking good dialogue and actions could have been left to speak for themselves..

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PAUA

Wellington

19/01/2008 - 16/02/2008

"The price of paua..

"Action, intrigue, overt physicality with political/ecological message makes for a must-see winner..

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On The Conditions and Possibilities of Helen Clark taking me as her Young Lover

Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin

15/01/2008 - 27/09/2008

"Meros for office!..

"Perfect timing..

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A Renaissance Man

Wellington

10/01/2007 - 19/01/2007

"Mining the depths of despair, hilarity and bawdiness..

"The funny side of John Donne..

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A Streetcar Named Desire

Wellington

24/11/2007 - 22/12/2007

"Visceral, imaginative and highly entertaining..

"Exciting work..

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The Wind Speaks to Wellington

Wellington

28/11/2007 - 01/12/2007

"Overall, not for me..

"A blown opportunity?..

Roger Hall’s JACK and the BEANSTALK: The Pantomime

Wellington

17/11/2007 - 23/12/2007

"Entertaining, engaging performances..

"A convert to panto..

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Home Land

Wellington

13/10/2007 - 10/11/2007

"“The best play I have ever seen”..

"Genuinely moving..

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Son Et Lumière

Wellington

13/09/2007 - 16/09/2007

"Lighting the highlight..

"Falls far short of its promise and potential..

Sexual Perversity in Chicago

Wellington

16/08/2007 - 25/08/2007

"Impressive if a little dated..

"Auspicious start for new company..

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Jennifer Ward-Lealand – FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN

Havelock North, Wellington

27/07/2006 - 04/11/2015

"In love again with the era, Dietrich and her voice..

"Transported with sensitivity and humour..

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Falling Petals

Wellington

05/07/2007 - 21/07/2007

"Initial premise is not realistic or believable..

"In search of an ending..

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Antigone

Wellington

05/07/2007 - 15/07/2007

"Searing examination of justice, authority and power..

"The price of hubris..

Dumb Show

Wellington

30/06/2007 - 28/07/2007

"Valuable questions amid black humour..

"Needs more subtlety..

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Finding Murdoch

Wellington

16/06/2007 - 14/07/2007

"Theatre was the winner on the day..

"Great ensemble let down by script..

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Blackbird

Wellington

23/06/2006 - 26/05/2007

"An amazing theatrical experience..

"In blistering Form(an)..

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Brendhan Lovegrove presents THE EMPERORS NEW SHOW

Wellington, Auckland

08/05/2007 - 26/05/2007

"Like gangsta rap for whiteys without the rhythm?..

"True stuff best..

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