Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
LA CASA AZUL
Wellington
25/06/2016 - 23/07/2016
"Captured beautifully..
"A rich vicarious experience..
SOLOTHELLO
Hamilton, Palmerston North, Tauranga, Auckland, Wellington, Napier, Nelson, Bay of Islands
14/02/2015 - 05/04/2017
"Transfixing magic at Waitangi..
"Original, captivating and charming..
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VERSIONS OF ALLAH
Wellington
07/06/2016 - 11/06/2016
"Original and innovatively staged..
"Deceptively simple, profoundly engaging..
THE VULTURES
Wellington
08/06/2016 - 18/06/2016
"Powerful piece of theatre pulls out all the stops..
"Stylishly entertaining and thought-provoking..
THE ELEPHANT THIEF
Hamilton, Nelson, Wellington, New Plymouth, Auckland
05/12/2015 - 02/07/2016
"Stealing the Show..
"Immensely talented cast but play feels lost and confused..
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KING LEAR
Wellington
14/05/2016 - 18/06/2016
"From nothing, whole worlds..
"Strong stellar performances..
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PROMISE AND PROMISCUITY: A New Musical by Jane Austen & Penny Ashton
Whangarei, Dunedin, Auckland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Christchurch, Nelson, Wellington, Greytown, Hamilton
27/02/2013 - 29/11/2020
"Multi-talented performer has audience laughing in minutes..
"Winning formula leaves audiences smiling..
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THE GOD THAT COMES
Wellington
15/03/2016 - 20/03/2016
"Insight, flamboyant innovation, whip-smart comedy, a wonderful musical talent..
"Modern spin on story of wine, women and sex..
DEAD DOG IN A SUITCASE (and other love songs) A New Beggar's Opera
Wellington
26/02/2016 - 02/03/2016
"One 'out of the box'..
"Potent Festival fare with flair..
CINEASTAS
Wellington
10/03/2016 - 16/03/2016
"Unusual, intriguing glimpse into filmmaking, live on stage..
"Skilfully crafted study of a cross-section of humanity resonates well beyond itself..
THE DEVIL'S HALF-ACRE
Dunedin, Wellington
09/03/2016 - 04/10/2016
"Con-artists’ tale magical performance..
"Consistently tense and engaging..
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TE PŌ
Auckland, Wellington
01/03/2016 - 04/11/2017
"An eloquent, enjoyable mind bend about the imagination, art, belief, the darkness and the light..
"Being and Nothingness..
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THE ACB WITH HONORA LEE
Wellington
27/02/2016 - 26/03/2016
"A feel-good adaption about the young and old..
"A special theatrical gift..
HART
Wellington, Auckland
02/02/2016 - 24/02/2016
"Reveals the pain felt by the stolen generation and those that followed them..
"An impressionistic representation..
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MY PET, MY LOVE
Wellington
01/03/2016 - 05/03/2016
"Fears exposed..
"Fractured memories of childhood: sad, funny, hilarious, confused..
PERHAPS, PERHAPS... QUIZÁS
Wellington, Taranaki, Christchurch
01/03/2016 - 08/09/2017
"Great clowning, much of it missed by many..
"Totally engaging, extraordinarily funny..
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LAST MEALS: A nine course buffet
Wellington
09/02/2016 - 02/03/2016
"Top rate performances..
"Like all good tragedies it erupts with comedy..
DISCHARGE GOES BACK TO SCHOOL
Wellington
02/02/2016 - 13/02/2016
"Humour, trauma and angst..
"Light comedy with a twinge of pathos..
ON THE CONDITIONS AND POSSIBILITIES OF HILLARY CLINTON TAKING ME AS HER YOUNG LOVER
Hamilton, Auckland, NYC, USA, Takaka, Nelson, Havelock North, Wellington, Edinburgh, Scotland, Dunedin
16/02/2015 - 08/10/2016
"The real presidential debate..
"Top-notch satire ★★★★★..
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SPRING AWAKENING
Wellington
27/01/2016 - 06/02/2016
"Pared-down Awakening still has modern relevance..
"A refreshing, insightful and compelling distillation..
DOG & BONE
Wellington
21/01/2016 - 31/01/2016
"Eloquent and insightful: a richly wrought weave..
"A play of grand and operatic proportions..
Mrs Merry’s Christmas Concert
Lower Hutt, Wellington
03/12/2010 - 19/12/2015
"Comedy tragedy balance just right..
"Lots of reasons to see this festive treat..
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A CHRISTMAS KAREL ČAPEK
Wellington
04/12/2015 - 19/12/2015
"A Dickens of a Christmas tale with added robots and Daleks..
"Iconoclastic, absurd and humorous..