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CARRIE THE MUSICAL

Wellington

21/06/2017 - 01/07/2017

"High-octane Carrie excels in quieter moments..

"Impressive juxtaposition of different emotional dynamics..

RIVERSIDE KINGS

Wellington

13/06/2017 - 17/06/2017

"A cleverly boxed story..

LICK MY PAST

Wellington, Auckland

06/06/2017 - 01/07/2017

"fragments, a family album..

"An intimate and comedic journey..

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NeoIndigenA

Wellington

06/06/2017 - 10/06/2017

"Embodying Turtle Island..

THE BASEMENT TAPES

Wellington

10/02/2017 - 03/06/2017

"A visceral response to compelling reveals..

"Eerie, thrilling and totally engrossing..

PSA ELECTION DAY

Wellington

16/05/2017 - 20/05/2017

"Plenty to laugh at..

SONS OF A BITCH

Auckland, Wellington

09/05/2017 - 20/05/2017

"Canine commedia exemplified..

"Tight duo’s slick sparring earns standing ovation..

Tim Batt LADIES AND GENTLEMEN

Auckland, Wellington

02/05/2017 - 13/05/2017

"Essentially human..

DEAD DADS CLUB

Palmerston North, Wellington, Dunedin

06/04/2017 - 13/03/2018

"Dances between objective honesty and pure love for her father’s conflicting sides..

"About as life affirming as you could imagine..

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Alice Brine NO ONE PUTS BRINEY IN THE CORNER

Wellington, Auckland

02/05/2017 - 20/05/2017

"Fetching feisty fun..

Brendon Green BEST FRIENDS

Auckland, Wellington

02/05/2017 - 20/05/2017

"A disarming celebration of animal ardour..

Princessin Hans

Wellington, Wanaka

06/04/2017 - 29/04/2017

"Simultaneously transporting and grounding..

"A truly exceptional and unique experience..

WILFRID GORDON MCDONALD PARTRIDGE

Wellington

18/04/2017 - 22/04/2017

"You can almost see the youngsters’ synapses sparking..

PAPER SHAPER

Wellington

18/04/2017 - 17/04/2019

"Fanciful and inspiring..

"Captivating and heart-warming with environmental message..

JON BENNETT Fire in the Meth Lab

Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch

06/05/2014 - 27/01/2018

"Bloody funny with uncommon compassion and empathy..

"Grows with its maker from crudely juvenile to insightful and even profound..

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I AM TASHA FIERCE

Auckland, Wellington

15/11/2016 - 01/04/2017

"Sincere optimism full of little gems..

ANZAC EVE

Wellington, Hamilton, Auckland, Bay of Islands, Tauranga, Invercargill, New Plymouth

21/03/2017 - 24/08/2017

"Neither laughed nor cried..

"Funny, serious, informative, warming..

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THE BOUNDARY RIDERS Musical Tales of NZ Pioneer Women

Wellington

03/03/2017 - 04/03/2017

"A rich vein of history mined..

WE MAY HAVE TO CHOOSE

Auckland, Wellington

21/02/2017 - 11/03/2017

"Choose to Listen..

"Beautifully poetic posing of the proposition: we are what we think..

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Jon Bennett: MY DAD’s DEATHS

Wellington

26/02/2017 - 12/04/2017

"He knows his craft..

"Revels in celebrating differences..

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