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Out at Sea

Dunedin

20/03/2023 - 22/03/2023

"Polished and energetic..

LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR

Wellington

18/03/2023 - 25/03/2023

"The music and performances are so strong they outweigh the strange design choices..

"Stellar performances in tale of star-crossed lovers..

Lessons Learned From Hannibal Lecter

Dunedin

19/03/2023 - 22/03/2023

"A cracker of a comedy..

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

Auckland

18/03/2023 - 25/03/2023

"Mesmerising, inspirational, oozes expense, with the attention to detail in all its elements..

Hanna

Dunedin

18/03/2023 - 18/03/2023

"Plenty of humour to leaven a fairly serious subject ..

Lamb To the Slaughter

Dunedin

16/03/2023 - 18/03/2023

"A light-hearted and gleeful production..

DARK RADIO

Wellington, Dunedin

17/02/2023 - 19/03/2023

"Playful Pastiche on Mass-Paranoia in Spy-Thriller..

"Offers a safe space to experience paranoia and contemplate how it erupts and spreads in our world..

Wonderful

Dunedin, Wellington

10/11/2022 - 19/03/2023

"In the grand tradition of Theatre of the Absurd..

"Subtly absurdist perceptive satire full of things to leave us wondering..

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HE HUIA KAIMANAWA

Auckland

16/03/2023 - 19/03/2023

"This is a challenge, a calling, a beating heart of the future.He wero, he karanga, he Huia Kaimanawa tēnei...

Flow

Wellington, Dunedin

05/03/2023 - 19/03/2023

"A poignant exploration of love, death, grief, and what it means to live a life that subverts expectations..

"If the purpose is to set us adrift in a Limbo where things that may once have seemed important are…..

The Apology

Dunedin

16/03/2023 - 16/03/2023

"Well-crafted for a Dunedin audience..

EMIL AND THE DETECTIVES

Auckland

16/03/2023 - 18/03/2023

"Innovative world-building creates a satisfying blend of action and visual effects..

THANK YOU TO ALL MY VOYEURS

Global

17/02/2023 - 12/03/2023

"With the level of interplay between the characters in real time, it vaguely resembles a hyper realistic video game..

STORIES ABOUT MY BODY

Whangarei, Wellington, Hamilton

14/10/2022 - 02/03/2024

"A courageous act of generosity and care that makes the human divine..

"Offers astonishing revelations into human experiences that are fundamental to our very existence: unique yet universal..

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SandSong

Auckland

15/03/2023 - 18/03/2023

"Themes of cultural belonging, ancient organic connections to land and nature, and thousands of years of emerging stories...

Revisor

Auckland

09/03/2023 - 11/03/2023

"The work is a knock-out tour-de-force of theatre..

"The minutiae of movement simultaneously reflects the theatrical extravagance of a literal storyline..

SKYDUCK: A CHINESE SPY COMEDY

Auckland, Wellington

14/03/2023 - 27/05/2023

"A consummate comedian with an unashamedly unique performance brings pure joy..

"A fun chance to watch a talented performer challenge himself to hit every mark at top speed..

Tutus on Tour 2023

Raumati, Wairarapa, Hamilton, Christchurch

23/02/2023 - 11/03/2023

"This is one of the stronger programmes of recent years...

"Blend of tradition and the avant-garde, with something to offer audiences...

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Ce La Faro

Wellington

11/03/2023 - 11/03/2023

"A magical ability to entrance an audience..

THE PANDEMUSICAL DIARIES

Wellington

10/03/2023 - 11/03/2023

"A musical masterpiece we can all relate to, laugh and cry along to..

TO ALL THE FRIENDS I'VE LOST BEFORE

Wellington

21/07/2022 - 10/03/2023

"We all need a friend that earns our company and this show does just that..

"Honest, heartfelt and generous..

FADE The Art of Dissociation

Wellington

10/03/2023 - 11/03/2023

"A sleek, sensitive, informative, impeccably crafted and performed dance/theatre piece...

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