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THE BOOK ADDICT

Wellington, Palmerston North, Nelson

30/08/2022 - 28/03/2023

"It may not be stranger than fiction, but it’s certainly better!..

"Genuine, intimate and honest with many real, raw moments..

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愛,媽媽 (Love, Mum)

Dunedin

24/03/2023 - 25/03/2023

"Unforgettable visual imagery..

SILENT SPRING REVISITED: Rachel Carson’s Fight for Nature

Wellington, Nelson

13/08/2021 - 28/03/2023

"Entertains, educates and shakes us out of our complacency..

"An unthreatening wake-up call..

Tōrua

Wellington, Nelson

26/03/2023 - 28/10/2023

"Each has a solo, virtuosic, dynamic, detailed, delicate, surprising...

"The work feels instinctual, spiritual, a poignant moment in a backdrop of urban business and carnival atmosphere...

That Conductor's Crazy

Nelson

25/03/2023 - 26/03/2023

"Grandeur, attitude, jargon, chaos and musical humour plus an enjoyable sing-song..

Rutene Spooner's Be Like Billy?

Christchurch, Rotorua, Gisborne, Auckland, Nelson

25/03/2023 - 25/10/2024

"A Question for the Times..

"An outstanding show, a fine performer, so proud of how far we’ve come...

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Rēwena

Christchurch

25/03/2023 - 22/04/2023

"Generosity of spirit, modelled for us with irresistible good cheer..

A MIXTAPE FOR MALADIES

Auckland

25/03/2023 - 25/03/2023

"The power of the performances and the responses to them suggest a fully developed production would find an enthusiastic and…..

SUGUNG-GA The Other Side of The World

Auckland

25/03/2023 - 25/03/2023

"Skilful, satirical, subtle and refined puppetry with a sophisticated live cello soundtrack..

THE CHOSEN HARAM

Auckland

24/03/2023 - 26/03/2023

"Brave work, wonderfully conceived and performed..

Shanghai Goons

Dunedin

22/03/2023 - 25/03/2023

"Cowboy Camaraderie..

THE UNRULY TOURISTS

Auckland

22/03/2023 - 26/03/2023

"A challenge to classism and accessibility..

"Obstreperous tourists v rapacious media presented with seasoned flair..

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Sajeela Kershi: Free Speech & Rah-Rah Skirts!

Nelson

23/03/2023 - 25/03/2023

"Engaging, friendly, balances the jokes and humour with thought-provoking moments..

Woyzeck

Nelson

24/03/2023 - 29/03/2023

"Hilarious and horrific, wicked and witty, brilliant and brutal, energetic and erratic..

Real

Nelson

23/03/2023 - 24/03/2023

"A talented and exciting new local talent..

The Many Deaths of Jeff Goldblum

Dunedin

23/03/2023 - 25/03/2023

"Surreal, slightly dystopian comedy could use some further development..

ACCESS

Wellington, Dunedin

22/02/2023 - 25/03/2023

"A work with enormous potential, but …..

"Provokes bubbles of genuine laughter or small in-breaths of empathy..

A Fat Girl's Cry

Wellington

22/03/2023 - 25/03/2023

"A powerful, impassioned, mood-changing triumph..

The Bear

Dunedin

22/03/2023 - 24/03/2023

"An audaciously unorthodox approach..

Metamorphosis

Nelson

23/03/2023 - 28/03/2023

"Tragi-comic treatment of alienation, identity and the human condition is unique, powerful and truly memorable..

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