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NYC Three Short Ballets from The Big Apple

Auckland, Hamilton, Dunedin, Wellington

29/02/2012 - 25/03/2012

"Director delivers flawless triple bill..

"Exquisite artistry on display..

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GUSH: Love and Other Filthy Habits

Auckland, Dunedin

25/02/2011 - 23/03/2012

"A little different, a little risqué and always fun..

"Poetic gems and comic brutalism..

THE LARAMIE PROJECT: 10 YEARS LATER

Wellington, Auckland

22/03/2012 - 08/09/2012

"Aged Perfectly..

"Thought-provoking, engaging; performed with rigour, class, dignity and pride..

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THE FIRE OF LIFE: a Journey to the Underworld and Back

Dunedin

22/03/2012 - 24/03/2012

"Fire-born adventure..

HEREAFTER

Christchurch, Dunedin

22/02/2012 - 23/03/2012

"Challenging theatre for those with the stomach for it..

"A challenge to leave our comfort zones..

Ship Songs

Hamilton, Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington, Arrowtown, Paraparaumu, Wanaka

06/08/2008 - 07/04/2012

"Ship Songs Sparkles..

"Poignant, rollicking, tragic, lyrical, cheering and stirring..

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PINK SPIDER MEN

Dunedin

21/03/2012 - 24/03/2012

"An aural and visual assault..

DUNEDIN’S ONE NIGHT STAND… UP

Auckland

21/03/2012 - 21/03/2012

"Two short, funny sets the highlights..

DIALOGUE WITH A MANNEQUIN

Auckland

21/03/2012 - 31/03/2012

"Mercurial abstractions..

LITTLE HISTORIES OF THE LIFE ORDINARY

Auckland

20/03/2012 - 24/03/2012

"Getting Lost in Space..

"Disparate narratives held together by existential glue..

MIND READER

Wellington, Dunedin

18/02/2011 - 24/03/2012

"A fascinating array of memory and energy tricks..

"Refreshing, exciting … and possibly magic..

RICHARD MEROS SALUTES THE SOUTHERN MAN

Takaka, Auckland, Dunedin, Nelson, Hamilton, Wellington

08/03/2012 - 01/12/2012

"Cleverly constructed and excellently performed..

"A salute to the Southern Man..

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Polson Higgs Comedy Club 2012

Dunedin

15/03/2012 - 24/03/2012

"Flirting with calamity; immaculate timing; quirky; consummate..

"Hardly Fringe but well worth seeing..

TANGLED WATERS

Dunedin

19/03/2012 - 20/03/2012

"Sublime creatures and casual style win through..

LOSER

Wellington

20/03/2012 - 24/03/2012

"Low Comedy..

"Couldn't see the play for the acting..

Catch All

Dunedin

20/03/2012 - 20/03/2012

"Stretching the rules with crowd participation..

SEX*DEATH*MAGIC: Renaissance Poetry Unbound

Dunedin

20/03/2012 - 21/03/2012

"A most diverting entertainment indeed..

THE MĀORI TROILUS AND CRESSIDA - TOROIHI RĀUA KO KĀHIRA

Auckland, Wellington, London

09/03/2012 - 24/04/2012

"Remarkable, aggressive, thoughtful..

"Language no barrier to universality and tragicomic richness..

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IN THE NEXT ROOM (OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY)

Auckland

17/03/2012 - 07/04/2012

"A Play In Need of Its Own Treatment..

"Good vibrations raise laughs..

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Aananda – The Dance of Joy

Dunedin

18/03/2012 - 18/03/2012

"Singular artistry..

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