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TIC TIC

Wellington, Auckland, Tauranga, , Dunedin

04/05/2010 - 06/10/2012

"Disparate components flow smoothly..

"Quite simply an inspiration..

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Rise - Java Dance Company

Wellington

22/10/2011 - 05/11/2011

"Connecting all the senses..

"Flour, treacle water -- a finely negotiated balance..

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A THOUSAND HILLS

Auckland

20/10/2011 - 23/11/2013

"Multiple narratives effortlessly weave a clear and distinct course..

"“A distillation of love from the crucible of Hell”..

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Random Acts of God & Other Stories: A Contemporary Cabaret

Christchurch, Nelson

14/12/2010 - 21/10/2011

"The best performance in Nelson Arts Festival 2011..

"Accomplished performers raise questions about power..

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Joseph Harper: The Boy and The Bicycle

Auckland, Wellington

12/10/2011 - 21/10/2011

"Intense yet lyrical, fretted with humour, absorbing and strangely life-affirming..

"Raw, honest and enjoyable..

Hold Onto Your Horses

Dunedin, Christchurch - Canterbury

18/10/2011 - 27/05/2012

"Pleasurably larger-than-life characters..

"Broken community’s issues confronted with style, commitment and sensitivity..

Joseph Harper: Bikes I’ve Owned Versus Girls I’ve Fallen In Love With

Auckland, Wellington

06/05/2011 - 22/10/2011

"Comedy of anguish generously shared..

"Genuinely likeable autobiographical chat..

Yo Future

Wellington

18/10/2011 - 23/10/2011

"Mortality and anarchy loom large..

"Well-wrought, compelling and salutary..

The Hare and The Tortoise

Wellington

08/10/2011 - 22/10/2011

"Wild imagination of school holiday theatre..

"Brains v speed gets a fresh run – plus ‘guess my gripe’..

Spaced Out!

Wellington

10/10/2011 - 22/10/2011

"Wild imagination of school holiday theatre..

"A bit too predetermined?..

Jamie Bowen in Munfred Bernstein’s Cabinet of Wonder

Auckland, Wellington

03/05/2011 - 22/10/2011

"Treasure trove of silliness..

Arohanui – The Greatest Love

Wellington, Auckland

06/10/2011 - 21/10/2011

"Blazing the trail for Maori performance potential..

"Kapa haka greatest treasure in epic tale..

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Silent Night

Auckland, Tauranga, Nelson, Hastings, Whangarei, Wellington, Kerikeri

13/12/2010 - 26/11/2016

"Bitter-sweet clarity carries laugh 'til you cry survivor story..

"A beautiful piece of theatre..

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The NZ Improv Festival 2011

Wellington

11/10/2011 - 15/10/2011

"Energy and enthusiasm beats ineffectual limpness..

"Making it their own..

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Rita and Douglas

Queenstown, Wellington, Tauranga, Dunedin, Wanaka, Auckland, Nelson

12/04/2011 - 12/04/2014

"Poignant and elegantly told..

"Deeply insightful..

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Sex Drive

Wellington

15/10/2011 - 12/11/2011

"Intimacy lacking in play about intimate matters..

"Sex Drive cruises in fourth gear but finally hits turbo..

Nohupuku

Christchurch

14/10/2011 - 16/10/2011

"A body which speaks volumes..

Hairy Maclary

Auckland

08/10/2011 - 11/11/2012

"Captivating and utterly delightful..

"A fabulous show in every way..

Soul of the Beast - Anima della Bestia

Wellington, Christchurch

08/10/2011 - 14/10/2011

"Natural vs un-natural ways..

"Raw manifestations of human nature..

reTHiNK Possible Worlds

Auckland

14/10/2011 - 15/10/2011

"Well padded and full..

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